Ginny Newhart, wife of Bob Newhart, has died

By Naveen Apr 25, 2023

Ginny Newhart, wife of the great funnyman Bob Newhart, came up with an innovative idea on how to end his Vermont-grounded sitcom by combining it with his former Chicago-grounded show.

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She died Sunday at her home in Century City after a long illness, publicist Jerry Digney told The Hollywood Journalist.

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She and Bob recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

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Bob Newhart starred on CBS's The Bob Newhart Show for six seasons (1972 - 78) with clinical psychologist Bob Hartley as his wife Suzanne Pleshette,

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who starred as Vermont taverner Dick Loudon on CBS's Newhart for eight more seasons (1982 - 90).

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In one of the most iconic series finales in television history, Newhart ends with a dark scene in which Dick wakes up in the middle of the night as Bob Hartley in bed with Pleshette in their Chicago apartment.

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Ginny comes up with the ending idea during a Christmas party that Pleshette is attending.

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