Carolyn Jones

King Creole, 1958

Real Name: Carolyn Baker
Born: April 28th, 1929, in Amarillo, Texas.
Died: August 3rd, 1983, of cancer.
Husband(s): Aaron Spelling (1953 - 1965)
Herbert Greene (1968 - 1977)
Peter Bailey-Britton (1982 - 1983)

Carolyn Jones has the distinction of giving the shortest film performance ever nominated for an Academy Award, for her six-minute role in Bachelor Party (1957). She also appeared in The Tender Trap with Frank Sinatra, and The Seven Year Itch with Marilyn Monroe.

She played Ronnie, the girlfriend of gangster Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau), in King Creole, one of Elvis' best films. Carolyn is probably best known as Morticia, from the 60's TV show, "The Addams Family".

Carolyn Links!

Carolyn Jones - IMDB
Carolyn Jones - Wikipedia
Carolyn Jones Pictures - FanPix
Carolyn Jones Bio - TV Guide
The Unofficial Addams Family Home Page, get your Addams Family pix & sound files right here!
Carolyn Jones - from Hiroshi Takahashi's website, "Actresses That Adorned the 1960's and 70's".
Glamour Girls: Carolyn Jones - from the excellent "Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen" website!
King Creole publicity photos - Elvis Photo Shoot Sessions

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Carolyn / Addams Family Books!

In Morticia's Shadow: The Life & Career of Carolyn Jones, by James Pylant
Carolyn's story from her prolific film career through the Addams Family days with loads of researched details.

Addams Chronicles: An Altogether Ooky Look at the Addams Family, by Stephen Cox

The Addams Family, by Jack Sharkey
Paperback from 1965 based on the TV series

The Addams Family Revealed, by James Van Hise

Charles Addams: The Addams Family: An Evilution
H. Kevin Miserocchi traces the history of the Addams family, from Charles Addams' cartoons through the TV series and films