Dorothy Mengering, the mother of David Lettermanwho made occasional appearances during his time hostingLate Night, died Tuesday. She was 95.
From her kitchen in Carmel, Indiana, Mengering known simply as Daves Mom showed up often via satellite to play a heartwarming pie guessing game, in which her son guessed which types of pie shed baked. With her sweet temper and charming sincerity, she became an audience favorite.
Letterman also put his mother to work as a foreign correspondent of sorts for the show during the Winter Olympics in 1994, 1998 and 2002. In the first, held in Lillehammer, Norway, she interviewed thenfirst lady Hillary Clinton, asking a hard-hitting question about the Connecticut speed limit, which nabbed her an invite to the White House.
After Lillehammer, I couldnt believe how it all took off, Mengering told The New York Times about her role on Late Night and taste of fame after releasing her cookbook,Home Cookin with Daves Mom, in 1996. (You can find iton Amazon.)
She went on: I think its about the idea of mom and of a family. People are eager for families to be like they used to be. Even though there are lots of working moms and single-parent families now, you can still be a family in spite of the size and form it takes.
As Letterman, who turned 70 on Wednesday, prepared to retire from his longtime role as host in 2015, he aired a special Mothers Day montage honoring Mengering.(Catch the clip, which includes a peek at Daves Moms beer-stocked fridge, below.)
Late Tuesday, Lettermans successor,Stephen Colbert, shared a heartfelt note of condolence over Twitter about Mengering, saying he feels so grateful that Dave shared her with us.
source http://allofbeer.com/2017/07/16/david-lettermans-pie-loving-mom-dorothy-mengering-dies/
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