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Actress Betty McGuire, Star of 'Growing Pains' and Broadway, Dies at 100

The veteran performer, known for her role as Joanna Kerns' mother on the ABC sitcom and work alongside Ethel Merman, has passed away at the age of 100.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 18 Oct 2026 · updated 13m ago

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First reported by TV | Hollywood Reporter, 2h 18m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 18 Oct 2026. TV | Hollywood Reporter published first, on 18 October at 17:20 UTC; Variety followed 2h 18m later. The most recent article, from Deadline, appeared on 18 October at 20:48 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: TV | Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), Deadline.

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  1. Betty McGuire, ‘Growing Pains’ Actress, Dies at 100 Variety ·
  2. Betty McGuire, Actress on Broadway and ‘Growing Pains,’ Dies at 100 TV | Hollywood Reporter ·
  3. Betty McGuire Dies: Broadway Actress & ‘Growing Pains’ Guest Star Was 100 Deadline

In this story

  • Betty McGuire
  • Ethel Merman
  • Bea Arthur
  • Susan Hayward
  • Joanna Kerns
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