What is Bonnie Franklin doing?

Bonnie Franklin, star of TV's “One Day at a Time,” died Friday at her home in Los Angeles, suffering complications from the pancreatic cancer she had revealed in September. The actress was 69.
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Where is Bonnie Franklin now?

Illness and death

Franklin died at age 69, on March 1, 2013, at her home in the Los Angeles Area. Franklin is buried next to Minoff at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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What happened to Ann Romano?

Bonnie Franklin, whose portrayal of a pert but determined Ann Romano on the television show “One Day at a Time” in the 1970s and '80s spun laughter out of the tribulations of a divorced woman juggling parenting, career, love life and feminist convictions, died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 69.
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Is Bonnie Franklin from One Day at a Time still alive?

Bonnie Franklin died in 2013

However, her career was cut short when she fell ill. On March 1, 2013, Franklin passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to Yahoo. She was just 69 years old. Franklin's TV daughters, Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips, released statements following her death.
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Why did Julie leave Max on One Day at a Time?

When Mackenzie Phillips left the show the second time, her character Julie was written out by first going away for job training, then having her leave Max and their daughter Annie.
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Bonnie Franklin Suffered for Years and Died More Tragically than Anyone she had Ever Met



What happened to Schneider from One Day at a Time?

Death. Harrington, who had Alzheimer's disease, fell in early November 2015. He suffered a small brain hemorrhage and spent three weeks in a hospital and nursing home. Harrington's children announced his death on January 6, 2016, aged 86.
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Why did Valerie Bertinelli leave One Day at a Time?

"It's just been scheduling issues, that's really all it's been," she explained. "We were almost able to work something out. I had one day off and I was flying in the night before and I had to start my show (Bertinelli now hosts "Valerie's Home Cooking" on the Food Network) the next day and I think it was just too much.
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Did Barbara have a baby One Day at a Time?

She and Max became the parents of a daughter they name Annie. Mackenzie Phillips (daughter of John Phillips from 60s group The Mamas and The Papas) was fired from the show in 1980 because of her cocaine habit. In 1981, she was invited back to the show but she resumed using cocaine in 1982 and collapsed on the set.
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What happened to Mackenzie Phillips on One Day at a Time?

In 1981, the producers of One Day at a Time invited her back to the show. However, in 1982, Phillips relapsed into cocaine use and the following year, she collapsed on the show's set. After refusing to take a drug test, she was fired permanently and her character was written out of the series.
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Did Julie have a baby on One Day at a Time?

Julie's announcement that her baby will be born underwater may be more than Ann can bear. Julie's announcement that her baby will be born underwater may be more than Ann can bear. Julie's announcement that her baby will be born underwater may be more than Ann can bear.
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Who played Julie's husband on One Day at a Time?

Michael Lembeck joined the series as Julie's husband, Max, in the fifth season, but he was written out as a consequence of Phillips' firing (but later returned in season seven along with Philips).
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Who does Barbara marry on One Day at a Time?

Boyd Gaines appeared in 51 episodes as Mark Royer, Barbara's dentist boyfriend and, eventually, husband.
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How old was Bonnie Franklin when she starred in One Day at a Time?

In her 2008 memoir "Losing It," Bertinelli noted that Franklin, just 31 when the show began, wasn't old enough to be her real mother.
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How long did One Day at a Time run?

One Day at a Time is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from December 16, 1975, to May 28, 1984. It starred Bonnie Franklin as a divorced mother raising two teenage daughters, played by Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli, in Indianapolis.
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How did Ann get Alex on One Day at a Time?

Nick soon left the show, and—in one of the more contrived plot twists—gave Ann custody of Alex, even though he had a real mother in Chicago. As youths, Julie ran away with her boyfriend, and Barbara tried to shed her good-girl image by running off with a platonic friend.
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How old was Valerie Bertinelli when she starred in One Day at a Time?

Following her appearance in an episode of Apple's Way, Bertinelli was approached by producer Norman Lear to audition for the role of cooperative daughter Barbara Cooper in a new sitcom called One Day at a Time. The show debuted in late 1975 when Bertinelli was 15 years old.
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How did the original One Day at a Time end?

The final episode involving the entire cast ran May 21, 1984. In it, Ann moves to London with her husband, Sam (Howard Hesseman). In the following week's episode, Harrington's Schneider receives word that his brother has died.
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Are Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips friends?

Bertinelli and Phillips remain good friends today

She knew I was going through a little trouble, so she was just sending me a virtual hug … It was her birthday recently … I adore Mackenzie. She is my sister from another mister, love her.”
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Why did One Day at a Time end?

One Day at a Time came back to television and while it was a tad different, it was here again and I was so happy to have it. Then, COVID-19 happened and production was halted due to the pandemic. The last episode of the first half of the season was animated, and in November of 2020 it was cancelled.
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Where is One Day at a Time filmed?

Filming. The program is filmed in Culver City, California at Sony Pictures Studios's Stage 25. Like most Norman Lear sitcoms, it is recorded with a multiple-camera setup in front of a live studio audience.
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Does Schneider end up with Avery?

Schneider then says he's never won. But this year he can't lose because he has Avery in his life, and he's finally in a loving relationship as he kisses Avery.
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Why did Avery and Schneider break up?

Avery doesn't appear in “Drinking and Driving,” but we do find out that she and Schneider broke up sometime after he fell off the wagon. It might be for the best, as he needs to focus on his sobriety.
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Does Penelope and Schneider get together?

Penelope and Schneider are a platonic relationship in One Day at a Time.
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