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Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens

Connie Stevens (born August 8, 1938) is an American actress and singer. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

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She was born Concetta Rosalie Anna Ingoglia in Brooklyn, New York, a daughter of Peter Ingoglia (known as musician Teddy Stevens) and singer Eleanor McGinley. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a

Connie adopted her father's stage name of Stevens as her own. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as Her parents were divorced and she lived with grandparents. At age eight, she started attending Catholic boarding schools. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers Actor John Megna is her half-brother. John Megna ( November 9, 1952 – September 5, 1995) was an American Actor whose Broadway success at the age of seven

Coming from a musical family, she formed a singing group called The Foremost, the other three vocalists went on to fame as The Lettermen. The Lettermen are an American Pop music vocal group. The Lettermen's trademark is close- Harmony pop Songs with In 1953, Stevens moved to Los Angeles with her father. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West When she was sixteen, she replaced the alto in a singing group, The Three Debs. She enrolled at a professional school (Georgia Massey's School of Song and Dance in Leona Valley), sang professionally and appeared in local repertory theater. For other meanings of repertory please see Repertory (disambiguation. She was dismissed from The Three Debs for "unprofessional behavior" while on a job in Las Vegas. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Ironically, she continued with a great professional career while the two original Debs dropped into obscurity.

Stevens then started working as a movie extra. After appearing in four B movies, Jerry Lewis saw her in Dragstrip Riot and cast her in Rock-A-Bye Baby. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick " Rock-a-bye Baby " may be an American nursery rhyme and lullaby whose melody may be a variant of the English satirical ballad Lilliburlero. Soon after that, she signed a contract with Warner Brothers. A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and

She played 'Cricket Blake' in the popular television detective series Hawaiian Eye from 1959 to 1962, a role that made her famous. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Hawaiian Eye is an American The year 1959 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1959. The year 1962 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1962. Her principal costar was Robert Conrad. For the US judge see Robert J Conrad Robert Conrad (born March 1, 1935) is an American Actor In a televised interview on August 26, 2003, on CNN's Larry King Live, Stevens recounted that while on the set of Hawaiian Eye she was told she had a telephone call from Elvis Presley. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. She didn't believe it, but in fact it was Elvis, who invited her to a party and said that he would come to her house and pick her up personally. They dated for a time and she says they remained lifelong friends.

Her first album was titled Concetta (1958). Events January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville Alabama January She had minor hits with the songs Blame It On My Youth, Looking For A Boy, and Spring Is Here. She appeared opposite James Garner in a comedy episode of the TV Western series Maverick entitled "Two Tickets to Ten Strike," and after making several appearances on the Warner Bros. James Garner (born April 7 1928 is an American Film and Emmy -award winning Television Actor. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. Maverick is a Comedy - western television series created by Roy Huggins that ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8 hit TV series 77 Sunset Strip, she recorded the hit novelty song Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb, a duet with one of the stars of the program, Edward Byrnes. 77 Sunset Strip is This article concerns the actor For the actor/director see Edward Burns. She also recorded the hit single Sixteen Reasons (1961). Events January 15 - Motown Records signs The Supremes January 20 - Francis Poulenc 's Gloria Other releases were Why'd You Wanna Make Me Cry?, Mr. Songwriter, and Now That You've Gone.

Stevens felt she should be given a raise in 1962, and during the dispute with the studio she was placed on suspension. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She was also angered over being denied a chance to audition for the lead in the upcoming Warner Bros. musical My Fair Lady. My Fair Lady is a musical Film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical My Fair Lady, based in turn on the play The differences between her and Warner Bros. were patched up long enough, however, for her to star as Wendy Conway in the television sitcom Wendy and Me (1964- 1965) with George Burns, who also produced the show and played an older man who watched Wendy's exploits upstairs on the TV in his apartment, periodically commenting to the viewers about what he saw. Wendy and Me is a 1964 ABC Situation comedy, principally starring George Burns and Connie Stevens. George Burns ( January 20 1896 &ndash March 9 1996; born Nathan Birnbaum) was an American comedian, Actor Her other Wendy and Me costars were Ron Harper, James Callahan, and character actor J. Pat O'Malley. Ronald Robert "Ron" Harper Harper became Valedictorian of his senior class and won an academic Scholarship to Princeton University, where he supplemented A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones

