▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁as ▁Franc ine ▁in ▁Robert ▁Fish er ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Marx ' s ▁The ▁Im possible ▁Years . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Broadway ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁to ▁appear ▁as ▁Mill ie ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁production ▁of ▁John ▁Sebastian ' s ▁Jimmy ▁Sh ine , ▁sharing ▁the ▁stage ▁with ▁D ust in ▁Hoff man ▁and ▁R ue ▁McC lan ah an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁she ▁port rayed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁L orry , ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁a ▁kid n apped ▁child , ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁film ▁The ▁Tree . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁D ixon ▁returned ▁to ▁Broadway ▁as ▁No elle ▁in ▁Alan ▁Jay ▁L erner ▁and ▁André ▁Pre vin ' s ▁musical ▁C oco ▁with ▁actress ▁Kath ar ine ▁He p burn . ▁She ▁next ▁guest ▁star red ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Nich ols ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" Ber tha " ▁( 1 9 7 2 ). ▁She ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁movie ▁K atherine ▁with ▁S iss y ▁Space k ▁and ▁Henry ▁W ink ler ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁G ale ▁D ixon ▁died ▁of ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁film ▁actress es ▁Category : American ▁musical ▁theatre ▁actress es ▁Category : American ▁stage ▁actress es ▁Category : American ▁television ▁actress es ▁Category