Carolyn Jones

(1930-1983)

American actress

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Carolyn Sue Jones (April 28, 1930 – August 3, 1983) was an American actress of television and film. She began her film career in the early 1950s and by the end of the decade, in 1958, had achieved recognition with a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party (1957) and that same year, won a Laurel Award for Top Supporting Female Performance, as well as a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress for her turn in Marjorie Morningstar. Her film career continued for another 20 years. In 1964, Jones began playing the role of matriarch Morticia Addams in the black-and-white television sitcom The Addams Family.

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Born	Carolyn Baker 28 April 1930 Amarillo, Texas, USA
Died	3 August 1983 (aged 53) West Hollywood, California, USA
Zodiac	Taurus
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Donald G. Donaldson - · · m. 1950; div. 1952 info edit

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Aaron Spelling 1923-2006 · American film and television producer · m. 1953; div. 1965 info edit

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Herbert Greene 1921-1985 · American conductor and arranger · m. 1968; div. 1977 info edit

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Peter Bailey-Britton 1943- · Canadian · m. 1982 info edit

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