Florence Halop (b. January 23, 1923 in Queens, New York) was a diminutive, mostly comic actress and the sister of Billy Halop, one of the original Dead End/East Side Kids. She had a long career on radio and got her start at age 4 when she appeared on Orson Welles' Mercury Theater of the Air. Between 1976-1982, she played 6 different characters on the TV series Barney Miller. Her character in St. Elsewhere, Mrs. Hufnagel, was only supposed to be in one episode, but her role was so well received the writers found a way to get her into 15 more episodes. Halop also went uncredited in the films The Glass Bottom Boat and Pretty in Pink. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... Billy Halop (February 11, 1920) – (November 9, 1976) was an American actor. ... The East Side Kids were one of the off-shoots from the original Dead End Kids series of films, and contained several of the original members who appeared in the series from time to time, most notably: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan and Gabriel Dell. ... Orson Welles on the set of Citizen Kane. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barney Miller was a comedy television series set in a New York City police station. ... St. ... The Glass Bottom Boat is a romantic comedy made in 1966. ... Pretty in Pink is a 1986 film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high school. ...

Florence succeeded Selma Diamond on Night Court after Diamond's death from lung cancer, but succumbed herself to cancer during the run of the show. (She was replaced on Night Court by Marsha Warfield, who played Roz Russell until the series ended in May 1992.) Halop, just like Diamond, lasted one season on Night Court before dying of cancer brought on by smoking. Selma Diamond (August 5, 1920 - May 13, 1985) was a Canadian-born comedic actress and TV writer. ... Night Court was a situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992. ... The incidence of lung cancer is highly correlated with smoking. ... Night Court was a situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992. ... Marsha Warfield (born March 5, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an African-American actress best remembered for her 1986-1992 role on the popular NBC sitcom Night Court. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Night Court was a situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992. ... Various smoking equipment including different pipes, and cigars. ...

Also, both she and Diamond were short, Jewish, had raspy voices from years of smoking, played the feisty female bailiff role on the show and were named 'Selma' and 'Florence' respectively. Florence developed breast cancer that metastasized, so biographies of her alternate between her dying of breast or lung cancer on July 15, 1986, at the age of 63. Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Referenced

• Florence Halop at the Internet Movie Database
• New York Times Florence Halop page
• Great Character Actors webpage