Pamela Baird (born Pamela Beaird) is a former television actress, best remembered for playing Mary Ellen Rogers, the girlfriend of Wally Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver.
Early years Baird was born in San Antonio. She attended Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, for two years.
Acting career Her first recurring role was of Hildy Broeberg on the 1956–1957 western series My Friend Flicka.Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present, 1st Edition, page 426, Ballantine Books, 1979 She played Nancy, one of Kelly's (Noreen Corcoran) friends on the sitcom Bachelor Father from 1957 to 1962.Bob Leszczak, From Small Screen to Vinyl, page 16, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015
Baird is best known for her role as "Mary Ellen Rogers", the girlfriend of Wally Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver from 1957 to 1963. Her last acting roles were guest appearances on Mr. Novak and Perry Mason in 1964.
Later life In January 1973, Baird became reacquainted with Robert H. Hensley, a friend from the Hollywood Christian Group. Hensley had been an actor, using the professional name of Bob Henry. He also recorded songs, using the name Jericho Brown,Screen Actor, Volumes 18-21, Screen Actors Guild, 1976 and in 1960 he had a top ten hit, “Look for a Star”.Honor Roll of Hits (Look For a Star #6 - Jericho Brown), Billboard, August 15, 1960, page 32
The couple married, had five children, and the family traveled the country starting churches and singing Gospel songs. In 2005, Baird (Pamela Beaird Hensley) earned a degree in music from Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Her husband died on May 22, 2016.
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