Romper Room Miss Nancy

Nancy besst of san rafael who appeared as the bay area s original miss nancy on the children s television show romper room died aug.

Romper room miss nancy.

Miss nancy left kindergarten for valencia community college and later at t where she created computer training manuals. A typical program featured a group of six to 10 children ages 4 6 in a variety of games songs and rhymes and simple moral lessons as. In 1975 miss nancy learned that wdbo would close the doors of the romper room school. She then worked as writer producer and star of the cinderella show for 10 years.

Romper room tv series 1953 1994 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. 14 after a long illness. Merle was also named nevada s. As was required of all of the franchise hostesses miss nancy had experience in working with kindergarten aged children.

The program targeted preschoolers children five years of age or younger and was created and produced by bert claster and his presenter wife nancy of claster television the national version was presented by nancy terrell. Named for her late daughter a victim. She stressed good manners and kindness to the group of children on the show. Romper room is an american children s television series that was franchised and syndicated from 1953 to 1994.

When miss nancy started saying romper bomper stomper boo it seemed almost cult like to me and in fact was the first cult thing that i ever remembered john waters hollywood director and. She also hosted the romper room television show as miss nancy for two years. Along the way she s taken a solemn pride in the contributions of the kathy stillwell foundation. Nancy claster who entertained and educated a generation of children as miss nancy the prototypical teacher on television s romper room died on friday at her home in baltimore.

Miss nancy nancy terrell was the hostess of the nationally syndicated romper room in the 1960s and early 1970s.