Yvonne Decarlo, 1924(?)-2007

January 10, 2007 1:47 PM

Yvonne Decarlo has died. Despite an extensive filmography, she will probably always be remembered as Lily Munster.
posted by geckoinpdx (36 comments total)

Dum da dum dadada, dadada... da da da dum... DUM DUM!

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posted by Faint of Butt at 1:55 PM on January 10, 2007

She din't always look like Lily Munster
posted by doctor_negative at 2:01 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by ceri richard at 2:03 PM on January 10, 2007

She din't always look like Lily Munster - Wow!
posted by ceri richard at 2:05 PM on January 10, 2007

She din't always look like Lily Munster

Indeed!
posted by NoMich at 2:16 PM on January 10, 2007

She was hot in The Ten Commandments. Like, burning bush hot! Not to be anal, but I see her name spelled 'DeCarlo' and 'De Carlo' on several official websites...but never 'Decarlo.'

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posted by NationalKato at 2:17 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by winks007 at 2:25 PM on January 10, 2007

Aw, I had such a crush on her.
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posted by Iron Rat at 2:28 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by Smart Dalek at 2:33 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by fixedgear at 2:43 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by goml at 2:47 PM on January 10, 2007

WOWEE ZOWEE. Hawt!!

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posted by Skygazer at 2:47 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by hojoki at 2:47 PM on January 10, 2007

she will probably always be remembered as...

A complete frigg'n HOTTIE!

Would it be sick for me to admit that I thought she mega-HAWT as Lily Munster too? Let's just say she helped a young boy become a man.
posted by tkchrist at 2:49 PM on January 10, 2007

She was unspeakably hot in The Captain's Paradise.
posted by Astro Zombie at 2:49 PM on January 10, 2007

I always wanted eyebrows like hers.

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posted by bitter-girl.com at 2:57 PM on January 10, 2007

National Kato, my bad. I was distracted, or something. Twice.
posted by geckoinpdx at 3:09 PM on January 10, 2007

Thought she was already dead, but I guess I was mixing her up with Carolyn Jones.
posted by evilcolonel at 3:48 PM on January 10, 2007

She starred in Criss Cross, a seminal film noir, with Burt Lancaster. Directed by Robert Siodmak. 1949. And yes, she was a beauty.
posted by vronsky at 3:55 PM on January 10, 2007

She was HOT in a way that few woman in Hollywood can claim in today's world. Be in peace, Yvonne.
posted by dbiedny at 4:27 PM on January 10, 2007

Wait a minute... on Wikipedia it say Al "Grandpa" Lewis was a year younger than her! Huh?
Ok, nevermind... why was I trusting wikipedia? His old website says he was 95 when he died last year. Those wacky actors and their crazy make-em-up birthdays!
posted by miss lynnster at 4:49 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by moonbird at 5:29 PM on January 10, 2007

In Hollywoodland, makeup and hairstyles change, but not much else: Yvonne DeCarlo vs. Catherine Zeta-Jones.
posted by cenoxo at 5:30 PM on January 10, 2007

I always preferred the Munsters to the Aadams family, and always felt persecuted for that preference.
posted by cell divide at 5:36 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by brandz at 5:55 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by Jilder at 6:15 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by homodigitalis at 6:25 PM on January 10, 2007

*sigh*

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posted by everichon at 6:47 PM on January 10, 2007

I liked the Munsters better too. A lot better. I loved Lily Munster but I always thought Morticia was... well... snotty, cold & self-absorbed. Lily was a caring wife, daughter & mother, while Morticia was busy ignoring her kids & tolerating Gomez's need to kiss her arms.

So all we have left now are Eddie and the koach. Oh, and the Waxahachie, Texas Munster Mansion!
posted by miss lynnster at 8:16 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by Samizdata at 8:49 PM on January 10, 2007

"I always preferred the Munsters to the Aadams family, and always felt persecuted for that preference."

Well the Addam's family has the New Yorker pedigree but I couldn't agree more. I have never watched a whole Addam's family episode or the movies. Most of the Munsters I have seen 2-3 times.

There was a remake of the Munsters called the New Munsters maybe - that was possibly the worst show ever made.
posted by vronsky at 9:15 PM on January 10, 2007

Alas, for me, the Munsters came from a channel that was too distant for decent reception. I was more the Adam's Family fan, without oppurtunity to properly judge.

I've never heard anything about Yvonne de Carlo. I can tell you though, Carolyn Jones was very down-to-earth, warm and friendly, in real life.

Sorry to hear of Yvonne de Carlo's passing.

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posted by Goofyy at 11:18 PM on January 10, 2007

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posted by cows of industry at 11:47 PM on January 10, 2007

I've heard that about Carolyn Jones too. I liked her! (Loved her on Batman!) It was Morticia that bugged me. I don't know why. That was just my impression as a kid, for whatever wacked out kid reason.
posted by miss lynnster at 12:02 AM on January 11, 2007

I always preferred the Munsters to the Aadams family, and always felt persecuted for that preference.

Although I enjoyed both programs, I preferred The Munsters for two reasons: the theme song is better and the Munster family had two awesome hot rods.
posted by NoMich at 7:49 AM on January 11, 2007

Ms. de Carlo should also be remembered for creating the role of Carlotta in Stephen Sondheim's musical Follies, where she introduced the showbiz anthem "I'm Still Here."
posted by La Cieca at 11:08 AM on January 11, 2007