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Jean Vander Pyl
Jean Vander Pyl behind a prop of Wilma
Born	October 11, 1919(1919-10-11) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 10, 1999 (aged 79) Dana Point, California, U.S.
Other name(s)	Jean Vanderpyl
Spouse(s)	Carroll G. O'Meara (his death; 3 children) Roger Wells DeWitt (his death; 1 child)

Jean Vander Pyl (October 11, 1919 – April 10, 1999) was an American actress on radio, television and movies. Although her career spanned many decades, she is best remembered as the voice of Wilma Flintstone from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Flintstones. She also provided the voice for Pebbles Flintstone, as well as Rosie the Robot Maid from the animated series The Jetsons, among many others, such as Fifi in Top Cat and Winsome Witch on The Secret Squirrel Show.

Radio

On radio she was heard on such programs as The Halls of Ivy and Father Knows Best, where she portrayed Margaret Anderson; the role was played on television by Jane Wyatt.

Television

She made numerous TV appearances as an actress in programs such as Leave It to Beaver, The Donna Reed Show, Father Knows Best and Petticoat Junction. One of her final TV appearances was in the opening scene of the Season Two Murder, She Wrote episode, "One Good Bid Deserves a Murder". Vander Pyl also had a very brief cameo appearance in the live-action film version of The Flintstones as Mrs. Feldspar, an elderly woman in a conga line.

She told an interviewer in 1995 that she received $250 per episode for making The Flintstones, and in 1966, when the series ended, she rushed to accept $15,000 in lieu of residual payments from syndication. When she gave the interview, she lived in San Clemente, California and remarked: "If I got residuals, I wouldn't live in San Clemente. I'd own San Clemente."^[1]

Personal life

Her husband, Carroll G. O'Meara, died in February 18, 1962, age 53. He was a graduate of Stanford University who worked as a copywriter at KHJ radio in the mid-1930s and later became an advertising executive.^[2]

Death

On April 10, 1999, Vander Pyl died of lung cancer at her home in Dana Point, California. She was 79 years old. She was survived by her three sons, Michael O'Meara, Timothy O'Meara, and Roger DeWitt. Her daughter, Tina O'Meara, died in the 1970s. Vander Pyl was interred in Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest, California.

References

External links

• Jean Vander Pyl at the Internet Movie Database
• Jean Vander Pyl at Allmovie
• Official Memorial (Possibly disseminating malware. Do not visit without virus scanner and firewall)
• Jean Vander Pyl at Find a Grave