Sad to say, my most vivid memories of the recently late Gloria Winters are tied in with watching reruns of Sky King in the late ’70s with this odd fellow of my acquaintance who’d sit in front of the TV and, every now and then, exclaim, in an “old pervert” voice, “Go on, Sky King, fuck her! She’s not really your niece, she’s just an actress!” It was pretty funny at the time.
I learned of Ms. Winters’ passing, I’m also ashamed to admit, via Jeffrey Jena’s remembrance at Big Hollywood, which contains the ought-to-be-immortal line “She will always be remembered as the wholesome Penny because Ms. Winters had the good sense to quit acting before she became a failure as an adult actress or fell into alcoholism or drug addiction.” Jena’s piece then goes on to compare Winters to Katy Perry—because who else, right?—and guess who Jena likes better.
