LOS ANGELES (AP) Julie Parrish, who starred in the 1967 CBS
sitcom, ``Good Morning World,'' and appeared in films with Jerry
Lewis and Elvis Presley, has died. She was 62.
She died Wednesday at Tarzana Community Hospital of natural
causes that likely were related to her history of ovarian cancer,
said her brother, James Wilbar.
Parrish portrayed Linda on ``Good Morning World,'' which ran
from 1967-68 and also featured Billy De Wolfe, Joby Baker, Ronnie
Schell, and Goldie Hawn. She also appeared on shows including
``Star Trek,'' ``Bonanza,'' ``My Three Sons,'' and ``Beverly Hills
90210.'' She had roles on soap operas including ``Return to Peyton
Place'' and ``Capitol.''
She was in the film ``Paradise Hawaiian Style,'' with Presley,
and in one of the film's best moments held a group of dogs at bay
as Presley sang to her in a helicopter.
Born Ruby Joyce Wilbar, on October 21, 1940, in Middlesboro,
Ky., she attended modeling school in Toledo, Ohio, where she became
active in theater.
Her film career began when she was chosen by Lewis as the winner
of a national modeling contest, and she appeared in the Lewis film
``It's Only Money.'' She changed her name to Julie Parrish for her
next film, ``The Nutty Professor,'' in which she had a small role
as a student.
She also had several stage roles, and received a Los Angeles
Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Maggie in Arthur Miller's
``After the Fall.''
She had several writing credits, including an episode of
``Laverne and Shirley,'' and recorded ``When We Dance,'' an album
of country music.
Parrish began undergraduate studies in her late 40s, and earned
a degree in chemical dependencies counseling.
She served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Los
Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women, and worked as a
counselor at Haven Hills Shelter for Battered Women. She spoke to
audiences about domestic violence, and visited schools to discuss
dating violence.
``I think the thing she's remembered most for is she was a
champion for women's abuse problems,'' her brother said. ``That was
a part of her life as well as the acting and other things.''
She is survived by two sisters, Barbara Scheffler, of Clinton,
Mich., and Liza Phairow of Ashland, Ore., her brother, James, and
another brother, Robert Wilbar, of Tecumseh, Mich.
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