Life 101 – RIP Barbara Billingsley

June Cleaver, always in her pearls and immaculate lipstick.

Barbara Billingsley, also known as June Cleaver, also known as the woman who made vacuuming in pearls a cultural phenomenon, died Saturday at her home in Santa Monica. She was 94. Billingsley appeared in a few movies in the mid-40’s and 50’s, but it wasn’t until the premier of Leave it to Beaver that she became a star. In honor of Mrs. Cleaver, we all must break out our pearls this week.

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