LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing the life and career of Emmy-winning
actress Ann B. Davis, famous for her role as Alice on "The Brady Bunch"

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor and pay just
tribute to those whose creative talents and commitment to the arts
contributed to the enrichment of their community and the world and to
pay homage to a woman whose life of artistic accomplishment stands out
as an inspiration to others; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is moved this day to memorialize the
life and career of Ann Bradford Davis, Emmy-winning actress who became
the country's favorite and most famous housekeeper as the devoted Alice
Nelson of "The Brady Bunch"; she died on Sunday, June 1, 2014, at the
age of 88; and
WHEREAS, Ann B. Davis was born on May 5, 1926, in Schenectady, New
York, to Marguerite and Cassius Miles Davis, an electrical engineer with
General Electric; she had two siblings, an identical twin, Harriet, and
an older brother, Evans; and
WHEREAS, After graduating from Strong Vincent High School in Erie,
Pennsylvania, Ann B. Davis continued her education and earned a degree
in theater from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; she then joined
a repertory theater in Erie; and
WHEREAS, During the 1953-1954 season, Ann B. Davis appeared as a
musical judge on ABC's "Jukebox Jury"; and
WHEREAS, Her first television success was the role of Charmaine
"Schultzy" Schultz, the razor-tongued secretary/assistant to the main
character, a handsome, swinging bachelor photographer always chasing
beautiful women on "The Bob Cummings Show"; this role earned her the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Series in 1958 and again in 1959; and
WHEREAS, After the series ended in 1959, Ann B. Davis appeared in such
movies as "A Man Called Peter," "Lover Come Back" and "All Hands on
Deck"; and
WHEREAS, Her talents were recognized on February 9, 1960, when Ann B.
Davis was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Between her two better-known shows, Ann B. Davis accepted the
role as a gym teacher at an exclusive girls' school in 1965-1966 in "The
John Forsythe Show"; once again, earning acclaim; and
WHEREAS, Beginning in 1969, Ann B. Davis played housekeeper Alice
Nelson in "The Brady Bunch" television series which aired until 1974;
she later returned to take part in various Brady Bunch television
movies, including "The Brady Girls Get Married" (1981) and "A Very Brady
Christmas" (1988); she also reprised her role as Alice Nelson in two
short-lived Brady Bunch spin-off television series: "The Brady Brides"
(1981) and "The Bradys" (1990); and
WHEREAS, Immediately following its last show, "The Brady Bunch" began
airing in syndication as reruns; since then it has never left the
airwaves and has been airing somewhere around the world ever since; with
so many lessons to learn and laughs to enjoy, it is very likely "The
Brady Bunch" will continue to have universal appeal long into the 21st
Century; and
WHEREAS, During her stints in "The Bob Cummings Show" and "The Brady
Bunch," she used the layoffs to appear in summer theater with such shows
as "Three on a Honeymoon"; furthermore, Ann B. Davis toured with the USO
to entertain U.S. troops in Korea and elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, In 1993, after a long sabbatical, Ann B. Davis focused on
theater, performing in a production of "Arsenic and Old Lace" and a

world tour production of "Crazy for You", a musical featuring the songs
of George and Ira Gershwin; and
WHEREAS, Ann B. Davis never completely retired from acting; in her
later years, she was the celebrity spokeswoman in several Shake 'n Bake
commercials, and also appeared in several advertisements for Swiffer;
and
WHEREAS, A devoted Episcopalian, Ann B. Davis led a quiet religious
life, volunteering much of her time and energies to the Episcopal
Church, and working at its General Convention; and
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to remember the
life and accomplishments of great actresses such as Ann B. Davis, whose
role as Alice on the popular television sitcom "The Brady Bunch" has
been and is still today being enjoyed by millions of fans; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize the life and career of Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis,
famous for her role as Alice on "The Brady Bunch"; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to longtime friends of Ann B. Davis, Bill and Barbara Frey.