Mona Bruns was an American

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 actress on the stage, films, radio, and television.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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, Bruns appeared on Broadway with her husband, Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

Frank Marion Thomas , was an American actor on the stage, screen and television.Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Jesse and Virginia Thomas, he first appeared on Broadway in 1914. Thomas also played many supporting roles in films from the 1930s through the 1970s...

. They moved to Los Angeles in the 1930s, where she acted in several films. She played the role of Aunt Emily on the CBS soap opera, "The Brighter Day", for eight years. After the show ended, she was asked to create the role of Emily Hastings on NBC's "Another World." She also appeared on many popular television shows of the 1950s and '60s.

Bruns wrote an autobiography, By Emily Possessed, which described her acting career and her long association as Aunt Emily. She and her husband were the parents of actor Frankie Thomas

Frankie Thomas

Frank Marion Thomas, Jr. was an American actor, author and bridge-strategy expert who played both lead and supporting roles on Broadway, in films, in post-World War II radio, and in early television. He was best known for his starring role in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.-Early years:Thomas was born...

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Mona Bruns Thomas died in Los Angeles in 2000 at the age of 100. She is buried next to her husband at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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