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Penelope Keith was best known for her roles in BBC sitcoms The Good Life and To The Manor Born. (AP PHOTO)
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The Good Life actor Penelope Keith dead at 86

Actor Penelope Keith, who is best known for British sitcoms such as The Good Life and To The Manor Born, has died at age 86.

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