RIP Louisa Moritz ~ Who played Terry in the Lucille Ball special “Happy Anniversary & Goodbye” (1974), although the two share no scenes together.  Moritz left Cuba and moved to New York City during the upheaval of the 1950s. Louisa was inspired to change her last name from Castro to Moritz to distance herself from the communist leader and chose her new moniker after seeing the St. Moritz Hotel. She may be the inspiration for the character of Lily St. Regis in the musical Annie. Although often cast as the dumb blonde, she later worked as an attorney in Southern California.  She was 72 years old. 

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