Carol Arthur

Carol Arthur
Carol Arthur
Born	Carol Arata; August 4, 1935; Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	November 1, 2020 (aged 85); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961–2004
Spouse(s)	Dom DeLuise (m. 1965; died 2009)
Children	Peter DeLuise; Michael DeLuise; David DeLuise

Carol Arata (August 4, 1935 – November 1, 2020), known professionally as Carol Arthur, was an American actress, mainly recognizable in supporting roles in films directed by Mel Brooks.

Early life and career

Arthur was born in Hackensack, New Jersey and raised in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the daughter of Mildred (née Foehl) and Peter Arata, a police officer.[1][2] She graduated from East Rutherford High School, where she edited the school paper and performed on stage.[3]

Arthur often appeared in minor roles in the films of Mel Brooks and other works which her husband was also featured in, including as the outspoken town school teacher Harriett Johnson ("You are the leading asshole in the state!") in Brooks' Blazing Saddles. Although her film appearances frequently coincided with those of DeLuise, one of her more notable credits was the daughter of George Burns' character in The Sunshine Boys. Arthur also guest-starred on many television shows from the mid-1970s to the mid-2000s, including The Dom DeLuise Show, Emergency!, Sanford and Son, Rhoda, Alice, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, St. Elsewhere, and 7th Heaven.

During the late-1970s and early-1980s, Arthur appeared as "Safety Sadie", the spokeswoman for the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in several television and radio public service announcements.

Personal life

Arthur met her husband Dom DeLuise in 1964 while working in various stage theaters in Provincetown, Massachusetts.[4] The couple married in 1965, together they had three sons, all of whom have become actors: Peter, Michael, and David DeLuise.[4][5]

Death

Arthur died on November 1, 2020, at age 85, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease eleven years prior.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Making It	Mrs. Warren
1974	Blazing Saddles	Harriett Johnson
1974	Our Time	Gym Teacher
1975	The Sunshine Boys	Doris Green
1976	Silent Movie	Pregnant lady
1977	The World's Greatest Lover	Woman in record store
1979	Hot Stuff	Ernie's wife
1989	The Princess and the Dwarf
1991	Driving Me Crazy	Jaguar boss
1992	Almost Pregnant	Saleswoman	as 'Carol DeLuise'
1993	Robin Hood: Men in Tights	Complaining Villager
1995	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Villager
1997	The Good Bad Guy	Liza
1998	The Godson	Mama Calzone
2000	Intrepid	Marcia Lowell
2002	It's All About You	Producer
2003	Between the Sheets	Gabby

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Arnie	Christina	Episode: "My Sister's Keeper"
1974	Emergency!	Eloise Tanner	Episode: "Fools"
1975	Karen	Beverly Blyden	Episode: "Hartford Revisited"
1976	Sanford and Son	Ms. Barnes	Episode: "The Camping Trip"
1977	The McLean Stevenson Show	Mrs. Alcott	Episode: "What Makes Mac Run?"
1977	Rhoda	Doris	Episode: "To Vegas with Love"
1978	What's Happening!!	Mrs. Lawrence	Episode: "The Creep Detective"
1981	The Brady Girls Get Married	Mrs. Logan	TV movie
1983	Alice	The Bag Lady	Episode: "Vera on the Lam"
	Venice Medical	Mrs. Baker	TV movie
	Happy	Floor manager	TV movie
1984	St. Elsewhere	Mrs. Stovall	Episode: "Sweet Dreams"
1985	Amazing Stories	Mother	Episode: "Guilt Trip"
1990	True Colors		Episode: "Soft Shell"
1990	Lifestories		Episode: "Jerry Forchette"
1999	Boys Will Be Boys	Blanche	TV movie
2004	7th Heaven	Gertrude Fleaming	Episode: "Two Weddings, an Engagement and a Funeral" (final appearance)

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1961	Kicks and Co.	Ensemble
1963	On the Town	Performer	London Revival
1964	High Spirits	Edith	Original Broadway Production
1980	The Music Man	Mrs. Paroo	Broadway Revival
1981	Woman of the Year	Jan Donovan	Original Broadway Production

References

O'Donnell, M. (1984). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. 1. Gale. ISSN 0749-064X. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
Attrino, Anthony G. "N.J.'s Carol Arthur Deluise, widow of Dom Deluise, dies in California after long illness", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 5, 2020. Accessed November 5, 2020. "Born Carol Arata in Hackensack, she lived in East Rutherford and was the daughter of a police lieutenant in the borough. She graduated from East Rutherford High School, where she edited the school newspaper and acted in stage plays, according to published reports."
"Keeping In Touch", Commercial Leader and South-Bergen Review], December 12, 1984. Accessed November 3, 2020. "Carol DeLuise, the former Carol Arata of East Rutherford, remembers her area friends with a Christmas card that shows her growing sons, Michael, left, David and Peter, right — and their dog Midnight.... Carol was Miss Everything at East Rutherford High School where she wrote and starred in the musicals, edited the yearbook and the school newspaper and finished off with academic honors."
McLellan, Dennis (May 6, 2009). "Dom DeLuise dies at 75; actor was a 'naturally funny man'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
Grimes, William (May 5, 2009). "Dom DeLuise, Comic Actor, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
Barnes, Mike (November 2, 2020). "Carol Arthur, Actress in 'Blazing Saddles' and Wife of Dom DeLuise, Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

External links

Carol Arthur at IMDb
Carol Arthur at the Internet Broadway Database
Carol Arthur discography at Discogs

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[google-1] O'Donnell, M. (1984). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. 1. Gale. ISSN 0749-064X. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

[2] Attrino, Anthony G. "N.J.'s Carol Arthur Deluise, widow of Dom Deluise, dies in California after long illness", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 5, 2020. Accessed November 5, 2020. "Born Carol Arata in Hackensack, she lived in East Rutherford and was the daughter of a police lieutenant in the borough. She graduated from East Rutherford High School, where she edited the school newspaper and acted in stage plays, according to published reports."

[3] "Keeping In Touch", Commercial Leader and South-Bergen Review], December 12, 1984. Accessed November 3, 2020. "Carol DeLuise, the former Carol Arata of East Rutherford, remembers her area friends with a Christmas card that shows her growing sons, Michael, left, David and Peter, right — and their dog Midnight.... Carol was Miss Everything at East Rutherford High School where she wrote and starred in the musicals, edited the yearbook and the school newspaper and finished off with academic honors."

[LATimes-4] McLellan, Dennis (May 6, 2009). "Dom DeLuise dies at 75; actor was a 'naturally funny man'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2011.

[nytimes1-5] Grimes, William (May 5, 2009). "Dom DeLuise, Comic Actor, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2017.

[6] Barnes, Mike (November 2, 2020). "Carol Arthur, Actress in 'Blazing Saddles' and Wife of Dom DeLuise, Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2020.