Jeannie Carson (born Jean Shufflebottom; 23 May 1928) is a British-born retired comedian, actress, singer and dancer. She has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a historic landmark which consists of more than 2,700 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, Californ ...
.
Early life
Born to show business parents,
[ ] Carson was born as Jean Shufflebottom in
Pudsey, West Riding of Yorkshire.
In her early British films, she performed under the name Jean Carson, but later changed her given name to "Jeannie" to avoid confusion with the similarly named American actress
Jean Carson.
Acting career
Carson acted in ''
Love from Judy'' in London. After producer
Max Liebman saw her in that production, he signed her to a contract to appear on television in the United States,
[ starting with a six-episode color version of the Broadway musical '' Best Foot Forward''. In January 1953 she released her first recording on the newly formed Philips label "Barrels and Barrels of Roses". In 1956, she starred in her own series '' Hey, Jeannie!'',][ which aired on CBS. The series lasted one season before being cancelled in 1957, although six new episodes with a revamped format were broadcast in syndication in 1958 with the title ''The Jeannie Carson Show'', and reruns of ''Hey, Jeannie!'' were aired in primetime during the summer of 1960, also under the title ''The Jeannie Carson Show''. She appeared as a guest panelist on the February 24, 1957 telecast of '' What's My Line?''.]
Personal life
In 1960, Carson married her second husband, actor Biff McGuire,Finian's Rainbow
''Finian's Rainbow'' is a musical with a book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane, produced by Lee Sabinson. The original 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances, while a film version was re ...
''. They toured together in 1961 in '' Camelot'', with McGuire as King Arthur
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In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...
and Carson as Guenevere. Later, they performed at the Seattle Repertory for fifteen years, often together.
Filmography
* 1948 – ''A Date with a Dream
''A Date with a Dream'' is a 1948 British musical comedy film directed by Dicky Leeman and starring Terry-Thomas, Jeannie Carson and Wally Patch. Its plot concerns a wartime group of musical entertainers who meet up a year after being demobbed an ...
''
* 1953 – '' Love in Pawn''
* 1955 – ''As Long as They're Happy
''As Long as They're Happy'' is a 1955 British musical comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Jack Buchanan, Susan Stephen and Diana Dors. It is based on the 1953 play of the same name by Vernon Sylvaine. It was shot at Pinewood St ...
''
* 1955 – '' An Alligator Named Daisy''
* 1957 – '' Rockets Galore!'' (US title: ''Mad Little Island'')
* 1958 – ''Little Women
''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888).
Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...
''
Broadway appearances
* 1959-63 – '' The Sound of Music''[Profile]
playbill.com; accessed 16 March 2022.
* 1960 – ''Finian's Rainbow
''Finian's Rainbow'' is a musical with a book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane, produced by Lee Sabinson. The original 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances, while a film version was re ...
''[
* 1970 – ''Blood Red Roses''][
]
References
External links
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1928 births
Living people
English women comedians
English expatriates in the United States
English musical theatre actresses
English film actresses
English television actresses
People from Pudsey
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