Bonnie Franklin of ‘One Day at a Time’ dies at 69 from pancreatic cancer

Actress Valerie Bertinelli (L) with Bonnie Franklin (M) and MacKenzie Phillips(R) in picture, played the character of “Barbara Cooper” on “One Day at a Time.” “Barbara Cooper” played a spunky preteen on the show. Her character was made to face school issues, virginity, drugs and keeping up with her big sister “Julie.” Once, the two sisters were vying for the admiration of a musician on the show, played by ‘80s heartthrob Actor Greg Evigan; Evigan had his own hit show, “B.J. and the Bear.”Actress MacKenzie Phillips (L) shown next to Valerie Bertinelli (R), played the character of “Julie Cooper” on the longest running hit television comedy sitcom, “One Day at a Time.”  The show was about a divorced mother raising two teenagers. “Julie Cooper” faced serious and often controversial issues like virginity, drugs and teen to young adult relationships on the show.  Actress Bonnie Franklin played the character of “Ann Romano” on “One Day at a Time.” It was one of the longest running hit television comedy show of the ‘80s. “Ann Romano” played a divorced single mother on the show. Topics covered the hardships of having to raise her daughters with limited funds as a result of her dead beat ex-husband not paying child support. The struggling “Ann Romano” started her career in the advertising field; she was faced with sexual harassment, office discrimination and personal dating relationships on the show. View the list »
Bonnie Franklin, died at age 69 from complications with pancreatic cancer.

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Bonnie Franklin died at age 69 from complications with pancreatic cancer, reported TMZ on March 1. The actress of the '80s “One Day at a Time" television show announced her recent battle with cancer in a public statement last September 2012.

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Franklin played the character of “Ann Romano” during the ‘70s-‘80s longest hit comedy show on television.

The show portrayed a sassy divorced mother of two daughters – actresses MacKenzie Phillips played “Julie Cooper” and Valerie Bertinelli played as “Barbara Cooper.”

The “One Day at a Time” hit television comedy sitcom addressed serious life issues as a non-traditional family such as dealing with sexual harassment, virginity, rape, drugs, and surrogacy parenting.

The building’s superintendent character of the show “Dwayne Schneider,” played by Pat Harrington, added a twist of comic relief to the show’s often controversial topics.

Bonnie Franklin was married to movie producer, Marvin Minoff for 29 years until his death in 2009; they had no children together.

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  •  Actress Bonnie Franklin played the character of “Ann Romano” on “One Day at a Time.” It was one of the longest running hit television comedy show of the ‘80s. “Ann Romano” played a divorced single mother on the show. Topics covered the hardships of having to raise her daughters with limited funds as a result of her dead beat ex-husband not paying child support. The struggling “Ann Romano” started her career in the advertising field; she was faced with sexual harassment, office discrimination and personal dating relationships on the show. 
  • Actress MacKenzie Phillips (L) shown next to Valerie Bertinelli (R), played the character of “Julie Cooper” on the longest running hit television comedy sitcom, “One Day at a Time.”  The show was about a divorced mother raising two teenagers. “Julie Cooper” faced serious and often controversial issues like virginity, drugs and teen to young adult relationships on the show. 
  • Actress Valerie Bertinelli (L) with Bonnie Franklin (M) and MacKenzie Phillips(R) in picture, played the character of “Barbara Cooper” on “One Day at a Time.” “Barbara Cooper” played a spunky preteen on the show. Her character was made to face school issues, virginity, drugs and keeping up with her big sister “Julie.” Once, the two sisters were vying for the admiration of a musician on the show, played by ‘80s heartthrob Actor Greg Evigan; Evigan had his own hit show, “B.J. and the Bear.”
  • Actor Pat Harrington(shown far left) played the character of “Dwayne Schneider” on “One Day at a Time.” “Dwayne Schneider” played the building’s superintendent where Ann Romano lived in with her two teenage daughters, Julie and Barbara Cooper. "Schneider" gave depth to the show and provided the viewers a much needed comic relief to the array of serious issues the characters had to deal with. “Dwayne Schneider” was torn once in deciding whether or not to help a couple he was friends with, to be a surrogate in providing his sperm to help the childless couple to conceive a baby together.  
  •  On Bonnie Franklin’s personal life, her marriage to playwright Ronald Sossi during the ‘70s ended in divorce. She then met and married movie producer, Marvin Minoff; their marriage lasted 29 long years until Minoff died in 2009. They had no children together. In September 2012, Franklin made it public that she was being treated for pancreatic cancer; she died March 1 from complications. 
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