![Yvonne De Carlo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs1IucroNBFvG_zipNDJws-5PRBuZXHRZrDmQm5r4M16_GfhuFN1byXTXc_PjE-GsSF67C3JYV70G8XCnK7k-k7uU-eOSrhj8nK3acNQUhwek48-kbZFwLXLLXejehRovPUc43NVqC8M/s200/yvonnedecarlo8-75.jpg)
De Carlo is loved for her sensible, blind to differences, role of a warm, motherly ghoul. She said that on the first day of filming she was told to "Play her like Donna Reed." After the cancellation of the series, De Carlo revived the role in two Munster movies. She also began a third (?) career in horror films of the 1980s and 90s.
Just recently the film American Gothic (1988), which starred De Carlo as "Ma", was released in Blue-ray. You can watch it on Amazon Prime, I believe.
In remembrance of Lily Munster, let's watch an episode or two of the The Munsters. You can find some of the hits on YouTube. You can also read De Carlo's New York Times obituary. She would perhaps like to be remembered for her dramatic acting, but I think De Carlo's portrayal of Lily Munster will live in hearts much longer.
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