nor Don Quinn (nor Quinn's successor as head writer of the radio show, Phil Leslie) transitioned to the new series; new writers were brought in, and both the McGees were recast. The television version of Fibber McGee and Molly, with Bob Sweeney as Fibber, was a critical and commercial failure. After Marian Marian Jordan died in April 1961. Jim Jordan married Gretchen Stewart (1909–1998), the widow of radio comic Harry Stewart (Yogi Yorgesson) in 1962; they remained married for the rest of his life, and he remained in semi-retirement, other than a brief comeback in the mid-1970s when Jordan appeared in an episode of Chico and the Man, did voice work for The Rescuers and appeared in a public service announcement for AARP. In March 1988, Jordan fell down at his home and suffered a major stroke. Left comatose for over a week, he never regained consciousness and died on April 1. His death came shortly before voice actors were being hired for The Rescuers Down Under; in acknowledgement of Jordan's death, Roy E. Disney wrote his character out of the script (John Candy would play the character's brother instead). He is buried next to Marian Jordan in the Saint Ann section of Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, and is next to the plot of Sharon Tate. Filmography This Way Please (1937) – Fibber McGee Look Who's Laughing (1941) – Fibber McGee Here We Go Again (1942) – Fibber McGee Heavenly Days (1944) – Fibber McGee / Ghost of fife player The Rescuers (1977) – Orville (voice) (final film role) References External links 1896 births 1988 deaths American male radio actors American male voice actors Accidental deaths from falls Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City People from Peoria, Illinois Radio personalities from Illinois Vaudeville performers Accidental deaths in California 20th-century American male actors