Mary Willard was born in Boston, Mass. and attended the University of Maryland, per Deadline. The publication's obituary had a personal touch, since it was written by Anthony D'Alessandro, who was actually part of Mary's comedy sketch group years ago.
"Champion is the one word that comes to mind when remembering Mary Willard and she wasn't just Fred Willard's best cheerleader," D'Alessandro wrote in 2018, "but she also mentored and nurtured a number of creative comedic writers and actors through the Willards' Los Angeles-based comedy sketch group The Mohos over the last two-plus decades."
From the sound of it, Mary had a big heart and nurturing nature — and she was also talented with her pen. According to Deadline, she found success in playwriting. Her first play, Elvis and Juliet, debuted in 1994 and had a year-long, sold-out run. When the play made its way to Off-Broadway more than a decade later, her husband Fred starred in it. Mary's 2003 musical comedy, Moon Shine!, earned her multiple awards. That's just the short version of the impressive legacy she left behind.
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