Jeanne Carmen

Jeanne Carmen (* 4. August 1930 in Paragould , Arkansas ; † 20th December 2007 ) was an American '50s pin-up and later a B-Movie - Actress .

life and work

Her pictures graced the covers of dozens of magazines. As a Model for golf clothes she met Jimmy Demaret know that their great talent for playing golf immediately recognized and within six months she was a professional trick golfer and his girlfriend.

She made her acting debut on Broadway in 1948 when she was nominated for a role in burlesque with Bert Lahr . Fans of horror films remember her for her role in the 1959 film The Monster of Piedras Blancas . Well-known films in which she received other supporting roles were Diana Barrymore's Too Much Too Soon in 1958 and the Stooges film A Merry Mix-up in 1957 .

In Hollywood she was friends with many celebrities including Frank Sinatra , Elvis Presley , Lex Barker , Jerry Lewis , Dean Martin , Errol Flynn , Clark Gable and John F. Kennedy. Marilyn Monroe was her neighbor on Doheny Drive and her most famous friend and companion.

After Marilyn's death, she was threatened by Johnny Roselli , who worked for the Chicago Mafia boss Sam Giancana . She saw her life in danger, withdrew from Hollywood, fled to Scottsdale, Arizona, and lived incognito for over a decade : dyed her platinum blonde hair brunette, never mentioned her showbizz career, married, raised three children, and led a quiet life.

Based on the friendship with Monroe, some documentaries were shot.

Carmen died of malignant lymphoma in December 2007 at the age of 77 .

Filmography

Movie theater:

1953: Striporama
1956: Bank robbery in Mexico ( The Three Outlaws )
1957: Ripe flowers ( Untamed Youth )
1957: Rebel of the Red Mountains ( War Drums )
1957: A Merry Mix-up
1957: Terror in Portland City ( Portland Exposé )
1958: Left and right of the marriage bed ( I Married a Woman )
1958: Her life was a scandal ( Too Much, Too Soon )
1958: Born Reckless
1959: The Monster of Piedras Blancas
1961: The Vampire Doll ( The Devil's Hand )
1962: House of Women
2005: The Naked Monster

TV:

1951: Mike and Buff (TV series, episode: Princess Jeanne )
1958: 26 Men (TV series, episode: The Last Rebellion )
1958–1959: The Millionaire (TV series, episodes: The Wally Bannister Story & Millionaire Lorraine Daggett )
1959: Riverboat (TV series, episode: A Night at Trapper's Landing )
1959: Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series, episode: Tiger )
1960: Tightrope (TV series, episode: The Chinese Pendant )
1961: Tonight, Dick Powell! ( The Dick Powell Show ) (TV series, episode: Three Soldiers )

literature

Brandon James: Jeanne Carmen: My Wild, Wild Life as a New York Pin Up Queen. , To Excel / Kaleidoscope Sof, 2006, ISBN 978-0595409068

Individual evidence

↑ ”E! True Hollywood Story ”Jeanne Carmen: Queen of the B-Movies (1998)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Carmen, Jeanne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH	4th August 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paragould , Arkansas , United States
DATE OF DEATH	December 20, 2007

[1] ”E! True Hollywood Story ”Jeanne Carmen: Queen of the B-Movies (1998)