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, .*