Actress Patricia Breslin died after a long illness in a Baltimore, Maryland, hospital on October 12, 2011. She was 80. Breslin was born in New York City on March 17, 1931. She began her career on the New York stage and made her television debut as Juliet in a 1949 production of Romeo and Juliet". She also appeared in episodes of "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Broadway Television Theatre" in a 1952 production of "Rebecca", "Kraft Theatre", "Suspense", "Hallmark Hall of Fame", "Armstrong Circle Theatre", "The Mask", "Studio One", "The Web", "Robert Montgomery Presents", "The Best of Broadway" in "Arsenic and Old Lace" in 1955, "Justice", "Appointment with Adventure", "Schiltz Playhouse", and "Alcoa Theatre". She starred as Mandy Miller on the comedy series "The People’s Choice" with Jackie Cooper from 1955 to 1958. She continued to appear in such series as "Maverick", "The Millionaire", "The Rifleman", "The Rebel", "The New Breed", "Tales of Wells Fargo", "Adventures in Paradise", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Thriller", "Bonanza", "Stoney Burke", "Saints and Sinners", "Perry Mason", "Twilight Zone" guest starring with William Shatner in the 1960 episode "Nick of Time", "The Dick Powell Theatre", "Dr. Kildare", "The Greatest Show on Earth", "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", and "The Virginian". She starred as Laura Brooks in the prime-time soap opera "Peyton Place" from 1964 to 1965, and was Nurse Meg Bentley on the daytime soap "General Hospital" in 1966. She appeared in several films including "Go, Man, Go!" (1954), "Andy Hardy Comes Home" (1958), the William Castle thriller "Homicidal" (1961) as Miriam, Webster, and "I Saw What You Did" (1965). She married NFL team owner Art Modell in 1969, and returned from acting. She and her husband were active in the arts and philanthropy in Cleveland where he owned the Cleveland Browns. She continued her philanthropic endeavors when Modell moved his football team to Baltimore in 1996.
Actress Patricia Breslin died after a long illness in a Baltimore, Maryland, hospital on October 12, 2011. She was 80. Breslin was born in New York City on March 17, 1931. She began her career on the New York stage and made her television debut as Juliet in a 1949 production of Romeo and Juliet". She also appeared in episodes of "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Broadway Television Theatre" in a 1952 production of "Rebecca", "Kraft Theatre", "Suspense", "Hallmark Hall of Fame", "Armstrong Circle Theatre", "The Mask", "Studio One", "The Web", "Robert Montgomery Presents", "The Best of Broadway" in "Arsenic and Old Lace" in 1955, "Justice", "Appointment with Adventure", "Schiltz Playhouse", and "Alcoa Theatre". She starred as Mandy Miller on the comedy series "The People’s Choice" with Jackie Cooper from 1955 to 1958. She continued to appear in such series as "Maverick", "The Millionaire", "The Rifleman", "The Rebel", "The New Breed", "Tales of Wells Fargo", "Adventures in Paradise", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Thriller", "Bonanza", "Stoney Burke", "Saints and Sinners", "Perry Mason", "Twilight Zone" guest starring with William Shatner in the 1960 episode "Nick of Time", "The Dick Powell Theatre", "Dr. Kildare", "The Greatest Show on Earth", "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", and "The Virginian". She starred as Laura Brooks in the prime-time soap opera "Peyton Place" from 1964 to 1965, and was Nurse Meg Bentley on the daytime soap "General Hospital" in 1966. She appeared in several films including "Go, Man, Go!" (1954), "Andy Hardy Comes Home" (1958), the William Castle thriller "Homicidal" (1961) as Miriam, Webster, and "I Saw What You Did" (1965). She married NFL team owner Art Modell in 1969, and returned from acting. She and her husband were active in the arts and philanthropy in Cleveland where he owned the Cleveland Browns. She continued her philanthropic endeavors when Modell moved his football team to Baltimore in 1996. 
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