The enigma Florence Bush

[AmyR]

Click on her name here Florence Bush to go to a site with her picture and a brief bio.

 

[Lemaster]

There have to be physical pictures that she was on out there. Sooner or later someone will upload one of them. Hopefully, anyway.

 

[Pam Vaughn]

Thank you very much Guest poster!

I did search for her in the Glen Haven Memorial Park cemetery on the "Find A Grave" website but found nothing under their "famous person" search option so switching it to search for everyone at Glen Haven, this came up...

Florence Bush (1899 - 1973) - Find A Grave Memorial

Bless her heart, and yours too for clearing this up.

Now if you could figure out who Mr. Schwamp is.

Seriously, Thank You again for the enlightenment.

 

[Pam Vaughn]

If her name sounds familiar that's because she's listed in the credits of many classic tv shows as HAIR STYLIST...FLORENCE BUSH. And much like Mr. Schwamp, little is known about her.

IMDB has a list of her screen credits here Florence Bush - IMDb with her final screen credit being from 1972, it's safe to assume she's passed on.

I took an interest in her a few years back after seeing her name in so many credits so many times. Who was she? Was she still alive? What did she look like?
I never found an answer to any of those questions.

Checking again tonight after seeing her name yet again, google turned up this result with a picture of Florence included (with a bobby pin in her mouth no less )

Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Google News Archive Search

Not a great picture of her but at least it's something. I also did a Find A Grave search tonight and that turned up nothing too and that's just sad...but at least there's a picture of the lady now.

There's gotta be something more about her out there somewhere?

I knew her in Los Angeles in 1972 or 73. She was the house mother in a women’s alcohol recovery house in West LA where I stayed for a month. She told me she had been a hairdresser for the movies and had retired. She was very kind. She was tall and had a delightful laugh. She had been involved in the beginnings of AA in with Bill W. I assumed in Akron, but perhaps it was Chicago. She helped us so much, there were 5 or 6 of us in the house. I was referred there by a mental health office. It was very, very anonymous then and I’ve never spoken of this until now.

 

[Guest]

If her name sounds familiar that's because she's listed in the credits of many classic tv shows as HAIR STYLIST...FLORENCE BUSH. And much like Mr. Schwamp, little is known about her.

IMDB has a list of her screen credits here Florence Bush - IMDb with her final screen credit being from 1972, it's safe to assume she's passed on.

I took an interest in her a few years back after seeing her name in so many credits so many times. Who was she? Was she still alive? What did she look like?
I never found an answer to any of those questions.

Checking again tonight after seeing her name yet again, google turned up this result with a picture of Florence included (with a bobby pin in her mouth no less )

Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Google News Archive Search

Not a great picture of her but at least it's something. I also did a Find A Grave search tonight and that turned up nothing too and that's just sad...but at least there's a picture of the lady now.

There's gotta be something more about her out there somewhere?

 

[Sharon Riley]

I too, have always wondered about Florence Bush. Another name that interests me is Edith Head, for the clothing/costumes.

Edith Head was very famous. There should be lots written about her.

 

[Jerri Lee]

I saw an episode of Make Room for Daddy. The hairstylist was Florence Erickson, perhaps that was her maiden name?

Yep, that was her! And, she passed away in 1973. As a hairstylist myself, she's always been one of my favorites.

 

[John Holt]

FLORENCE BUSH is from EAST TEXAS....She did not want to be KNOWN or a CELEBRITY....She married a BUSH from CHICAGO.....I won't
REVEAL her Maiden name......She Loved the YOUNG Tony Dow & Jerry Mathers.....Good kids she said....

 

[Ka re n Hicks]

I saw an episode of Make Room for Daddy. The hairstylist was Florence Erickson, perhaps that was her maiden name?

She was buried with her mother who also had the last name Bush. She passed in 1973

 

[Bill]

Florence Bush and Florence Erickson were 2 different people. Florence Erickson's maiden name was Brager and she was from Port Angeles, WA.

 

[MichelleP12]

Florence Bush and Florence Erickson were 2 different people. Florence Erickson's maiden name was Brager and she was from Port Angeles, WA.

According to IMDb, Florence Bush and Florence Erickson are the SAME woman. BUSH was her MAIDEN name; and ERICKSON was her married name.

 

[Bill]

Florence Bush and Florence Erickson were 2 different people. Florence Erickson's maiden name was Brager and she was from Port Angeles, WA.

The images of Florence Bush with Stella Stevens on Listal.com are very different from the online Getty images of Florence Erickson with Jean Hagen and Lucille Bremer, because they are 2 different people. Florence Bush was 15 years older than Florence Erickson. In the program from the November 24, 1962, DebStar Ball, held at the Hollywood Palladium, on gold-colored page 21, is a list of Hair Stylists that are "Members of Local 706". Both Florence Bush and Florence Erickson are listed. Both Florence Bush and Florence Erickson, 2 different people, should be recognized for their contributions to the industry. IMDb is now providing this recognition for both women.

 

[Bill]

If her name sounds familiar that's because she's listed in the credits of many classic tv shows as HAIR STYLIST...FLORENCE BUSH. And much like Mr. Schwamp, little is known about her.

IMDB has a list of her screen credits here Florence Bush - IMDb with her final screen credit being from 1972, it's safe to assume she's passed on.

I took an interest in her a few years back after seeing her name in so many credits so many times. Who was she? Was she still alive? What did she look like?
I never found an answer to any of those questions.

Checking again tonight after seeing her name yet again, google turned up this result with a picture of Florence included (with a bobby pin in her mouth no less )

Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Google News Archive Search

Not a great picture of her but at least it's something. I also did a Find A Grave search tonight and that turned up nothing too and that's just sad...but at least there's a picture of the lady now.

There's gotta be something more about her out there somewhere?

Try a Getty Images search for Editorial Image #924591190 and #924591736

 

[Lisa Butler]

Thanks for posting. Grew up a block away from a Florence Bush. Often wondered if it could have been her.

 

[Paul Wickett]

Florence Bush Erickson was a contracted employee of the Desilu Studios throughout the 1950s. Once the studio was sold to MCA, then Universal the role of Hairstylist to television shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Chiller, The Danny Thomas Show, Leave It To Beaver, and The Munsters, turned to Larry Germain.

Due to society standards at the time, upon marriage, Florence Bush Erickson stopped working. She did come back late in the 1960s (early 70s) but the times had changed and hairstylist were no longer contracted. Stars chose whom they liked.

Hope this helps with your query.

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