/ Stars that died in 2023: Patricia Breslin, American actress (The People's Choice, Peyton Place, The Twilight Zone), wife of Art Modell, died from pancreatitis she was 80.

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Patricia Breslin, American actress (The People's Choice, Peyton Place, The Twilight Zone), wife of Art Modell, died from pancreatitis she was 80.


Patricia Rose Breslin  was an American actress known for her guest roles in various television series in the 1950s and 1960s.[2]

(March 17, 1931 – October 12, 2011[1])

Early years

Patricia Breslin was born in New York City, the only child of Edward (a judge) and Marjorie Breslin. She graduated from the Academy of Mount St. Ursula High School and the College of New Rochelle.[3]

Television appearances

In 1953, Breslin co-starred with Jackie Cooper as his wife in the NBC sitcom, The People's Choice. In 1954, she guest-starred with Peter Mark Richman in an episode of NBC's legal drama, Justice, as a woman threatened by hoodlums.[4]
In 1955, Breslin guest starred in the CBS anthology series Appointment with Adventure. In 1960, she played the newlywed wife of William Shatner's character in The Twilight Zone episode "Nick of Time" and also in the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "No Time Like the Past", in which she played Abigail Sloan.[5] Breslin played the role of Anne Mitchell, along with co-stars Ralph Bellamy and Paul Fix, in the 1961 episode "The Haven" of CBS's anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson.
In 1964, she landed in the role of Laura Brooks on the ABC prime time soap opera Peyton Place. She also played the role of Meg Baldwin in the ABC soap opera General Hospital from 1966 to 1969.[5]

Personal life

Breslin married former Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens NFL team owner and advertising and business executive Art Modell in 1969.[2] Breslin had two sons from her first marriage to character actor David Orrick McDearmon (1914–1979),[5] sons John and David. Shortly after their marriage, Modell legally adopted Patricia's sons and they took his surname. The family lived in Owings Mills, Maryland with a total of six grandchildren between them.

Death

Breslin died on October 12, 2011, aged 80, from pancreatitis, after a lengthy hospitalization.[3]


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