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Rose Marie, co-star of 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' dies at 94

LOS ANGELES - Rose Marie, an actress, singer and comedian best known for portraying the wise-cracking Sally Rogers in the popular 1960s sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show," died Thursday, according to her agent and official web site. She was 94.

Marie died about 2 p.m. in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley, her agent, Harlan Boll, said. He did not release any additional details.

Cast as a glib, man-hunting comedy writer on the popular sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show," Marie continued playing the part, in a way, on other stages years after the role ended.

When the series wrapped in 1966, she became a regular on the "Hollywood Squares" game show, essentially portraying her wise-cracking character, Sally Rogers, from "Dick Van

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