Florence Henderson Death
Florence passed away on November 24, 2016 at the age of 82 in Los Angeles, California. Florence's cause of death was congestive heart failure.
When did Florence Henderson die?
November 24, 2016How did Florence Henderson die? What was the cause of death?
Congestive heart failureHow old was Florence Henderson when died?
82Where did Florence Henderson die? What was the location of death?
Los Angeles, California
Florence Henderson Birthday and Date of Death
Florence Henderson was born on February 14, 1934 and died on November 24, 2016. Florence was 82 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 14, 1934
Date of Death: November 24, 2016
Age at Death: 82
Florence Henderson - Biography
Florence Agnes Henderson (February 14, 1934 – November 24, 2016) was an American actress and singer with a career spanning six decades. She is best remembered for her starring role as matriarch Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974. Henderson also appeared in film, as well as on stage, and hosted several long-running cooking and variety shows over the years. She appeared as a guest on many scripted and unscripted (talk and reality show) television programs and as a panelist on numerous game shows. She was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2010. Henderson hosted her own talk show, The Florence Henderson Show, and cooking show, Who's Cooking with Florence Henderson, on Retirement Living TV during the years leading up to her death at age 82 on Thanksgiving Day, 2016 from heart failure.
Henderson married her first husband Ira Bernstein in 1956. They had four children together before divorcing in 1985. In 1987, she married her second husband, hypnotherapist Dr. John George Kappas, whom she had met when he treated her for depression and stage fright in the early 1980s. They remained married until his death in 2002. Henderson had five grandchildren.
Henderson died on November 24, 2016, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California at the age of 82. She had been hospitalized the previous day. According to her manager, Kayla Pressman, Henderson died of heart failure. Three days before her death, Henderson had attended the recording of Dancing with the Stars to support her friend and former on-screen daughter Maureen McCormick, who was a contestant. Pressman reported that Henderson had not been ill prior to her sudden hospitalization and that her death was a "shock". She was cremated, and interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
