Re: R.I.P. Linda Lavin (US sitcom "Alice", stage show, etc.)

On 2024-12-30 06:54:35 +0000, Your Name said:

    Lavin established herself as a beloved character actor with her
    decade-long stint on "Alice," the CBS comedy series adapted from 
    Martin Scorsese's 1974 film "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore,"
    with Ellen Burstyn in the title role.

I was always curious why the series, unlike the movie, didn't get into Alice's personal and home life, it seemed to center exclusively on happenings at the diner. That must have tested better.

    The series, which ran from
    1976-85, starred Lavin as Alice Hyatt, a widow with a young son
    (played by Philip McKeon) who starts life again in Arizona,
    where she works at Mel's Diner (whose eponymous owner was played
    by Vic Tayback), alongside fellow waitresses Flo (Polly Holliday)

"Kiss my grits" was always funny no matter how many times you heard it. Wonder if she's still around.