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There is no way in hell she was only 16 when F-Troop started. 08/04 - The Neighborhood - Season One She enrolled in the Hollywood Professional School in the ninth grade, left for Downey High School and then filmed the pilot for “F Troop” during Christmas vacation. We'll deliver news & updates to your inbox. Just before “F Troop”, Patterson had an uncredited role as a dancer in the film version of Bye Bye Birdie (1965). Melody Patterson, an actress who did work in films and television, has died at the age of 66. and we'll set a dreaded cookie to make it go away. Aug. 27, 2015 Melody Patterson, a winsome actress best known for playing Wrangler Jane on the sitcom “F Troop” in the 1960s, died on Aug. 21 in … 08/11 - Final Space - The First and Second Seasons (Blu-ray) You can thank the EU parliament for 09/22 - Brockmire - The Complete Third Season At the age of 66, actress Melody Patterson has died. 09/29 - The Bob Newhart Show - The Complete Series (2020 Release) Patterson was cremated and has no final resting place. Sigh. Ken Berry (born Nov 1933) turned 32 in November of 1965, F-Troop's first season. 09/22 - Brockmire - The Complete Fourth Season They did not find out her real age until after seven episodes had aired and she’d already clicked with viewers. A running gag on the program had Jane kissing Parmenter, who avoided her affection by stating, “Jane, please, not in front of the men!” Patterson got the role by telling producers she’d be 18 on her next birthday. Watching the show as kids, we never thought about it, but we never would have guessed that there was that much of an age difference. Some of the show’s dialogue had more than a hint of innuendo, but Patterson said it was never raunchy. 08/04 - Last Man Standing - The Complete Eighth Season By then, Patterson was an integral part of the show about a bumbling Army troop stationed at a remote outpost. They didn't find out about it until after 7 episodes were filmed. It appears that she lied to the studio about her age. 10/27 - Head of the Class - The Complete Second Season (WBShop.com) I know we do! She was 66. Wow she could have been his daughter, LOL. 11/10 - Schitt's Creek - The Complete Collection Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Melody was born in April of 1949, about a 15 and 1/2 year age difference. “I was the little baby.”. TV actress Melody Patterson, best known for playing Wrangler Jane on “F Troop,” died Thursday at the age of 66. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend According to reports, Ms. Patterson died August 20, 2015 at a nursing home after multiple organ failure. She wrote and directed her first play at 5 and appeared in several stage productions before enrolling in the private Hollywood Professional School for ninth grade. “Bring him on,” Patterson said. Patterson had multiple medical problems and died of natural causes Aug. 21, said Jason Bradley, owner of Cremations of the Ozarks in Hollister, a small town near Branson. When the marriage ended in divorce, she returned to the mainland and made numerous stage appearances. Patterson started on the 1960s ABC series at just 15 and later married ‘Hawaii Five-O’ star James MacArthur. I would suspect any of the numerous major diseases. Patterson was only 16 years old when she debuted in the role of Wrangler Jane on “F-Troop,” but she’d been acting since the age of 5. In her online essay, Patterson called “F Troop” the “biggest thrill” of her career. The sad news of the passing of Mrs. Patterson, famous for playing Wrangler Jane in the 1960s series F Troop, was announced via Facebook by Larry Storch. Hello and thank you for registering. 11/10 - Letterkenny - Seasons 5 & 6 to find some other site 10/13 - The Jetsons - The Complete Series (Diamond Collection) Hello. According to sources, Melody Patterson died after battling multiple illnesses. 09/01 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Season 14 10/27 - The Flintstones - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Patterson, who died Aug. 20 of multiple organ failure, was 66. 09/01 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Season 14 Actress Melody Patterson, who played the feisty cowgirl Wrangler Jane in the comic western sitcom “F Troop” in the mid-1960s, has died at a nursing home in Hollister, Mo. 08/11 - Final Space - The First and Second Seasons (Blu-ray) She told them that she was going to be 18 and out of school by her next birthday. Patterson had multiple medical problems and died of natural causes Aug. 21, said Jason Bradley, owner of Cremations of the Ozarks in Hollister, a small town near Branson. Discover what happen… Patterson’s death was first announced on Facebook by her personal friend Lee Day. Melody was born in April of 1949, about a 15 and 1/2 year age difference. More TV DVD Releases / DVD Reviews Archive / SitcomsOnline Digest, 08/04 - Last Man Standing - The Complete Eighth Season They would never hire someone so young to play an adult part like that. More TV DVD Releases / DVD Reviews Archive / SitcomsOnline Digest, . However, a friend told the Hollywood Reporter that Patterson had been in ill health since breaking her back years ago. 09/15 - South Side - Season 1 Otherwise, you'll just have I had such a crush on James MacAthur. 08/04 - The Neighborhood - Season One Melody was born in April of 1949, about a 15 and 1/2 year age difference. Patterson portrayed a Hollywood starlet opposite him in the 1968 film “The Angry Breed”, and she guest-starred in three episodes of his CBS show. Actress Melody Patterson, who played the feisty cowgirl Wrangler Jane in the comic western sitcom “F Troop” in the mid-1960s, has died at a nursing home in Hollister, Mo. Patterson was the last of numerous actresses to audition for the part; she won it, she said, because of how well she worked Ken Berry, who played a fort commander who was Wrangler Jane’s love interest.. “It was a magical chemistry between two people,” she said in a 2001 interview with the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey. 10/13 - The Jetsons - The Complete Series (Diamond Collection) We love you." Storch was a longtime friend of Patterson, who also starred in the ABC series. It also starred seasoned actors Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker. According to Variety, she died in a nursing home of multiple organ failure. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. RIP Sweet Melody. In her later years, she wrote a column for the magazine “Wildest Westerns” which dealt with western films and television series. Melody Patterson 1949-2015. She also enjoyed appearing at “F-Troop” reunion gatherings, signing autographs for fans. 09/22 - Brockmire - The Complete Third Season 10/27 - Head of the Class - The Complete Second Season (WBShop.com) Melody Patterson was born in 1940s. After the cancellation of “F-Troop,” Patterson appeared on radio, on stage, in films, and on TV, including several episodes of television’s “Hawaii Five-O,” which featured her then husband James MacArthur. Later, she did a show on Armed Forces Radio for troops in Vietnam and starred in “The Cycle Savages” (1969), with Bruce Dern as the leader of a biker gang. She began her career performing in plays at the age of four, and attended the Hollywood Professional School and later studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York. SitcomsOnline Digest: Jeopardy GOATS to Return in New Version of The Chase; Holly Robinson Peete Joins American Housewife Cast Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. SPENCER'S MOUNTAIN and SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON had me mesmerized because of him.