How Did Mary Frann Die? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

callmetootie · 06-18-2001, 11:35 AM

I never knew how Mary died, but how did she? She was so young.

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Madness · 06-19-2001, 12:50 AM

Yeah, she was. She died of heart failure in her sleep. I've heard at the time she was working with someone from Newhart to have her own TV show.

TJ · 06-22-2001, 07:07 PM

Wasn't she an exercise enthusiast? I was very surprised to hear about her death back then because she was so young.

Madness · 06-22-2001, 11:47 PM

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Wasn't she an exercise enthusiast? I was very surprised to hear about her death back then because she was so young.

I think so. Yeah, it was a shock. I still can't believe it when I watch Newhart today that she's dead now.

Penny Lane · 07-06-2001, 01:37 PM

I READ THAT IT WAS A HEART ATTACK.SHE WAS ONLY 55. VERY SAD! THERE WERE ALSO RUMORS THAT SHE WAS ANOREXIC BUT THAT WAS THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER. SO, CONSIDER THE SOURCE!

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Marvo301 · 05-29-2002, 04:02 PM

Yes Mary Frann died of a heart attack at age 55. The autopsy later revealed the heart attack was caused by an undiagnosed heart condition. What makes this story so sad is that it might not have happened if her heart condition had been diagnosed and treated.

80sTrivia · 05-29-2002, 08:29 PM

I remember being quite shocked to hear of Mary Fran's unexpected death at such a young age. I always thought that she was so beautiful as a kid on the show and she looked great in the sweaters that she always wore.

TMC · 11-19-2015, 04:25 AM

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Wasn't she an exercise enthusiast? I was very surprised to hear about her death back then because she was so young.

Dieting killed Mary Frann

TMC · 11-19-2015, 04:39 AM

I never really thought about the circumstances surrounding Mary Frann's death until I started reading around online about Charlie Sheen's HIV diagnosis. What does this have to do w/ Mary Frann? Well, I started coming across rumors that she really died of AIDS. I mean she did after-all, date Tim Richmond, the NASCAR driver, who died of AIDS back in 1989.

Bonniegirl · 11-19-2015, 04:11 PM

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I never really thought about the circumstances surrounding Mary Frann's death until I started reading around online about Charlie Sheen's HIV diagnosis. What does this have to do w/ Mary Frann? Well, I started coming across rumors that she really died of AIDS. I mean she did after-all, date Tim Richmond, the NASCAR driver, who died of AIDS back in 1989.

OMG!!! WOW!!! Really? Oh I hope not, hope she didn't die that way!!!

Well , very sad that she passed away at all so young!!!

Anna Karenina · 11-25-2015, 11:55 PM

She was taken from us way too soon.

I never heard the AIDS rumor, that is wild and I have to believe, far fetched.

(Hi Bonniegirl, I am finally venturing out into other forums, LOL.

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opus · 01-03-2016, 11:54 PM

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(Hi Bonniegirl, I am finally venturing out into other forums, LOL.

)

Whoa. I thought you just stayed in Indianapolis.

opus · 01-04-2016, 03:06 PM

Anyways, nice to see you in Vermont.

Road Dog · 05-05-2016, 10:01 AM

From what I've read her relationship with Tim Richmond was more of a mutual friendship than a sexual relationship. Anyway, the night before she died she was working as a volunteer at a women's shelter and the people she was working with said she seemed normal and healthy. It is known that she was preparing to get married again sometime in the spring of 1999, so she may have been fasting and taking diet pills to get in shape.

shotzette · 05-05-2016, 10:40 AM

The AIDS/HIV rumor is BS. Back then, people who had HIV succumbed to AIDS quickly since they didn't have the drug cocktails available today. People who had it looked like hell; you could literally see them waste away before your eyes. Mary Frann died of a heart ailment probably aggravated by extreme dieting and amphetamine abuse, like Karen Carpenter.

06-18-2001, 11:35 AM	#1
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05-29-2002, 08:29 PM	#7
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06-19-2001, 12:50 AM	#2
Madness I call it the rocket Senior Member Join Date: May 03, 2000 Posts: 2,047	Yeah, she was. She died of heart failure in her sleep. I've heard at the time she was working with someone from Newhart to have her own TV show.

06-22-2001, 07:07 PM	#3
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,648	Wasn't she an exercise enthusiast? I was very surprised to hear about her death back then because she was so young.

07-06-2001, 01:37 PM	#5
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 50,940	I READ THAT IT WAS A HEART ATTACK.SHE WAS ONLY 55. VERY SAD! THERE WERE ALSO RUMORS THAT SHE WAS ANOREXIC BUT THAT WAS THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER. SO, CONSIDER THE SOURCE! [This message has been edited by NEWHART FAN (edited 07-06-2001).]

05-29-2002, 04:02 PM	#6
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,450	Yes Mary Frann died of a heart attack at age 55. The autopsy later revealed the heart attack was caused by an undiagnosed heart condition. What makes this story so sad is that it might not have happened if her heart condition had been diagnosed and treated.

11-19-2015, 04:39 AM	#9
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,442	I never really thought about the circumstances surrounding Mary Frann's death until I started reading around online about Charlie Sheen's HIV diagnosis. What does this have to do w/ Mary Frann? Well, I started coming across rumors that she really died of AIDS. I mean she did after-all, date Tim Richmond, the NASCAR driver, who died of AIDS back in 1989.

11-25-2015, 11:55 PM	#11
Anna Karenina Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 09, 2006 Posts: 10,086	She was taken from us way too soon. I never heard the AIDS rumor, that is wild and I have to believe, far fetched. (Hi Bonniegirl, I am finally venturing out into other forums, LOL. )

01-04-2016, 03:06 PM	#13
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,053	Anyways, nice to see you in Vermont.

05-05-2016, 10:01 AM	#14
Road Dog Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 94	From what I've read her relationship with Tim Richmond was more of a mutual friendship than a sexual relationship. Anyway, the night before she died she was working as a volunteer at a women's shelter and the people she was working with said she seemed normal and healthy. It is known that she was preparing to get married again sometime in the spring of 1999, so she may have been fasting and taking diet pills to get in shape.

05-05-2016, 10:40 AM	#15
shotzette Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2004 Posts: 1,782	The AIDS/HIV rumor is BS. Back then, people who had HIV succumbed to AIDS quickly since they didn't have the drug cocktails available today. People who had it looked like hell; you could literally see them waste away before your eyes. Mary Frann died of a heart ailment probably aggravated by extreme dieting and amphetamine abuse, like Karen Carpenter.