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Versatile Comedian Dody Goodman Dead at 93

Dody Goodman, who gained fame as a zany foil to late-night host Jack Paar and as Blanche, the principal's assistant in Grease, has died at the age of 93.Goodman also starred in the 1970s soap opera spoof Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and made guest appearances on Diff'rent Strokes, St. Elsewhere and Murder, She Wrote.She also appeared in several Broadway plays, including Nunsense and its sequels. — J.R. Whalen

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Dody Goodman, who gained fame as a zany foil to late-night host Jack Paar and as Blanche, the principal's assistant in Grease, has died at the age of 93. Goodman also starred in the 1970s soap opera spoof Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and made guest appearances on Diff'rent Strokes, St. Elsewhere and Murder, She Wrote. She also appeared in several Broadway plays, including Nunsense and its sequels. - J.R. Whalen