{"id":1830134,"date":"2023-01-31T11:06:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1830134"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:07:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:07:32","slug":"lisa-loring-original-wednesday-on-the-addams-family-dead-at-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lisa-loring-original-wednesday-on-the-addams-family-dead-at-64\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Loring, Original Wednesday on \u201cThe Addams Family,\u201d Dead at 64"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flisa-loring-original-wednesday-on-the-addams-family-dead-at-64%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1830134&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.30-04.01-themixnet-63d7e9d1461b4.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Lisa Loring was the original Wednesday Addams character on the 1960s sitcom. \u201cThe Addams Family,\u201d After suffering from a stroke, he died Saturday \u201cmassive stroke.\u201d She was 64.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rest in Peace Lisa Loring. <\/p>\n<p>Ted Cassidy&#8217;s original Wednesday dance from 1964&#8217;s Lurch Learns to Dance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ri3wTorYUo\">pic.twitter.com\/ri3wTorYUo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyDeraney\/status\/1619895282032062469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Loring Passes Away<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-11691113\/Lisa-Loring-original-Wednesday-Addams-dies-64-following-massive-stroke.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported that Loring\u2019s death was revealed to the world by her close friend Laure Jacobson, who said that the actress was taken off life support on January 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great sadness that I report the death of our friend, Lisa Loring,\u201d Jacobson wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lauriejacobson\/posts\/pfbid0Fpgi9x4UiL1tP8uRi2jWDR7TZpwSwiuB2h73og27xAqr49b5B2oMswtihS2LKTDYl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>. \u201c4 Days ago she suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had been on life support for 3 days,\u201d she added. \u201cYesterday, her family made the difficult decision to remove it and she passed last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jacobson went on to say that Loring \u201cis embedded in the tapestry that is pop culture and in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa\u2019s legacy in the world of entertainment is huge,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd the legacy for her family and friends \u2014 a wealth of humor, affection and love will long play in our memories. RIP, Lisa. Damn, girl\u2026you were a ton of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lisa Loring, who played Wednesday Addams in the original &#8216;Addams Family&#8217; series, has died at 64 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Ro65rVTzS\">pic.twitter.com\/8Ro65rVTzS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fandom (@getFANDOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/getFANDOM\/status\/1620087687649820679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2023\/01\/sad-details-emerge-about-death-of-lisa-marie-presley-after-she-dies-at-54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sad Details Emerge About Death Of Lisa Marie Presley After She Dies At 54<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Loring\u2019s Passing Is Confirmed\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Loring\u2019s daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed her passing, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/lisa-loring-wednesday-actress-in-original-addams-family-tv-show-dead-at-64-198162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a> that \u201cshe went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loring\u2019s longtime agent Chris Carbaugh told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/30\/entertainment\/lisa-loring-wednesday-addams-dead-intl-scli\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> that she \u201cpassed away on Saturday surrounded by her family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe brought to life one of the most iconic characters in Hollywood history that is still celebrated today,\u201d he added. \u201cLisa loved sharing her memories and meeting all her fans across the world. She will be missed dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born in the Marshall Islands to a Naval family, Loring moved to Los Angeles when she was 3 years-old, and she quickly began modeling. She was only 6 years-old when she was cast as Wednesday on \u201cThe Addams Family,\u201d which ran from 1964 until 1966. Loring would later reunite with the original cast in 1977 for NBC\u2019s TV movie \u201cHalloween With the New Addams Family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There has been a renewed fascination in the character of Wednesday Addams as of late thanks to the hugely successful Netflix show \u201cWednesday,\u201d which premiered in November and sees Jenna Ortega portray the role that Loring originated decades ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI paid homage to Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams,\u201d Ortega said last month. \u201cI did a little bit of her shuffle that she does.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Watch Ortega talk more about this in the video below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>Other acting credits of Loring\u2019s include \u201cThe Girl From U.N.C.L.E.,\u201d \u201cFantasy Island\u201d and \u201cBarnaby Jones.\u201d She was married four times, and is survived by two daughters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Lisa Loring \ud83d\udda4\ud83e\udd87\ud83d\udda4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U2c0anOT6e\">pic.twitter.com\/U2c0anOT6e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MIAU Zombie (@miauzombie_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miauzombie_\/status\/1620073571862331394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2023\/01\/lucille-balls-protege-carole-cook-dies-three-days-before-her-99th-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucille Ball\u2019s Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Carole Cook Dies Three Days Before Her 99th Birthday<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Last Surviving \u2018Addams Family\u2019 Cast Member<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the wake of Loring\u2019s death, John Astin is the last survivor of the original cast of \u201cThe Addams Family,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/lisa-loring-wednesday-actress-addams-family-dead-at-64-1235312488\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. He is set to turn 93 in March, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0040014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMDB page<\/a> states that he is still acting to this day with 158 film and television credits to his name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With the passing of Lisa Loring, John Astin has now outlived not just his live-action successor as Gomez, Raul Julia, but the entire rest of the original Addams Family show.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s both interesting and sad to watch how history plays out sometimes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T18zPQlaV0\">pic.twitter.com\/T18zPQlaV0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stormy Adler, the Phoenix of Grunvale (@StormyAdlerPoG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StormyAdlerPoG\/status\/1620067908109090816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Loring made Wednesday an iconic character that is more relevant today than ever before. It\u2019s sad that she was taken from us far too soon, and please join us in saying a prayer for her family during this difficult time.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa Loring was the original Wednesday Addams character on the 1960s sitcom. \u201cThe Addams Family,\u201d After suffering from a stroke, he died Saturday \u201cmassive stroke.\u201d She was 64.\u00a0 Rest in Peace Lisa Loring. Ted Cassidy&#8217;s original Wednesday dance from 1964&#8217;s Lurch Learns to Dance. pic.twitter.com\/ri3wTorYUo \u2014 Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) January 30, 2023 Loring Passes Away &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1830137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[6962,17104,3642,3881,7849,17105,8588,9172],"class_list":["post-1830134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-the","tag-addams","tag-dead","tag-family","tag-lisa","tag-loring","tag-original","tag-wednesday"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1830134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1830134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1830134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1830137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1830134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1830134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1830134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}