Jeannie Carson

The daughter of show business parents, John Shufflebottom and Lily Peat, Carson was born as Jean Shufflebottom in Pudsey, Yorkshire. In her early British films, she performed under the name Jean Carson, but later changed her given name to "Jeannie" to avoid confusion with the similarly named American actress Jean Carson. Carson acted in Love from Judy (1953) in London. After producer Max Liebman saw her in that production, he signed her to a contract to appear on television in the United States. In January 1953, aged 24, she released her first recording on the newly formed Philips label "Barrels And Barrels of Roses". In 1956, she starred in her own series, Hey, Jeannie! (1956), which aired on CBS. The series lasted one season before being cancelled in 1957, although six new episodes with a revamped format were broadcast in syndication in 1958 with the title "The Jeannie Carson Show", and reruns of Hey, Jeannie! (1956) were aired in prime-time during the summer of 1960, also under the title "The Jeannie Carson Show". Carson also appeared in television soap operas and in musical theatre opposite her husband Biff McGuire, as well as on Broadway.. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.