Grace Carney (September 15, 1911 - March 25, 2009) was an American actress who worked in early television, and performed in both On and Off-Broadway stage productions.
[1] Early in Carney’s career she worked in theatrical stock companies,[1] and performed as part of the ensemble in her first Broadway show, Fantasia, in 1933.
DuMont always suffered from limited funds, and in an early episode Carney was asked to play both the detective’s wife and a woman connected to the crime being investigated.
Since the thirty-minute series was broadcast live there wasn’t time for Carney to change her clothing and make-up, so she spoke her Mabel lines offscreen.
In 1997, after running United Tool and Die for thirteen years, Carney turned over operations of the company to Joseph Wagner, a longtime employee and administrator.