When the series debuted, Alice was already working at Mel’s Diner. The pilot didn’t show what led to her relocation ... only two actors to appear in the TV pilot and its cinematic inspiration, ...

The Alice cast entered our collective ... However, her breakout role was playing Vera. After the series, she had parts in several television shows, including Murder, She Wrote, Sabrina the Teenage ...

Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis, the duo who wrote the first four seasons of I Love Lucy, served as executive producers on the show. And while Alice offered ... and wide-eyed Vera (Beth Howland ...

Millions of TV viewers knew Ms. Lavin as the star of “Alice,” which ... accounts stole the show with her signature line: ...