Jeannie Carson
| Jeannie Carson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jean Shufflebottom 23 May 1928 Pudsey, Yorkshire |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Jean Carson |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, dancer |
| Years active | 1948-1970 |
| Spouse(s) | Bill Redmond Biff McGuire (m. 1960) |
Jeannie Carson (born 23 May 1928) is a retired English-born comedian, actress, singer and dancer. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The daughter of show-business parents, Carson was born Jean Shufflebottom in Pudsey, Yorkshire. Her younger Brother was stand-up comedian Billy Baxter born William Shufflebottom. Baxter had great success in both England and the States, in 1963 he toured with the Beatles as the comedian compere. He made many appearenaces on Television including the Ed Sullivan Show, Johnny Carson and the Dean Martian show. Billy Baxter passed away in April of 2009.
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.
Carson became an over-night star in Love From Judy, a musical by Hugh Martin and Jack Gray, and produced by Emile Littler, that played at the Saville Theatre in London from 1952 to 1953. After producer Max Liebman saw her in that production, he signed her to a contract to appear on television in the United States.
In 1956, Carson starred in her own series Hey, Jeannie!, which aired on CBS. The series lasted one season before being canceled in 1957. (Although 6 new episodes of a revamped format were broadcast in 1958). She appeared as a guest panelist on the February 24, 1957 episode on What's My Line?.
In 1969, she appeared as Marcy Vincente on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow. Oscar winner Anne Revere portrayed her mother, and Anthony George played her husband.
In 1960, Carson married her second husband, actor Biff McGuire, while both were starring in the Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow. The couple toured together in 1961 in Camelot, with McGuire as King Arthur and Carson as Guenevere. Later, they performed at the Seattle Repertory for fifteen years, often together. McGuire and Carson live in Los Angeles.
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