Happy 88th Birthday Barbara Eden!!!
Aug 23, 2018 12:26:30 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Aug 23, 2018 12:26:30 GMT
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Happy 88th Birthday Barbara Eden!!!
Born on August 23, 1931 in Tucson, Arizona
Thanks for everything, so far...
American actress of movies and television who might be best known as a genie, but she has acted in so much more.
Eden's first public performance was singing in the church choir, where she sang the solos. As a teenager, she sang in local bands for $10 a night in night clubs. At age 16, she became a member of Actor's Equity. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco in the Spring Class of 1949 and studied theater for one year at City College of San Francisco. She was then elected Miss San Francisco, as Barbara Huffman, in 1951. Eden also entered the Miss California pageant.
She begun appearing in movies and television 1956, but it took awhile to atract attention and her first bigger role came in A Private's Affair 1959.
Some samples from her career:
A Private's Affair 1959, with Gary Crosby
Flaming Star 1960, with Steve Forrest, John McIntire, Dolores del Rio and Elvis Presley
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961, with Joan Fontaine and Peter Lorre
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962, with Karlheinz Böhm (Karl Boehm)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964, with Tony Randall
I Dream of Jeannie TV-series from 1965 to 1970 in 139 episodes
The Amazing Dobermans 1976, with Fred Astaire and James Franciscus.
Harper Valley P.T.A. 1978, and reprised her role for 30 episodes in the TV-series between 1981 and 1982.
Reunited with Larry Hagman from the Jeannie days in 6 episodes of Dallas TV-series 1990 to 1991
Always and Forever 2009 Hallmark TV-movie
Barbara Eden has acted in 90 movies and television productions.
Since 1988 she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Eden wrote a memoir, "Jeannie Out of the Bottle", which was released on April 5, 2011, and became a bestseller.
Happy 88th Birthday Barbara Eden!!!
Born on August 23, 1931 in Tucson, Arizona
Thanks for everything, so far...
American actress of movies and television who might be best known as a genie, but she has acted in so much more.
Eden's first public performance was singing in the church choir, where she sang the solos. As a teenager, she sang in local bands for $10 a night in night clubs. At age 16, she became a member of Actor's Equity. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco in the Spring Class of 1949 and studied theater for one year at City College of San Francisco. She was then elected Miss San Francisco, as Barbara Huffman, in 1951. Eden also entered the Miss California pageant.
She begun appearing in movies and television 1956, but it took awhile to atract attention and her first bigger role came in A Private's Affair 1959.
Some samples from her career:
A Private's Affair 1959, with Gary Crosby
Flaming Star 1960, with Steve Forrest, John McIntire, Dolores del Rio and Elvis Presley
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961, with Joan Fontaine and Peter Lorre
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962, with Karlheinz Böhm (Karl Boehm)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964, with Tony Randall
I Dream of Jeannie TV-series from 1965 to 1970 in 139 episodes
The Amazing Dobermans 1976, with Fred Astaire and James Franciscus.
Harper Valley P.T.A. 1978, and reprised her role for 30 episodes in the TV-series between 1981 and 1982.
Reunited with Larry Hagman from the Jeannie days in 6 episodes of Dallas TV-series 1990 to 1991
Always and Forever 2009 Hallmark TV-movie
Barbara Eden has acted in 90 movies and television productions.
Since 1988 she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Eden wrote a memoir, "Jeannie Out of the Bottle", which was released on April 5, 2011, and became a bestseller.
