Jessie Jones, Comedy Legend, Passes Away at 75

0:00On April 1, Jesse Jones, the actress and playwright known for guest spots on shows like Murphy Brown and Perfect Strangers, passed away at 75 on March 20 after a long illness. Her creative partner, Jamie Wooten, shared the news through an online obituary and confirmed it directly, noting Jones was one-third of their hit comedy. Trio Jones, Hope Wooten, fans and folks in the industry remember her early days, born in 1950 in the Texas Panhandle, where a high school contest took her to. Washington, D.C., before she studied at the University of Texas at Austin and broken to TV in the 80s and 90s with roles on Nightcourt, Newhart and Grace Underfire. On the writing front, she co-created off-brought-way smash dearly departed, which toured nationwide and pinned the screenplay for Kingdom Come With. Wooten called her the most-produced female playwright in America, leaving a legacy of laughter to her work and family, including sisters, nieces, and nephews who survive her.

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