Henny Backus, the widow of the comic actor Jim Backus and an actress and author of wit and verve, died Dec. 9 in Los Angeles, her longtime home. She was 93. Mrs. Backus, a redhead with a droll sense ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born James Gilmore Backus on February 25, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was raised in Bratenahi, a wealthy village. Backus spent his ...

BACKUS -- Henny Backus, the widow of actor Jim Backus and an actress in her own right who made her debut as a Broadway showgirl in the 1920s, died Dec. 9 in Los Angeles after a series of strokes. She ...

Even towards the end, Jim Backus, best known as Mr. Howell from Gilligan's Island and the original voice of cartoon character Mr. Magoo, seemed to be focused on his craft. It was during the filming of ...

This article was updated on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Actress and author Henny Backus, widow of actor Jim Backus, died Dec. 9 in Los Angeles after a series of strokes. Backus, nee Henrietta Kaye, was born in ...

Henny Backus (born Henrietta Kaye) was a Broadway showgirl in the 1930s whose stage credits include Orson Welles's 'Horse Eats Hat'. She was the wife of actor and comedian Jim Backus.