ert z ") ▁was , ▁like wise , ▁reported ly , ▁a ▁drink er ▁and ▁was ▁already ▁cast . ▁It ▁was ▁felt ▁that ▁having ▁two ▁drink ers ▁in ▁the ▁cast ▁might ▁eventually ▁cause ▁difficulties ▁so ▁they ▁aud ition ed ▁and ▁found ▁Viv ian ▁V ance ▁to ▁play ▁Eth el ▁instead . ▁ ▁She ▁may ▁be ▁best ▁remembered ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Dor is ▁Z iff el ▁on ▁P ett ico at ▁J unction ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁although ▁her ▁character ' s ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁" G eng his ▁Ke ane " ▁episode ▁of ▁P ett ico at ▁J unction ▁was ▁Ruth ▁Z iff el . ▁Her ▁role ▁as ▁Dor is ▁Z iff el ▁continued ▁on ▁Green ▁Ac res ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁until ▁heart ▁a il ments ▁finally ▁forced ▁her ▁to ▁leave ▁that ▁week ly ▁series . ▁ ▁V eter an ▁actress ▁Fran ▁Ryan ▁replaced ▁her ▁on ▁Green ▁Ac res , ▁which ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁another ▁three ▁years . ▁Her ▁final ▁performance ▁was ▁in ▁Hook , ▁Line ▁& ▁S ink er ▁( 1 9 6 9 ), ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁played ▁Jerry ▁Lewis ' s ▁secretary . ▁ ▁Death ▁Barbara ▁Pe pper ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁coron ary ▁th rom b osis ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 4 ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁in ▁Pan or ama ▁City , ▁California . ▁She ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Hollywood ▁Fore ver ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles .