Article: Gale Gordon, 89; Acted in 3 Series With Lucille Ball

LOS ANGELES Gale Gordon, whose prissy manner and comic tantrums made him a favorite with viewers of "Our Miss Brooks" and three Lucille Ball series, has died at age 89.

Mr. Gordon died Friday at the Redwood Terrace Health Center in Escondido of cancer. His wife, Virginia, died a few weeks earlier at the same nursing home.

Mr. Gordon's most enduring performances were delivered on "The Lucy Show," from 1963 to 1968. He played the stubborn, stuffy bank manager Mr. Mooney, whose life was bedeviled by part-time employee Lucy Carmichael, played by Ball.

From 1968 to 1974, Mr. Gordon played Lucy Carter's blustery brother-in-law and employer at the Unique Employment Agency on "Here's Lucy." ...

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