American actor Charles Mayberry Kimbrough, who lived from May 23, 1936, to January 11, 2023, is best remembered for playing Murphy Brown’s stern anchorman Jim Dial. He was nominated for an Emmy in 1990 for “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series” for his work in the part.
On the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown, Kimbrough played Jim Dial, a seasoned network news anchor, in 1988. Over the course of its ten seasons and 247 episodes, the show won three Golden Globes and 17 Emmy Awards. In 1990, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
In the 2012 Broadway revival of Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize–winning drama Harvey by the Roundabout Theater Company, Kimbrough played William R. Chumley, M.D., opposite Jim Parsons as Elwood P. Dowd.
Charles Kimbrough Wife: Who Was Beth Howland?
American actress Elizabeth Howland lived from May 28, 1939, until December 31, 2015. Her most well-known role was as waitress Vera Gorman in the sitcom Alice. She has performed on stage and on television.
In the first Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, Howland created the character of Amy and debuted the waltz song “Getting Married Today.”
Howland was born in Brighton, Massachusetts, She moved away from home when she was 16 and went to New York City with a dancer buddy. Howland struggled for a while before making her Broadway debut as Lady Beth in the musical Once Upon a Mattress, which was brought to Broadway from off-Broadway.
She then played parts in the musicals Darling of the Day, High Spirits, and Drat! The Cat!, and Bye Bye Birdie.
Howland and actor Michael J. Pollard had a daughter while they were together between 1961 and 1969.
She married actor Charles Kimbrough in 2002, and the couple remained together until her passing in 2015. The company has featured Kimbrough and Howland together.
Howland, 76, passed away from lung cancer on December 31, 2015. She asked that her passing not be made public until May 24, 2016, which was four days before her 77th birthday.