Jean Carson (born February 28, 1925, Charleston, West Virginia, died November 2, 2005, Palm Springs, California) was an American actress best known for her work on the classic 1960's sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Jump to: navigation, search February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charleston, WV Capitol Building Charleston is the capital of West Virginia, a state of the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... View of Canyon Country Club, Palm Springs, from the air Palm Springs is a city located in Riverside County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 42,807. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ...

Born to Alexander and Sadie Leete (descendant of William Leete, first governor of the Colony of Connecticut) Carson first became interested in show business as a child, playing a "bad little Indian girl". At age 12 she got her first acting job, five dollars for a small part in a production of Carmen that traveled through Charleston. In high school she was voted Girl Most Likely to Succeed as an Actress. Carson told her mother she was going to be on Broadway and in 1948, after studies at Carnegie-Mellon University, Carson made her Broadway debut in George S. Kaufman's Bravo. Other Broadway work included Anniversary Waltz with Macdonald Carey, Two Blind Mice with Melvyn Douglas, and Bird Cage, which garnered her a Tony Award nomination.-1... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was a playwright, director, producer, humorist, and drama critic noted for his many collaborations with other writers and his contributions to 20th century American comedy. ... Macdonald Carey Macdonald Carey (March 15, 1913–March 21, 1994) was an American actor best known for his role as the patriarch Dr. ... Melvyn Douglas (April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was a United States actor. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater. ...

Carson went on to appear in many pioneering television series, including Studio One, NBC Presents, Twilight Zone (as Paula in A Most Unusual Camera, a part written especially for her by Rod Serling) and The Ford Theatre Hour. She continued to make guest starring appearances throughout the 1950's, as well as a regular role on 1959's The Betty Hutton Show (Carson described Hutton as a "foulmouthed old biddy" and said that was the only acting experience she did not enjoy) and roles in films such as 1955's The Phenix City Story and 1958's I Married a Monster from Outer Space. Carson felt she was typecast by some of these roles ("I'm what you call a 'second woman' or 'second tomato.' They never get the man.") and that they helped her get work on The Andy Griffith Show. Studio One is one of Reggaes most renowned record labels, having been described as the Motown of Jamaica. ... Note, this page is about the television series and its two revivals. ... Episode name: A Most Unusual Camera Episode number: 46 Season: 2 Original airdate: December 16, 1960 Writer: Rod Serling Director: John Rich Notable cast members: Fred Clark, Jean Carson, Adam Williams, Marcel Hillaire Episode Summary: Two theives, Chester and Paula, rob a store and among the items they steal is... Jump to: navigation, search Edwin Rodman Rod Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was a screenwriter, most famous for his science fiction TV series, The Twilight Zone. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Carson had a brief role as Naomi in a 1962 episode, but her most popular role was Daphne, one of the "fun girls", who appeared with Joyce Jameson on a recurring basis from 1962 to 1965. Daphne was a notorious flirt who greeted her objects of affection with a throaty, "Hello Doll." These episodes are among the most popular with fans of the series. Jump to: navigation, search 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999-The Bomb 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

Carson obtained fourth billing in the 1968 Peter Sellers comedy The Party, perhaps her best known film. For the first half of the 1970's Carson had a drinking problem which limited her acting career. Her last film role was 1977's Fun with Dick and Jane. She retired early in the next decade, save for some plays in the Palm Springs area (where she had moved to be close to her children); Carson was also active in Alcoholics Anonymous. Carson associated herself with The Andy Griffith Show for many years, attending cast performances, conventions, and other meetings and writing back to fans personally until she was paralyzed by a stroke in September 2005. Jump to: navigation, search 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Peter Sellers Richard Henry Sellers (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980), better known as Peter Sellers, was an English comedian, comic actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the BBC radio series The Goon Show, before embarking on a successful film career. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Jump to: navigation, search Alcoholics Anonymous (known commonly as A.A. or AA) is a world-wide fellowship of alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and carry the message of recovery from alcoholism through the Twelve Steps. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Atlantic hurricane season • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Bali bombings investigation • California wildfires • UK Conservative Party leadership election • DeLay political financing scandal • Dengue outbreak in Singapore • Fuel prices / Peak oil • Harriet Miers nomination and hearings • Hurricane Wilma • Irans nuclear program...

Carson died on November 2, 2005. She was survived by two sons, a sister, and a niece.

External links

• "Hello Doll" - Official website
• IMDB profile
• 2003 interview