Doris Packer

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Doris Packer (May 30, 1904 – March 31, 1979) was an American actress, possibly best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Cornelia Rayburn, Theodore Cleaver's elementary school principal in the television series, Leave It to Beaver. Packer portrayed the mother of millionaire playboy Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. on CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Before that, she played Clarice Armitage, mother of Milton Armitage, whose character on the series Osborne replaced. She also portrayed an unfavorite teacher, who was retiring after 30 years, on My Favorite Martian. In most of her screen roles, she was known for her aristocratic and intellectual bearing and precise use of the English language.

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