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Article: British Actress Gretchen Franklin Dies
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- July 12, 2005
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AP Online
07-12-2005
Dateline: LONDON
Actress Gretchen Franklin, known to millions as the dotty, dog-loving Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC-TV soap opera "EastEnders," has died at the age of 94, her agent said Tuesday.
Franklin died at home in London on Monday, Barry Burnett said. The cause of death was not given.
Although her acting career spanned more than 50 years, it was her role in "EastEnders" that made Franklin a household name.
Clutching her pug dog, Willy, Ethel was a fixture in the show's fictional Albert Square _ and its Queen Vic pub _ from 1985 to 2000.
She was written out in a controversial storyline in which Ethel, suffering from ...
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