She also worked in summer stock, and she starred in the Broadway production of Neil Simon's Star Spangled Girl with Anthony Perkins. Summer Stock is also the title of a 1950 musical motion picture starring Judy Garland Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American Playwright and Screenwriter Anthony Perkins ( April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American

Connie Stevens has had two husbands, actor James Stacy (married 1963-divorced 1967) and singer Eddie Fisher (married 1967-divorced 1969). An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works James Stacy (born Maurice William Elias on December 23, 1936) is a former American actor whose career was effectively ended in a motorcycle Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Edmund John "Eddie" Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American Singer and Entertainer. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She is the mother of actresses Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher. Joely Fisher (born October 29, 1967) is an American actress best known for her work on Television, but also on stage Tricia Leigh Fisher (born December 26, 1968) is an American actress and Singer.

In the 1970s, Stevens started singing the Ace Is The Place theme song on Ace Hardware TV commercials in Southern California and often was guest on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast a few times. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U In the spring of 1977, she appeared in one of the two pilots for The Muppet Show, and in 1986, she had a regular role on the 1986 TV series Rowdies and appeared numerous times on the Bob Hope USO specials, including his Christmas Show from the Persian Gulf (1988). The Muppet Show is an American Television program featuring a cast of Muppets which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from The year 1986 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1986. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in "USO" redirects here for other uses see USO (disambiguation The United Service Organizations Inc The year 1988 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1988.

During the early 1980s the actress received belated recognition as a sex symbol, mostly due to TV movies and appearances which highlighted her sex appeal. Surprisingly, her popularity in this regard was by teenage males who saw the naturally beautiful older woman as a refreshing change from the scrubbed, bland look of the era's more touted pinup girls. Her appearance as a sexy high school teacher in Grease 2 was a major contributing factor to her resurgence. Grease 2 is the 1982 Sequel to the 1978 smash hit Grease. The movie was strongly criticized by many as derivative But even more important was the 1981 TV-movie "Side Show" where Stevens had an onscreen seduction sequence with a teenager, a trailblazing scene which anticipated similar storylines of the 1980s. She appeared as herself in "Back to the Beach" in 1987. By the end of the decade Stevens had become a cult sex symbol.

Among her charitable works, she founded the Windfeather project to award scholarships to Native American Indians. In 1991, Stevens received the Lady of Humanities Award from Shriners Hospital and the Humanitarian of the Year Award by the Sons of Italy in Washington, DC. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D

Stevens developed her own cosmetic skin care product line, Forever Spring, and in the 1990s opened the Connie Stevens Garden Sanctuary Day Spa in Los Angeles. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Her cosmetics empire has made Stevens one of the wealthiest women in Hollywood, quite the achievement for a woman who was on the verge of bankruptcy in the mid 1980s.

In 1994, she issued her first recording in several years, Tradition: A Family at Christmas, along with her two daughters. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

In 1997, Stevens directed, wrote, and edited a documentary entitled A Healing, about Red Cross nurses who served during the Vietnam War. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The following year it won the title of Best Film at the Santa Clarita International Film Festival.

She has also made nightclub appearances and headlined in major Las Vegas showrooms. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally She was an occasional guest panelist on Match Game. Match Game also called The Match Game was an American Television Game show that celebrities and contestants answering

Connie Stevens has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6249 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, and she has a star on the Star Walk in Palm Springs. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of

On September 23, 2005, Stevens was elected secretary-treasurer of the Screen Actors' Guild. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background This is the union's second-highest elected position. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming She succeeded James Cromwell, who did not seek re-election. James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) sometimes credited as Jamie Cromwell, is an American Film and Television Stevens will begin serving a two-year term on September 25. She received 68. 2 percent of the union vote, having defeated Lee Garlington, who received 31. 8 percent.

Stevens is a long-time supporter of U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona, a candidate once again for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Nomination is part of the process of selecting a Candidate for either Election to an Office, or the bestowing of an honor or Award. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Stevens maintains homes in Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, and New York City. Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of The City of New York She is currently making her feature-length directorial debut of a film she wrote called "Saving Grace" which is currently shooting in Boonville, Missouri. Saving Grace is an upcoming Connie Stevens film scheduled for a 2008 release Boonville is a city in Cooper County, Missouri, USA The population was 8202 at the 2000 census

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