He died in 1971. Both unions were childless. In her post-retirement years, this comedienne who, in her own words, was “the only woman in the world who could kick a giraffe in the eye”, suffered severely from arthritis, though that word was not part of her vocabulary. She and Broones were Christian Scientists – he was a C.S. practitioner for several years, and consulted with Doris Day in that capacity. Greenwood died in Los Angeles, California, aged 87. She had been out of the public eye for decades and it was months before the world took notice. Stage work Filmography References Sources Hayter-Menzies, Grant. Charlotte Greenwood: The Life and Career of the Comic Star of Vaudeville, Radio and Film. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina and London, 2007; . External links Charlotte Greenwood web site Victoria Times-Colonist, Adrian Chamberlain, May 26, 2007 1925 portrait of Charlotte Greenwood modeling fur and her hair coiffed taken by Benjamin Strauss and Homer Peyton lithograph to the 1919 musical Linger Longer Letty 1890 births 1977 deaths 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American dancers 20th Century Studios contract players American female dancers American film actresses American radio actresses American stage actresses American musical theatre actresses American Christian Scientists Actresses from Philadelphia Converts to Christian Science Dancers from Pennsylvania Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players Vaudeville performers