1902-10-21 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress. She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975. Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows. In 1943, Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall. She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series. Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975. Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.
 |
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again | Mrs. Louise Murphy | 1970-11-16 |
 |
The Over the Hill Gang | Mrs. Louise Murphy | 1969-07-06 |
 |
The Lady Is My Wife | Widow | 1967-02-01 |
 |
Marnie | Mrs. Maitland (uncredited) | 1964-07-17 |
 |
Kisses for My President | Miss Currier (uncredited) | 1964-08-21 |
 |
Spencer's Mountain | Grandma Spencer | 1963-05-16 |
 |
Walk on the Wild Side | Amy Gerard | 1962-03-20 |
 |
Battle at Bloody Beach | Delia Ellis | 1961-06-20 |
 |
Foxfire | Mrs. Potter (uncredited) | 1955-07-13 |
 |
So This Is Love | Mrs. Green | 1953-07-15 |
 |
Affair with a Stranger | Miss Crutcher | 1953-06-20 |
 |
Room for One More | Teacher (uncredited) | 1952-01-10 |
 |
Rose of Cimarron | Emmy Anders | 1952-01-28 |
 |
Here Come the Nelsons | Miss Tompkins | 1952-02-23 |
 |
No Room for the Groom | Aunt Elsa | 1952-06-13 |
 |
The Sword of Monte Cristo | Pepite | 1951-03-03 |
 |
Excuse My Dust | Mrs. Matilda Bullitt | 1951-06-27 |
 |
The Next Voice You Hear... | Aunt Ethel | 1950-06-29 |
 |
Beauty on Parade | Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch | 1950-05-04 |
 |
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey | Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister | 1950-02-05 |
 |
Dakota Lil | Sheriff's Wife | 1950-02-17 |
 |
Father of the Bride | Schoolteacher (uncredited) | 1950-05-18 |
 |
In the Good Old Summertime | Aunt Addie | 1949-07-29 |
 |
Rusty's Birthday | Carrie Simmons | 1949-11-03 |
 |
Sleep, My Love | Helen | 1948-02-18 |
 |
Family Honeymoon | Aunt Jo | 1948-12-06 |
 |
They Won't Believe Me | Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited) | 1947-07-16 |
 |
Welcome Stranger | Miss Lennek | 1947-06-13 |
 |
The Judge Steps Out | Harriett (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
 |
The Hucksters | Miss Hammer - Secretary | 1947-07-17 |
 |
Nocturne | Gotham Cashier | 1946-10-29 |
 |
Murder in the Music Hall | Cleaning Woman | 1946-04-10 |
 |
Sentimental Journey | Miss Benson (uncredited) | 1946-03-06 |
 |
I've Always Loved You | Music Teacher 1 | 1946-12-02 |
 |
The Brighton Strangler | Hotel Maid (Uncredited) | 1945-05-10 |
 |
The Suspect | Miss Crevy (uncredited) | 1945-01-31 |
 |
Junior Miss | Maid | 1945-06-16 |
 |
Molly and Me | Perkins | 1945-05-25 |
 |
Road to Alcatraz | Dorothy Stone | 1945-07-10 |
 |
Christmas in Connecticut | Secretary | 1945-07-27 |
 |
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Librarian (uncredited) | 1945-02-28 |
 |
Hollywood and Vine | Abigail Wrighthouse | 1945-04-25 |
 |
Over 21 | Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited) | 1945-08-08 |
 |
The Invisible Man's Revenge | Norma, the Maid (uncredited) | 1944-06-09 |
 |
The Pearl of Death | Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
 |
Gaslight | Lady (uncredited) | 1944-05-04 |
 |
Enter Arsène Lupin | Wheeler | 1944-11-24 |
 |
In the Meantime, Darling | Mrs, Dalrymple | 1944-09-22 |
 |
Mademoiselle Fifi | Mme. Follenvie | 1944-07-28 |
 |
What a Man! | Constance | 1944-01-31 |
 |
Happy Land | Mattie Dyer (uncredited) | 1943-11-10 |
 |
First Love | Violin Player | 1939-11-10 |
