Maura McGiveney

Maura McGiveney (February 28, 1939 – November 10, 1990) was an English-American film and television actress during the 1960s and 1970s. She appeared several times in such TV series as Hawaii Five-0 and Perry Mason, The Virginian ("Day of the Scorpion"), Straightaway, The Hollywood Palace, Adam-12, McHale's Navy, My Three Sons, Peter Gunn, The Fugitive, The Flying Nun, Death Valley Days, and Dr. Kildare.[1]

Maura McGiveney
Maura McGiveney in The Fugitive 1964
Born(1939-02-28)February 28, 1939
Stockport, England
DiedNovember 10, 1990(1990-11-10) (aged 51)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1959-1987
SpouseBill Dana (1972-1972) (divorced)

She was born February 28, 1939, in Stockport, England, UK[1] and died November 10, 1990, of cirrhosis of the liver in Sherman Oaks, California.[2] Born Mary Alish McGiveney[1][3] She was the daughter of the "quick change" actor Owen McGiveney and Elizabeth Hughes.[3] She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and first came to Hollywood to work in film.[2]

Career

McGiveney earned a Golden Globe nomination from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as Most Promising Newcomer of 1966 for her role as Claire Hackett in the farce Do Not Disturb with Doris Day and Rod Taylor. She was also in the films Twist Around the Clock with Chubby Checker, W.I.A. Wounded in Action", Once You Kiss a Stranger and Destination America.[1] On stage she appeared in Harvey, The Second City and The Fantasticks, among many other productions.[2]

McGiveney was a comedian and singer as well as an actress. In what she hoped would be her ticket to fame, she appeared in a program similar to the successful TV show Laugh-In titled Turn-On. Turn on's sole episode aired on February 5, 1969, with the curvaceous McGiveney as "The Body Politic". The rather sexually explicit theme, jokes and remarks of Turn-On led to ABC affiliates refusing to broadcast the second episode, and the sponsor Bristol-Myers immediately canceled it.[2] Miss McGiveney expressed shock when the show was canceled, even though five shows were filmed and twenty-one more planned. She said "I still can't understand it. We were all so sure it was going to be a big hit"[4]

McGiveney, an English-born character actress who appeared in dozens of TV series, died in 1990 in Los Angeles after a battle with liver disease.[5]

Filmography

References
  1. "Maura McGiveney 1939-1990". IMDb. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. "Maura McGiveney, TV Actress". Los Angeles Times. 17 November 1990. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. California Death Index 1940-1997
  4. "Turn On Cast Is a Turn Off". The Daily Times News (Burlington, NC). 6 July 1969. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-11-15-9011150230-story.html
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