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((Short description|American actress (1919–2012)))
((Use American English|date=July 2020))
((Use mdy dates|date=July 2020))
((Infobox person
| image = Doris singleton.jpg
| name = Doris Singleton
| birth_name = Dorthea Singleton
| birth_date = ((birth date|1919|09|28))
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date = ((death date and age|2012|06|26|1919|09|28))
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)]]
| years_active = late 1930s–1986
| occupation = Actress, vocalist
| spouse = Charles Isaacs <br />(m.1941–2002; his death)))

'''Dorthea''' "'''Doris'''" '''Singleton''' (September 28, 1919 – June 26, 2012) was an American actress, perhaps best remembered as [[Lucy Ricardo]]'s [[frenemy]], Carolyn Appleby, in ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.<ref name="opa">((cite book| last1=Lentz| first1=Harris M. III| title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012| date=April 19, 2013| publisher=McFarland| isbn=978-1476603858| page=267| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LO3ymSmVrlMC&q=%22Doris+Singleton%22+actress&pg=PA267| accessdate=July 30, 2017| language=en))</ref>

==Early life and career==
((more citations needed section|date=March 2016))
Singleton, born in New York City, trained as a ballerina, dancing  for three seasons in the mid-1930s with the newly formed "Ballet Theatre", later to become the [[American Ballet Theatre]]. She began her career in show business as a vocalist in the late 1930s with [[Art Jarrett]]'s orchestra.<ref name=opa/> 

Singleton worked in New York during [[World War II]] both as a guest star and in regular roles on numerous hit radio shows, including ''[[The Whistler (radio series)|The Whistler]]'' and ''[[The Alan Young Show]]'',<ref name="sies1">((cite book| last=Sies| first=Luther F.| year=2008| title=Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920–1960| url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofam0001sies/page/16/mode/2up?q=doris+singleton| edition=2nd| volume=1| page=16| publisher=McFarland| location=Jefferson, NC| isbn=978-0786451494))</ref> on which she played Young's girlfriend, Betty Dittenfeffer.<ref name="rp">((cite book| last1=Terrace| first1=Vincent| title=Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EhOBCgAAQBAJ&q=alan+young+show| year=2015| publisher=McFarland| isbn=978-1476605289| page=19| accessdate=October 24, 2020))</ref> She played Ruth Henshaw on the radio version of ''[[December Bride (radio program)|December Bride]]''.((r|rp|page1=97))

During a guest appearance on the radio show ''[[My Favorite Husband]]'' in 1948 she met [[Lucille Ball]] and began their long professional relationship.<ref name=opa/> She had a recurring role in ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' playing Carolyn Appleby in ten episodes between 1953 and 1957. (The character was named "Lillian Appleby" in her first appearance but "Carolyn Appleby" thereafter.) In 1953, she made her television debut as Gloria Harper in the episode "Jungle Devil" on the series, ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|The Adventures of Superman]]''. Coincidentally, Singleton's final appearance on ''I Love Lucy'' was in an episode with Superman [[George Reeves]] ("[[Lucy and Superman]]" episode #166).

Singleton played Lois in the syndicated television version of ''[[The Great Gildersleeve#Television|The Great Gildersleeve]]'' in 1954–1957.((r|etvs|page1=414)) Singleton appeared on a 1955 episode of [[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]] entitled “Our Cook’s Treasure.” In 1956 and 1957, she appeared twice in ''[[The People's Choice (TV series)|The People's Choice]]''.((Citation needed |date=June 2023)) In 1962–1963, she played Tubby's mother in the comedy series ''[[McKeever and the Colonel]]''.((r|etvs|page1=673))

In 1966, Singleton was teamed again with Ball on ''[[The Lucy Show]]'' in the episode, "Lucy and [[Art Linkletter]]", in which she plays Ruth Cosgrove, an actress whom Linkletter hires to help Lucy with a stunt on his television series. In an interview in ''The Lucy Book'' by Geoffrey Mark Fidelman (Renaissance Books, p.&nbsp;233), Singleton revealed that she had originally been hired to be a regular on Ball's third series, ''[[Here's Lucy]]'', in 1968. Ball would have played a dumb secretary and Singleton the more intelligent one, but the premise was dropped when Ball decided to cast her own children in the show. She did, however, appear in the series premiere episode, "Mod, Mod Lucy".

In 1970, Singleton was featured on an episode of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom, ''[[Make Room For Granddaddy]]'' (an updated version of ''[[The Danny Thomas Show]]'') which had Lucille Ball as the guest star. In this installment, titled "Lucy Carter, Houseguest", Singleton played Grace Munson, another character from ''I Love Lucy''. Her final appearance on ''[[Here's Lucy]]'' was on March 4, 1974, in episode 22 of season 6 as Lucille Ball's studio secretary in an episode titled "Lucy (Carter) Meets Lucille Ball". Singleton and Ball were reunited one last time, again as Ball's studio secretary, in the 1980 special ''Lucy Moves to NBC''.

