In 1979 she took over the role that Sylvia Sidney had originated on "WKRP in Cincinnati" a year earlier as Mama Carlson, the tough-talking owner of a radio station managed by her son Arthur, played by Gordon Jump. Bruce kept the recurring role until the series ended in 1982. She was 87.
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Carol Bruce, WKRP'S "Mama Carlson" Has Died
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I'm sorry to hear that.
I just watch the first season on DVD.
She really played the strict mom pretty nicely.
She was defintely the mold of that concept that I've seen on Two & A Half Men with Charlie and his brother's mom.
I just watch the first season on DVD.
She really played the strict mom pretty nicely.
She was defintely the mold of that concept that I've seen on Two & A Half Men with Charlie and his brother's mom.
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