Actress Bobo Lewis and Writer, Amanda S. Stevenson.

Bobo Lewis Born Barbara Lewis May 14, 1926 Miami, Florida, U.S. Died November 6, 1998 (aged 72) New York, New York, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1962–1998 Barbara "Bobo" Lewis (May 14, 1926, Miami, Florida – November 6, 1998, New York, New York) was an American comedic actress of film, musical theatre, stage and television. Stage roles The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (as Bernice Roth); April 6, 1987 - August 1, 1987 42nd Street (as Maggie Jones; replacement); July 21, 1987 - January 8, 1989 Working (as Fran Swenson, Grace Clements, Lucille Page and Rose Hoffman); May 14, 1978 - June 4, 1978 Lorelei (as Mrs. Ella Spofford; replacement); January 27, 1974 -November 3, 1974 The Women (as Dowager and as Olga); April 25, 1973 - June 17, 1973 Twigs (as Emily, Celia, Dorothy and Ma; standby); November 14, 1971 - July 23, 1972 Television Bobo Lewis was most famous for her role as gossip Midge Smoot on the children's television series Shining Time Station. She remained with the show for its entire run from 1989-1993. Lewis would later appear in three succeeding Shining Time Specials in 1995. Her other television appearances include roles on sitcoms such as Bewitched, The Monkees, That Girl and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. Film Bobo was seen in a handful of well-known films including Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963), Can't Stop the Music (1980), Her Alibi (1989), Miami Blues (1990), The Paper (1994), Arthur (1981), Way...Way Out (1966), and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). Legacy She teamed up with Working co-star Lynne Thigpen to create the Lynne Thigpen-Bobo Lewis Foundation "in order to help young actresses and actors learn how to survive and succeed in New York theater". Death Bobo Lewis died on November 6, 1998 at New York Hospital in Manhattan from cancer, aged 72.