Lillian Bronson

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson October 21 1902 August 2 1995 was an American character actress She performed in over 80 films 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964 and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975 Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport New York the daughter of a carriage builder and attended the University of Michigan She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway During the Great Depression Bronson and her late sister Dorothy opened the Bronson Studio in New York designing and making toy animals and pillows In 1943 Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode The Druid Circle of The Philco Television Playhouse that aired on March 6 1949 in the role of Miss Dagnall She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid1970s including many western genres She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series Bronsons final appearance on the small screen was as Grandma Nussbaum Fonzies grandmother in the episode Fonzie Moves In of the ABCTV sitcom series Happy Days which aired on September 9 1975 Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President 1964 in which she plays the part of Miss Currier