Singleton also appeared on numerous other television shows including ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'', ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', ''[[Pete and Gladys]]'', ''[[Hazel (TV series)|Hazel]]'', ''[[The Real McCoys]]'', ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[The Munsters]]'', ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'', ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'', ''[[Phyllis (TV series)|Phyllis]]'', ''[[Family Affair]]'', ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'', ''[[Gomer Pyle: USMC]]'', ''[[State Trooper (TV series)|State Trooper]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', and ''[[Frontier Doctor]]''.

Singleton played the sympathetic neighbor, Susie, to [[Annie Fargé]]'s scatterbrained character "Angel Smith" in the CBS sitcom, ''[[Angel (1960 TV series)|Angel]]'' from 1960 to 1961.<ref name="etvs">((cite book| last1=Terrace| first1=Vincent| title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=angel| date=2014| publisher=McFarland| location=Jefferson, N.C.| isbn=978-0786486410| page=44| edition=2nd| accessdate=October 24, 2020))</ref> Singleton also appeared in ''[[All in the Family]]'' as Edith's hotel roommate, Lydia Stonehurst, in the 1971 episode "Edith has Jury Duty". She also appeared in two ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' episodes, titled "The Case of the Crooked Candle" and "The Case of the Purple Woman".

She guest-starred on ''[[My Three Sons]]'', playing two different characters who had recurring roles throughout the long run of the show. She originally played the mother of [[Meredith MacRae]] whose character Sally Morrison married original oldest son Mike Douglas ([[Tim Considine]]) in the 1964–65 season. Later she played Margaret, mother of Polly Williams ([[Ronne Troup]]) in the 1970–71 season. At the time of her death in June 2012, Singleton was the last surviving major recurring adult cast member from  the "Lucy" shows. Her last major acting role  was in ''Deadly Messages'' (1985), though she appeared in advertising and voice overs for many subsequent years, most notably in recurring ads for Hills Brothers' Coffee.

==Personal life==
Singleton married comedy writer, director, and producer Charles Isaacs in 1941, and they remained married until he died on December 13, 2002.<ref>((cite book| last1=Wilson| first1=Scott| title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons| edition=3d| year=2016| publisher=McFarland| isbn=978-1476625997| page=692| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&dq=Doris+Singleton+actress+intitle%3AResting+intitle%3APlaces&pg=PA692| accessdate=June 18, 2023| language=en))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=Actress Doris Singleton Isaacs dies |url=https://variety.com/2012/scene/news/actress-doris-singleton-isaacs-dies-1118056028/ |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC |access-date=2023-09-08))</ref>

==Later life==
Singleton resided in the [[Los Angeles, California|Greater Los Angeles area]]. She died in Los Angeles in 2012, aged 92, from complications of cancer.<ref>((cite news| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/29/entertainment/la-et-st-i-love-lucy-doris-singleton-dead-20120629| title='I Love Lucy' actress Doris Singleton dies at 92| first=Nardine| last=Saad| date=June 29, 2012| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| accessdate=October 24, 2020))</ref> She had no children and left no immediate survivors.<ref>((cite news| url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-27/entertainment/sns-201206271700reedbusivarietynvr1118056028-20120627_1_radio-show-lucille-ball-twilight-zone| title=Actress Doris Singleton Isaacs dies| newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]| date=June 27, 2012))</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1955) (Season 1 Episode 8: "Our Cook's a Treasure") as Secretary
* ''[[Terror at Midnight]]'' (1956) as Linda (uncredited)
* ''[[Affair in Reno]]'' (1957)<ref>((cite news| title=Capitol| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2363002/shamokin_newsdispatch| newspaper=Shamokin News-Dispatch| date=April 24, 1957| page=6| via=Newspapers.com| accessdate=May 6, 2015))</ref> as Nora Ballard
* ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (1962) (Season 8 Episode 8: "The Trappers") as Goldigger Irma
* ''[[Amelia Earhart (miniseries)|Amelia Earhart]]'' (1976) as Mary-Jacky
* ''[[Deadly Messages]]'' (1985) Marge

==References==
((Reflist))
==Further reading==

* ''Sitcom Queens: Divas of the Small Screen'' by Michael Karol (2005) ((ISBN|0-595-40251-8))

((Portal|Biography|New York (state)|New York City|California|Los Angeles|Radio|Film|Television))

==External links==
* [http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/doris-singleton Doris Singleton Interview] at [[Archive of American Television]]
* ((IMDb name|802296|Doris Singleton))

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