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Born Carolyn Sue Baker in Amarillo, Texas, Jones joined the Pasadena Playhouse in 1947. She secured a contract with Paramount Studios and made her first film in 1952.

In 1953 she married aspiring filmmaker Aaron Spelling, and her film career began to gain momentum. A role in House of Wax ( 1953) brought her good reviews, and she was cast in From Here to Eternity (also 1953), but illness forced her withdrawal. Donna Reed was cast in her role. She appeared in Invasion of the Body SnatchersInvasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1956 science fiction/ horror film which tells the story of ordinary small town people whose bodies are taken over by aliens. It stars Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan and Carolyn Jones. The aliens ( 1957Events January January 2 San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. January 3 Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch January 4 After 69 years the last issue of Colliers magazine is published January 5 Russell Endean becomes t), and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressThe Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners for The Bachelor Party ( 1957Events January January 2 San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. January 3 Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch January 4 After 69 years the last issue of Colliers magazine is published January 5 Russell Endean becomes t). In 1958Events January January 1 Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4 1957) January 8 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship January 18 Armed Lumbee Nat she shared a Golden Globe AwardThe Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. Run since 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the awards are often regarded as the third most publiciz for "Most Promising Newcomer" with Sandra DeeSandra Dee (born April 23, 1944) is a American film actress. Born Alexandria Zuck in Bayonne, New Jersey, Dee was a professional model by the age of four. She progressed to television commercials and then made her first film in 1957. In 1958 she won a Gol and Diane VarsiDiane Marie Varsi ( February 23, 1938 November 19, 1992) was an American film and television actress. Born in San Mateo, California, Varsi made her screen debut in Peyton Place ( 1958), and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Ac, and appeared with Elvis Presley in King Creole.

By 1963 she and Spelling were separated, and by 1964 they were divorced. In 1964 she began playing Morticia Addams in the television series The Addams Family, a role which brought her success as a comedienne and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her acting career began to decline after the demise of "The Addams Family" in 1966, and while she continued to act, her roles were sporadic. While appearing in the television series Capitol in 1982, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and she played many of her scenes in a wheelchair. Chemotherapy did little to slow the course of the disease and she died the following year in West Hollywood, California. She was buried in Melrose Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery , Anaheim, California.