Verna Bloom, 'Animal House' actress, dies at the age of 80
Bloom appeared as the drunken debauched wife of the Dean Wormer in 'Animal House' and worked with the likes of Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood
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Verna Bloom, the actress who appeared in 'Animal House' as the alcoholic wife of Dean Wormer, and worked with the likes of Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood, died on January 9 in Bar Harbor, Maine. She was 80 years old. The cause of her death is reported to be complications of dementia.
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