DORIS.

I was very surprised today, December 5, to learn that Doris Roberts, 90, died on April 17, 2016, in Los Angeles. I am usually very aware of the deaths of celebrities, and Doris was among the most famous. Yet I believed she was still alive. So today I feel a belated grief for this great American actress whose career has spanned six decades, all of which I can remember right back to Naked City. Naturally she was most recently heralded for her hilarious role as Marie Barone on Everyone Loves Raymond. But we will continue to see her in repeats of Barney Miller, Remington Steele, Ben Casey, and many other series as well as movies including The Taking of Pelham 123, and as Bette Midler's mother in The Rose. Doris has won five Emmys, countless other awards for both her TV, movie, and stage appearances; she was a lifelong friend to animals;  and naturally—having such an enormous heart—she was a Democrat. A great actress and unforgettable person was Doris May Green from St. Louis, Missouri.