| 6 June 31 |
is born in Evanston / Chicago, Illinois
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is raised on Chicago's North Side
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attends St. Clement's School
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| c. 48 |
bulbar polio paralyzes her vocal cords, spine, neck, and face when she's 15 years old. She's hospitalized for seven weeks.
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| c. 51 |
auditions for the job of a showgirl at Chicago's Chez Paree nightclub
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appears in Las Vegas productions. There she meets her first husband.
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while in Las Vegas, she is offered a job on Red Skelton's TV show
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| c. 54 |
her son, Steven, is born
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| c. 57 |
her daughter, Shari, is born
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| May 58 |
is on hand with actor Hugh O'Brian at Phil Ahn's Moongate Restaurant in Panorama City
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| c. 59 |
moves to Beverly Hills
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| July 59 |
switches her affections from Frank Torre, Milwaukee Braves' first baseman, to comic Marty Allen
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| June 60 |
her 3-year-old daughter faces her third operation in a year
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| 61 |
her agent Jerry Lauren sends her to producer-director William Castle, who casts her for Homicidal and has her blonde hair shorn and dyed black. To keep the audience unsure about her sex, she's billed as Jean Arless.
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| September 62 |
is on stage in Hollywood in A Cold Wind in August
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| February 64 |
is considered for the female part in CBS-TV's upcoming situation comedy with weird Charles Addams-type characters. A pilot has been filmed already.
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is Phoebe Munster in the pilot for the up-coming TV series "The Munsters," but is replaced for the show by Yvonne De Carlo
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| December 65 |
her dates with actor Richard Chamberlain have become a habit
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| April 66 |
is with Chamberlain on the Palm Beach stage in The Philadelphia Story
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| August 66 |
she and Chamberlain decide to be good friends instead of going to the altar
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| October 66 |
there was some talk of marriage to Chamberlain, but that romance seems over
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| 70s |
co-scripts TV sitcoms with her best friend from grammar school days, Dirk Wayne Summers
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| c. 70 |
marries director Hal Ashby
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| 74 |
her life becomes the inspiration for the film Shampoo, directed by her husband, Hal Ashby. For a year or so, late at night, Hal questions her about her life before they were married. She recounts her life and times in Beverly Hills to Hal, who then co-writes the screenplay with Robert Towne. As a result, all of the film's characters are based on real people. The documentary filmmaker character in Shampoo, portrayed by actor Tony Bill, is based on Joan's brother.
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| 88 |
becomes the widow of Ashby
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| 89 |
marries business executive Mel Bartfield
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falls in love with and settles in Jamaica
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| 28 June 92 |
dies at age 61 in Jamaica. Her ashes are spread under her favorite tree on her property.
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Sources:
The Zanesville Signal, The Vidette Messenger, Van Nuys News, The Sheboygan Press, Nevada State Journal, The Gettysburg Times, Syracuse Herald-Journal, www.IMDb.com, Step Right Up! by William Castle, Movie Life, Ecodoc |
Recommended Books:
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Links:
Filmography
The Munsters' Land of Fun
Joan Marshall at Spooky's Nightmare Mansion |
