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Lucille Benson was a plump, distinctive, and marvelously quirky character actress with a heavy down-home Southern accent who portrayed an offbeat and enjoyable array of colorful supporting dotty old lady roles in both films and TV shows alike. Benson was born on July 17, 1914 in Scottsboro, Alabama. She was adopted and raised by her aunt after her mother died of tuberculosis. Lucille graduated from Jackson County High School, where she was valedictorian and president of her class. Benson attended both Huntingdon College in Montgomery and Northwestern's School of Drama in Evanston, Illinois. She worked briefly as a teacher prior to moving to New York to pursue an acting career in the 1930's. Lucille appeared in the Broadway plays "The Doughgirls," "The Day Before Spring," "Happy Birthday," "As the Girls Go," "Hotel Paradiso," "Period of Adjustment," and "Walking Happy." Benson acted in the Tennessee Williams play "Orpheus Descending" at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, Florida and co-star

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Alabama native Lucille Benson (1914-1984) acted in numerous plays, movies, and television shows during a career that began in the 1930s and lasted into the 1980s. She would act in nearly 50 musicals and more than 75 films and television shows. She is best known for portraying older matronly characters with deep southern accents.

Lucille Benson was born Virginia Morris in Scottsboro, Jackson County, on July 17, 1914, to Thomas Andrew Morris and Alberta Kirby Thomas Morris. After her mother died in November 1915, Benson was adopted by her maternal aunt Elma Lee Kirby Benson and her husband John Bernard Benson, who already had one daughter. Her uncle was a prominent member of the community involved in a variety of businesses and served in the Alabama State Senate. Benson graduated from Jackson County High School, where she was the class valedictorian. After high school, she attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Montgomery County, and later Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she studied drama. Benson then taught school in Scottsboro briefly before she decided t

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Lucille Benson (July 17, 1914 – February 17, 1984) was an American character actress.

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Lucille Benson
Benson in Private Parts (1972)
Born	(1914-07-17)July 17, 1914 Scottsboro, Alabama, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1984(1984-02-17) (aged 69) Scottsboro, Alabama, U.S.
Resting place	Cedar Hill Cemetery
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1930–1983

Personal life

Born in Scottsboro, Alabama, on July 17, 1914, Benson was adopted by her aunt, Mrs. John Benson, after her mother died of tuberculosis. She was valedictorian and president of her class at Jackson County High School. She attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, and later attended Northwestern's School of Drama in Evanston, Illinois. After a short career as a teacher, she went to New York in the 1930s.

Acting career

Benson's career began in New York in the 1930s. She appeared on Broadway in several plays including Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath; Walking Happy; Hotel Paradiso; Good Night, Ladies;^[1]The Doughgirls; The Day Before S