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- A talented actress, dancer, and singer with a long history on Broadway and in Hollywood, McLerie retired in 1993.
Born in Canada, she was raised in Brooklyn, where she attended Fort Hamilton High School. She was married to actor George Gaynes for over 60 years, until his death in 2016. They had two children. She died at her home in North Bend, Washington, aged 91, in 2018.- IMDb Mini Biography By: darcri
- SpousesGeorge Gaynes(December 20, 1953 - February 15, 2016) (his death, 2 children)Adolph Green(March 22, 1947 - May 8, 1953) (divorced)
- ChildrenMatthew Allan GaynesIya Gaynes
- On Broadway in the late 40s, she performed in "On the Town" and "Bonanza Bound" written and composed by then-husband Adolph Green. She divorced Green in May of 1953 and married actor George Gaynes in December of that year. They were together over 60 years.
- Guest-starred on husband, George Gaynes's TV series Punky Brewster (1984) as his love interest.
- Was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
- Her father was a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot who died three months before she was born.
- Best known character film role was in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) in which she plays Red Buttons' marathon dance partner who goes "squirrelly" and freaks out thinking there are bugs all over her.
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