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| | | | | | |  | | | Lucy Ricardo confronts Nancy Johnson (Sandra Gould), wife of Sam Johnson, oil tycoon, in "Oil Wells"
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Fans of I Love Lucy and Bewitched were saddened to hear the news that Sandra Gould, best known to fans of classic TV as Samantha's nosy next-door neighbor, "Gladys Kravitz," passed away on Tuesday, July 20, after suffering a stroke following heart bybass surgery. I Love Lucy fans remember Ms. Gould as the wife of the oil tycoon, "Sam Johnson," in "Oil Wells" (Episode #84) (pictured), and as the woman on the train platform in "Lucy and the Loving Cup" (Episode #164). Ms. Gould made her radio debut at age nine and her Broadway debut at age eleven (in Fly Away Home, with Montgomery Clift), going on to do other Broadway productions including New Faces and Having a Wonderful Time, and Detective Story. On radio, she appeared on such programs as My Friend Irma, Let's Pretend, The Jack Benny Program (for 15 years), and Duffy's Tavern (as "Miss Duffy"), and Lucille Ball's radio sitcom My Favorite Husband. Sandy, who played Liz Cooper's bridge partner, "Marge" in the live My Favorite Husband re-creation at last year's 50th Anniversary Lucy Reunion, created that role opposite Lucille Ball in the original 1950 broadcast. On TV, in addition to Bewitched, Ms. Gould was a regular on Bewitched, The Jack Benny Show, The Red Skelton Show, The Bob Hope Show, The Joan Davis Show, and December Bride, and made guest appearances on many other programs including Friends, MacGyver, Columbo, Gilligan's Island, I Dream of Jeannie, The Danny Thomas Show, The Brady Bunch, The Twilight Zone, and Studio One. She appeared in more than 20 feature films including Deep Cover, Dear God, Heterosexuals, The Barefoot Executive,Dear Heart, Honeymoon Hotel, Imitation of Life,andTeacher's Pet. Ms. Gould authored two books, Always Say Maybe and Sexpots and Pans, in addition to features for several magazines, including Sports Illustrated, Los Angeles Magazine, Reader's Digest, and Cosmopolitan. An accomplished artist, Ms. Gould sold several hundred paintings.
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