365 Days of Columbo: February 21st

February 21st features two very notable Columni birthdays!

Rue McClanahan

First off a very happy birthday to Rue McClanahan! She had a long and illustrious career including runs on Maude and The Golden Girls.  But, of course, to Columbo fans she'll always be Verity Chandler...the showy gossip columnist who makes the mistake of telling Undertaker of the Year Eric Prince that she plans to expose him as a thief in Ashes to Ashes.

Rue McClanahan as Verity Chandler in Columbo: Ashes to Ashes

It's never a wise idea to blackmail the murderer, especially alone on their turf.

She was born February 21st, 1934, in Healdton, Oklahoma and unfortunately passed away June 3rd, 2010.

Tyne Daly

Saucy Tyne Daly did two turns on Columbo. First off as murderous Dolores McCain in A Bird in the Hand.
Tyne Daly as Dolores McCain in Columbo: A Bird in the Hand

And then, 18 months later, as retired prostitute Dorothea McNally (same initials are probably a coincidence) in Columbo: Undercover.

Tyne Daly as Dorothea McNally in Columbo: Undercover

Daly has also had a long career outside of Columbo, especially as cop Mary Beth Lacey in Cagney & Lacey.

She was born February 21st, 1946 in Madison, Wisconsin. 

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