Madge Blake

Madge Blake (May 31, 1899 – February 19, 1969)

She is best remembered for her roles as Larry Mondello's mother, Margaret Mondello, on the sitcom Leave it to Beaver, as Flora MacMichael on the sitcom The Real McCoys, and as Aunt Harriet Cooper in 96 episodes of ABC's Batman. During World War II, her husband, James Lincoln Blake, and she worked in Utah on construction of the detonator for the atomic bomb and performed such jobs as testing equipment destined for the Manhattan Project. The couple received a citation for their work from the U.S. government. Declining health caused her role as Aunt Harriet to be reduced, and with the introduction of Batgirl in the third and final season of Batman, she appeared in only two episodes that season in a guest role. Blake was admitted to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, after she fell at her home and fractured an ankle. She died in the hospital at the age of 69 following a heart attack. Blake is buried at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California, with her mother Alice.