Trivia

She was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: for Radio at 1760 Vine Street, and for Television at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Lurene began her career in radio, providing voices for many characters in the "Sam Spade" series. She portrayed Marjerie Forrester on NBC Radio's "The Great Gildersleeve" during the early 1940s.

A regular on Red Skelton broadcasts, Lurene was given eight fur coats from Red, one for every year she was on his radio show.

She taught radio at the University of Southern California and had a private coaching practice for several decades.

Mother-in-law of John Williams

First female president of the Hollywood local chapter of AFTRA and was voted "Woman of the Year" by both AFTRA and the Pasadena Playhouse.

She provided voices on The Red Skelton Show (1951), notably that of the mother of "Junior", "The Mean Little Kid".

As president of AFTRA, she once pounded her gavel so hard that it broke. The organization framed it for her.

She was a staunch conservative Republican. She campaigned for Dwight D. Eisenhower for the 1952 presidential election.

She was awarded Radio Life magazine's Distinguished Achievement Award for Best Supporting Feminine Player (1944).

Once played the president of Lucy Ricardo's women's club on the television series I Love Lucy (1951) (episode "The Club Election" (1953)).

As a teenager, she was one of the original members of Gilmor Brown's acting company, which evolved into the Pasadena Playhouse.

She was awarded the Diamond Circle Award from the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters for her extensive radio work.

She served on the board of the Screen Actors Guild from 1951 through 1954.

Following her death, she was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, in the Whispering Pines section.

Mother of Barbara Ruick.

Played the role of Effie on the "Sam Spade" radio drama.

Grandmother of Joseph Williams and Mark Towner Williams.

Lurene Tuttle passed away on May 28, 1986, three months before what would have been her 79th birthday on August 29.