Lew Parker (born Austin Lewis Jacobs, October , â€" October , ) was
an American television, stage and musical theatre actor. His most
notable role was as Lew Marie, the beleaguered father of Marlo
Thomas's character, Ann Marie, on the s television series That
Girl.[citation needed]Parker was born in Brooklyn and was the son of
Lewis Jacobs, who performed in vaudeville.Parker appeared on one
episode of the television series Gidget in as Mr. Socrates, the
crusty proprietor of The Shaggy Dog, a hamburger restaurant that was a
hangout for teenagers.[citation needed] His Broadway credits include A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (), Mr. Wonderful (),
Ankles Aweigh (), The Front Page (), Are You With It? (), Red, Hot and
Blue (), Girl Crazy (), Heads Up (), Spring is Here (), and Rainbow
().In , Parker married actress Betty Kean. They remained together
until Parker's death from cancer in New York City in . Betty Kean died
on September , , also from cancer. The couple were survived by a
daughter, Deirdre, and two grandchildren.[citation needed]
an American television, stage and musical theatre actor. His most
notable role was as Lew Marie, the beleaguered father of Marlo
Thomas's character, Ann Marie, on the s television series That
Girl.[citation needed]Parker was born in Brooklyn and was the son of
Lewis Jacobs, who performed in vaudeville.Parker appeared on one
episode of the television series Gidget in as Mr. Socrates, the
crusty proprietor of The Shaggy Dog, a hamburger restaurant that was a
hangout for teenagers.[citation needed] His Broadway credits include A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (), Mr. Wonderful (),
Ankles Aweigh (), The Front Page (), Are You With It? (), Red, Hot and
Blue (), Girl Crazy (), Heads Up (), Spring is Here (), and Rainbow
().In , Parker married actress Betty Kean. They remained together
until Parker's death from cancer in New York City in . Betty Kean died
on September , , also from cancer. The couple were survived by a
daughter, Deirdre, and two grandchildren.[citation needed]
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