Ava Ostern Fries, the wife of producer Chuck Fries whose experiences as a Beverly Hills Girl Scout leader inspired the film “Troop Beverly Hills,” died Oct. 2. She was 87. Born in Dext…
Born in Dexter, Mo., she moved to Los Angeles after graduating the U. of Tulsa. She started out teaching and acting before joining Danny Thomas Productions as a development executive. She then formed her own production company, Avanti Enterprises, which produced the TV series “Born Famous” about the children of the rich and famous.
She served on the board of directors for Los Angeles’s Center Theater Group for over two decades. She was also a founding co-chair of American Film Institute Associates and The International Film Society; served on the board of the Children’s Burn Foundation; and was a member of The Producers Guild of America and Women In Film.
Fries was honored by NOW, the National Organization of Women, for her contributions to the community and the arts. As Vice Chairman of the Board and a longtime member of People Assisting the Homeless, , she chaired a 1994 event honoring Archbishop Desmond Tutu and, along with her husband, Chuck. Following the death of her daughter, Camela Ostern Markman –– who had been a supporter of The Westside Children’s Center in West Los Angeles, she organized and chaired the WCC’s Big Hearts Club to benefit children in the foster care system.. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Sherry Case; stepchildren Charles M. Fries, Suzanne Fries-Hostka, Chris Fries, Dyanne Fries, Mike Fries, Alice Fries, and Jon Fries; 22 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
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