Madeline Lee Gilford Dies at 84

Gilford, who was blacklisted along with her husband in the 1950s, appeared in the 1944 Broadway play Embezzled Heaven and was a producer on two Broadway shows The World of Sholom Alecheim and the ill-fated musical Rags. She also had small parts in numerous movies and television series including Save the Tiger, Cocoon: The Return, The Savages, and Law & Order. She co-authored a memoir.

She is survived by her children Lisa, Joseph, and Sam. The funeral will be at 11:15am on Thursday, April 17 at Riverside (Amsterdam Avenue and 76th Street).