Actress Beverley Owen, most well known for her role as the original Marilyn Munster in the 1960s CBS comedy "The Munsters," has died at the age of 81, Fox News reports.
"Beautiful Beverly [sic] Owen has left us," her former co-star, Butch Patrick, posted on Facebook. "What a sweet soul. I had the biggest crush on her. RIP Bev and thanks for your 13 memorable Marilyn Munster episodes."
Owen's daughter told TMZ she died from ovarian cancer Feb. 21, at her home in Vermont, surrounded by friends and family. Owen starred in the first season of "The Munsters," a sitcom about a family of monsters, but left after 13 episodes when she married producer and director Jon Stone, who worked on "Sesame Street" and created several of its most famous characters.
Owen made her television debut on "As the World Turns" in 1956, and appeared in "Wagon Train," "The Doctors," and "Another World" before "The Munsters" began.
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