Actress Jane Wyatt Of 'Father Knows Best' Dies
October 23, 2006
LOS ANGELES -- Jane Wyatt, the serene actress who played one of TV's favorite moms on "Father Knows Best," has died, according to her publicist.
Wyatt was 96.
The actress died Friday in her sleep of natural causes at her home in Bel-Air, Calif.
Wyatt had a successful film career in the 1930s and '40s, notably in 1937's "Lost Horizon."
But it was her years as Robert Young's TV wife, Margaret Anderson, on "Father Knows Best," that brought lasting fame.
Wyatt also became known to "Star Trek" fans as Amanda, the human mother of the half-Vulcan Mr. Spock.
:'(This is truly sad as this was one of the decent T.V shows from yesteryear. I enjoy watching Father Knows Best on T.V. land when ever they show it.