Linda Meiklejohn obit

Actress Linda Meiklejohn Has Died 

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Linda Meiklejohn was born on August 9, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for M*A*S*H (1972), R.P.M. (1970) and Mod Squad (1968). She died on July 3, 2017.

Lt. Leslie Scorch was a recurring character who frequented Harry Blake's company in the first season of the "M*A*S*H" TV show, appearing as early as the very first episode. She was briefly a love interest for Blake, despite him being a married man. Though she was a consistent delight in the first season, Lt. Scorch was quickly written out of the series after the Season 2 premiere "Divided We Stand," never to be seen or heard from again.

Linda Meiklejohn was the only actor to play Scorch in "M*A*S*H." She appeared in episodes of "Lassie," "Mayberry R.F.D.," and "Death Valley Days" as well as the feature films "R.P.M." and "The Ballad of Josie" before joining the CBS comedy-drama. Following her exit, Meiklejohn only appeared in two other projects, a 1974 episode of Angie Dickinson's series "Police Woman" and the 1985 TV movie "A Reason to Live," which featured Ricky Schroder, Peter Fonda, and Deidre Hall. According to IMDb, Meiklejohn died in July 2017 at the age of 73.

Her father, William Meiklejohn, was a casting director who is credited with bringing Ronald Reagan to the attention of executives at Warner Brothers studio.

She was the 1974 Golden Globe Ambassador. At the time, the Ambassador was the young person who assists in the annual Golden Globe Awards presentations by handing out trophies to the winners and escorting them off stage.

Actress

Peter Fonda, Deidre Hall, and Ricky Schroder in A Reason to Live (1985)

A Reason to Live

5.8

TV Movie

June Baker

1985

 

Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)

Police Woman

6.6

TV Series

Anne St. Clair

1974

1 episode

 

Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)

M*A*S*H

8.5

TV Series

Lt. Leslie Scorch

1972–1973

8 episodes

 

Love, American Style (1969)

Love, American Style

6.8

TV Series

(segment "Love and the Plane Truth")

1972

1 episode

 

James Brolin, Robert Young, Barbara Sigel, and Elena Verdugo in Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)

Marcus Welby, M.D.

7.0

TV Series

Rita Tobin

1971

1 episode

 

Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)

Lassie

6.5

TV Series

Sandy Wade

Sandy Warner

1971

3 episodes

 

Lassie: Well of Love (1970)

Lassie: Well of Love

5.6

TV Movie

Sandy Wade

1970

 

Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)

Mod Squad

6.9

TV Series

Velma Patch

1970

1 episode

 

R.P.M. (1970)

R.P.M.

5.3

Student

1970

 

Andy Griffith in Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)

Mayberry R.F.D.

5.9

TV Series

Waitress

Hilda

1969–1970

4 episodes

 

The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

7.3

TV Series

Jeri

1969

1 episode

 

Death Valley Days (1952)

Death Valley Days

7.5

TV Series

Louise Driscoll

Fran Baldwin

1968–1969

2 episodes

 

This Is the Life (1952)

This Is the Life

6.8

TV Series

1968

1 episode

 

Doris Day in The Ballad of Josie (1967)

The Ballad of Josie

5.7

Jenny McCardle

1967

 

Marlo Thomas in That Girl (1966)

That Girl

7.3

TV Series

Nancy

1967

1 episode

 

Hank (1965)

Hank

7.3

TV Series

Harriet

Customer Wanting Pen

Bad Credit Risk ...

1965–1966

5 episodes

 

Troy Donahue and Joey Heatherton in My Blood Runs Cold (1965)

My Blood Runs Cold

5.5

Anne Davis (uncredited)

1965