Lillian Bronson

Lillian Rumsey Bronson (October 21, 1902 – August 2, 1995 ) was an American character actress. She performed in more than 80 films and 100 television productions. Bronson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Bronson, and she had a sister. After attending Lockport High School, she graduated from Miss Wright's School at Bryn Mawr. Her early training in drama occurred at the University of Michigan, from which she graduated in 1926. She next studied at the American Laboratory Theatre in New York.

Career By 1928 Bronson was acting with the Rockford Players.

Death and legacy Bronson spent her last few years in Laguna Beach. She died in a San Clemente, California, hospital on August 2, 1995. The original mural had been neglected by L.A. city officials, as a garage obscured the lower half and a billboard company had whitewashed the image in 1986. A partial restoration began in 1992. In 1994, a plan to rehang the mural outside the Valley Institute of Visual Arts in Sherman Oaks, California had died when a property owner refused to allow Twitchell access. In 1995, while being repainted after a legal settlement, the mural was covered with graffiti. In early 2016, Twitchell received approval from Los Angeles Valley College to repaint the mural. The $180,000 cost was raised by a voter-approved community colleges bond-building program.

Selected filmography Films The Hucksters (1947) Beauty on Parade (1950) Father Is a Bachelor (1950) Spencer's Mountain (1963) - Grandma Spencer Marnie (1964) - Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)

Television Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 2 Episode 5: "None Are So Blind") - Neighbor Have Gun-Will Travel (1960) - Miss Felton ("Annie") in Season 3 Episode 23 "Lady on the Wall" Rawhide (1961) – Mrs. Lefever in S4:E2, "The Sendoff" Dragnet (TV series) (1968) - Bird Lady in Season 3 Episode 7, "Robbery: Dr-15"