Cloris Leachman Miscarried & Got Call From Husband’s A-List Star Mistress at 4 AM: ‘I Felt Simply Awful’
Late Cloris Leachman met her only beloved husband, George Englund, through his sister Patsy. Leachman was fond of her future sister-in-law because she was not easily intimidated by those in authority and was a straightforward person.
Veteran actress Cloris Leachman met her only spouse George Englund in 1950. The couple was introduced by Englund’s sister Patricia, affectionately known as Patsy.
Leachman and Patsy co-starred in the Broadway “As You Like It” at the time, and she played Celia. The two ladies shared a dressing room.
Actress and comedienne Cloris Leachman on the variety show called “The Frank Sinatra Show” on April 18, 1958. / Source: Getty Images
The eight-time Emmy Award winner revealed why she loved his sister so much in her autobiography titled “Cloris Leachman with George Englund.” Leachman explained the fellow actress earned her respect when one afternoon, they went out for lunch and got back to the theater a few minutes later:
“Karl Nielsen, our very military stage manager, immediately reprimanded us and gave us a terse lecture on our responsibility to be on time. Patsy, unintimidated, spoke up, ‘Karl, you are absolutely right. It won’t ever happen again.'”
Cloris Leachman posing for exclusive portraits at home with her children and grandchildren in August 2000, Los Angeles. / Source: Getty Images
Leachman said that’s all it took, and the case was closed, adding the “Last Wish” star was laudable in many ways. She even wondered if Patsy had a brother.
Thankfully for her, she did. On one evening, her brother George, including their stepfather Ken Englund and their pal Herb Sargent walked toward her and Patsy.
On another evening, George came backstage, “and the car I was driving suddenly changed lanes,” said Leachman, adding that they became husband and wife not long after.
Cloris Leachman posing for a portrait in 1982 in Los Angeles, California. / Source: Getty Images
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