Cloris Leachman
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the clue and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Steve.
publication date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023 (part of January 2024)
category: 
Television
clue: Notorious for frightening horses, this landlady gained fame from a Texas movie theater.
explanation: Cloris Leachman has many television and film credits including The Last Picture Show, for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. She also starred in Young Frankenstein in which horses whinnied in fright at the mention of her character's name, Frau Blücher. On television, she was Mary Richards' landlady, Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and starred in her own spin-off. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in television. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm and LaVonne Lemler
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