Veteran theater and television performer Joyce Randolph has away. Her portrayal as the astute Trixie Norton on “The Honeymooners” served as the ideal counterpoint to her naive TV husband. Her age was 99.
According to her son Randolph Charles, who spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday, Randolph passed away on Saturday night at her Upper West Side residence in Manhattan due to natural causes.
She was the final main character in the cherished comedy from the 1950s, when television was at its most popular.
What Happend to Joyce Randolph?
Her son Randolph “Randy” Charles stated that dementia-related issues were the cause.
Ms. Randolph rose from obscurity to become a member of the cast of “The Honeymooners,” one of the most enduringly successful comedy ensembles of all time. Her credits include an appearance in a play called “Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath” and a commercial for Clorets gum. She was the only member still alive.
The comedy sketch “The Honeymooners” debuted in 1951 on Jackie Gleason’s DuMont network variety show “Cavalcade of Stars” and centered on two pals from the blue collar workforce, their schemes to get wealthy quickly, and their spouses who were frustrated but eventually forgiving.
Randolph essentially departed from Gleason’s on-air repertory company after five years, choosing instead to devote all of his attention to his spouse and family.
She claimed, “I didn’t miss a thing by not working all the time.” “I didn’t want a nanny to raise my amazing son.”
Despite quitting the program decades before, Randolph continued to receive hundreds of messages every week from his followers. She was a regular into her 80s at Sardi’s basement bar, where she enjoyed chatting with customers who knew her from a painting of the sitcom’s four characters over the bar while sipping her favorite White Cadillac cocktail of Dewar’s and milk.
Randolph claimed the show’s influence on television viewers didn’t register on her until the early 1980s.
