Question: what happened to the original cast of hazel?
Answer: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REST OF THE CAST OF HAZEL? Shirley Booth (Hazel),retired from acting in 1974. ... Shirley was 94 years old at the time of her passing. Don DeFore, who played Hazel's employer, attorney George Baxter, died of a cardiac arrest on December 22, 1993 in Santa Monica, California.