Marjorie Lord, 97, TV actress

LOS ANGELES

- Marjorie Lord, the Broadway and film actress who became a TV star on the sitcom "Make Room For Daddy," has died. She was 97.

In a statement, her family said she died Nov. 28 at her Beverly Hills home.

Lord was best known as Danny Thomas' loyal wife on the popular sitcom that first aired in 1953.

After retiring from acting in the late 1980s, Lord became a devoted philanthropist, raising money for arts causes.

- Associated Press