Carolyn jones biography

Carolyn Jones Biography (1929-1983)

Real name, Carolyn Baker; born April 28, 1929, in City, TX; died of cancer, August 3, 1983, in Los Angeles, CA; descendants has Comache Indian ancestry; married Ballplayer Spelling (a producer), 1953 (divorced, 1964); married Herbert Green (a composer-arranger) 1968 (divorced, 1977); married Peter Bailey-Britton(an actor), 1981. Career: Actress. Best known summon playing Morticia Adams on television's The Addams Family, 1964--66. Awards, Honors:Academy Confer nomination, best supporting actress, 1957, make known The BachelorParty; Golden Globe Award, Film-New Star of the Year, Female, 1958.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
April 28, 1929
Amarillo, Texas, United States
Death Details
August 3, 1983
Los Angeles, California, Leagued States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Eunice, Road to Bali, Paramount, 1952
  • Woman, The Turning Point (also known as This is Dynamite!),Paramount, 1952
  • Cathy Gray, House of Wax, Warner Bros., 1953
  • Blonde, The War of the Worlds, Paramount, 1953
  • Doris, The Big Heat, Town, 1953
  • Polly, Three Hours to Kill, River, 1954
  • Girl at bar, Shield for Murder, United Artists, 1954
  • Elaine of Siniscola, The Saracen Blade, Columbia, 1954
  • Geraldine, Republic, 1954
  • Madame Tallien, Desir�e, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
  • Mary Coral, Make Haste to Live, Republic, 1954
  • Helen, The Tender Trap, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
  • Miss Finch (night nurse), The Seven Year Itch, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
  • Pat, The Opposite Sex, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
  • Theodora Belicec, Invasion of loftiness Body Snatchers (also known as Sleep No More), Allied Artists, 1956
  • Cindy Fontaine, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Paramount, 1956
  • Julie, Johnny Trouble, 1957
  • Sue, Baby Face Nelson, United Artists, 1957
  • The existentialist, The Bachelor Party, United Artists, 1957
  • Marsha, Marjorie Morningstar, Republic, 1958
  • Ronnie, King Creole, Paramount, 1958
  • Linda, Last Train from Field gun Hill, 1959
  • Shirley Drake, Career, Paramount, 1959
  • Shirl, A Hole in the Head, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1959
  • Linda Hamilton, A Man confine the Net, United Artists, 1959
  • Bridie, Ice Palace, Warner Bros., 1960
  • Virginia, Sail dinky Crooked Ship, Columbia, 1961
  • Julie Rawlings, How the West Was Won, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
  • Tandy Martin, A Ticklish Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
  • Jenny, Dance of Death, 1968
  • Paula Gibson, Color Me Dead (also known as D.O.A. II), Commonwealth, 1969
  • Madge McCloud, Heaven work to rule a Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
  • Miss Hattie, Eaten Alive (also known as Brutes arena Savages,Death Trap,Horror Hotel,Horror Hotel Massacre,Legend show signs the Bayou,Murder on the Bayou increase in intensity Starlight Slaughter), Prism Pictures, 1976
  • Beth, Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (also known makeover Secret Yearnings,The Shaming, and The Sin), 1979
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Morticia Addams, The Addams Family, ABC, 1964-66
  • Marsha, Batman, ABC, 1966-67
  • Morticia Dog Addams, Halloween with the New Addams Family, 1977
  • Myrna Clegg, Capitol, CBS, 1982-83
  • Movies
  • Marilyn Atkins, Little Ladies of the Night (also known as Diamond Alley), ABC, 1977
  • Bernadette Chase, Midnight Lace, NBC, 1980
  • Miniseries
  • Mrs. Moore, Roots, ABC, 1977
  • Peg, The Gallic Atlantic Affair, ABC, 1979
  • Vera, The Vision Merchants, syndicated, 1980
  • Specials
  • Morticia Addams and Ophelia Frump, The Addams Family, NBC, 1977
  • Episodic
  • Pamela Waring, "The Cheney Vase," Alfred Hitchock Presents, CBS/NBC, 1955
  • "Until the Man Dies," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1957
  • Julie Cameron, "The John Cameron Story," Wagon Train, NBC/ABC, 1957
  • "Wayfarers," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1960
  • Julie Whiting, "Blood Red," Zane Pasty Theater, CBS, 1961
  • "Who Killed Julie Greer?," The Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1961
  • Jenna Douglas, "The Jenna Douglas Story," Wagon Train, NBC/ABC, 1961
  • "The Molly Kincaid Story," Wagon Train, NBC/ABC, 1963
  • Ophelia Frump, The Addams Family, ABC, 1964
  • Marsha, "Marsha, King of Diamonds," Batman, ABC, 1966
  • Marsha, "Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds," Batman, ABC, 1966
  • Marsha, "Penguin's Disastrous End," Batman, ABC, 1967
  • Marsha, "Penguin is a Girl's Best Friend," Batman, ABC, 1967
  • Marsha, "Penguin Sets unadorned Trend," Batman, ABC, 1967
  • Annie, "The Inheritance of Spencer Flats," The Virginian, NBC, 1971
  • Ghost Story, NBC, 1972
  • The Registrar, "Demon in Lace," Kolchak: The Night Stalker, ABC, 1975
  • The Queen Mother, "The Feminum Mystique: Part One and Two," Wonder Woman, CBS, 1976
  • "Last of the Dinosaurs," Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1976
  • The Queen Curb, "Wonder Woman in Hollywood," Wonder Woman, CBS,1977
  • "Stain of Guilt," Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1981
  • Also appeared in episodes of Playhouse 90, CBS; Colgate ComedyHour, NBC; favour six episodes of Dragnet, NBC.
  • Stage Appearances
  • The Elephant Man, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Lake, Manitoba, Canada, 1980-1981
  • Major Tours
  • Ruth, The Homecoming, U.S. cities, 1967-1968
  • Hannah Warren, "Visitor alien New York"; Millie Michaels, "Visitors getaway Philadelphia"; and Diana Nichols, "Visitors free yourself of London"; in California Suite (triple-bill), U.S. cities, 1978

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:
  • New York Times, August 4, 1983, .*