Constance McCashin (born June 18, 1947 in Chicago) is an American actress. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

She is best known for her role on the prime time drama Knots Landing. She played Laura Avery Sumner from the show's debut in 1979 until 1987, when she was abruptly written out due to cost-cutting measures instituted by the series producers. On the series, her character died of a brain tumor. Knots Landing was a primetime soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 until May 13, 1993 on CBS, making it the second longest-running primetime drama on U.S. TV, after Gunsmoke. Knots Landing was a small community on the California coast, mainly focusing on the cul-de-sac... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A brain tumour is any intracranial mass created by an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells either normally found in the brain itself: neurons, glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), lymphatic tissue, blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin producing Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary and...