Prunella Scales, the actress best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, the intimidating wife of John Cleese’s Basil on the iconic ’70s British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” died on Monday. She was 93.
Her sons, Samuel and Joseph West, confirmed her death to news agency Pa Media on Tuesday, saying Scales died “peacefully at home in London yesterday.” She was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013.
“Although dementia forced her retirement from a remarkable acting career of nearly 70 years, she continued to live at home. She was watching ‘Fawlty Towers’ the day before she died,” the statement continued. “We would like to thank…
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