Longtime Malibu resident Lois Gibson died Sunday at her home after a long illness. She was 77.
A native New Yorker, Gibson attended Hofstra University and did postgraduate studies at Sorbonne.
She moved to Los Angeles in the ’50s, and, in a long career, worked as a writer and story editor for several television shows, including “The Untouchables,” “The Fugitive” and “Quincy, M.E.”
Gibson also worked as a journalist, serving as the television critic for the Los Angeles Free Press in the ’70s. In the mid-’80s, she wrote the popular “Hidden Treasures” column of the “Around Home” section of the Los Angeles Times Magazine.
A lifetime animal rights activist, Gibson rescued and placed hundreds of small dogs over a three-decade period.
Gibson is survived by her husband, actor Henry Gibson, sons Jonathan, Charles and James and two grandchildren.
A private service already took place. A memorial will be announced soon. Donations may be made to the Boston Terrier Rescue Fund.