User:Teblick/Carole Wells
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Carole Wells | |
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| Born | Carole Maureen Wells August 31, 1942 Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Carole Wells Doheny Carole Wells Karabian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Edward Lawrence Doheny IV (1963 - ?, his death) Walter Karabian |
| Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
Carole Wells (August 31, 1942 - ) was an American actress who worked in television and film.
Early years
[edit]The daughter of a doctor,Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). Wells was born Carole Maureen Wells in Shreveport, Louisiana, the fourth of six children in her family. Her siblings were two brothers and three sisters.[1] She graduated from Hollywood High School,[2] where she was a sorority sister of future actress Linda Evans.[3]
Stage
[edit]Wells began acting with a role in a play at a little theater in Burbank, California, when she was 12 years old.[4]
Described as a light soprano, Wells took opera lessons in the 1960s[1]: 199 and expanded her repertoire to musical theater, performing in "musical productions of The Sound of Music, Call Me Madam with Ethel Merman ... Wildcat with Martha Raye, and State Fair with Roger Smith."[1]: 200
Film
[edit]Wells appeared in The Cheap Detective,[1]: 204 Lizzie,[1]: 194 The House of Seven Corpses,[1]: 193 Nashville, [5] Funny Lady,[6] Come Blow Your Horn, The Lively Set, and Thunder of Drums.[4]
Television
[edit]Wells was selective with regard to working in television. She said: "There are certain things I don't want to do. I won't do a television series unless it's a real good one. You put too much into it for what you get out. It's hard to find a series that's good for a girl."[7]
Wells played Edwina Brown in the NBC drama National Velvet (1950-1962)[8] and Lucy Hanks in the CBS comedy Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966-1967).[8]: 837 She also was seen on The Brian Keith Show,[9] Showcase 5 -- Something Special,[10] Wagon Train,[11] Police Woman,[5]
Writing
[edit]Wells developed pilots for the television programs Caesar's Comedy Bingo and Far beyond Nearby in addition to directing and writing for the How to Learn to Fly Fish reality TV series. She also wrote two books, Love Letters to My Daughter[1]: 203 and Once Rich, Always Rich.[1]: 204
Personal life
[edit]Wells married Edward Lawrence Doheny IV in June 1963.[1] Doheny was described as an "oil scion."[12] They had two sons.[1]: 200 Later she married Walter J. Karabian,[13] a member of the California House of Representatives.[14] They had a son and a daughter.[1]: 203
In 1977, while she and Karabian were on an "around the world honeymoon",[1]: 203 a Japan Airlines flight on which they were traveling was hijacked by Japanese terrorists who asked for a ransom of $6 million and release of nine terrorists from jail. After being released, Wells described the hijacking as "a terrible experience."[13] She was pregnant at the time and later suffered a miscarriage, which her husband attributed to the trauma of the hijacking.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lisanti, Tom (2003). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-movie Starlets of the Sixties. McFarland. pp. 193–205. ISBN 9780786415755. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda (September 8, 1962). "Buster Keaton Headed for Rome to Do Musical". Chicago Daily Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. p. Part 1-Page 13. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Scheuer, Steven H. (January 26, 1969). "TV Mailbag". The Bridgeport Post. Connecticut, Bridgeport. p. 57. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Ann Sheridan Plays A Straight-Shooter". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Texas, Corpus Christi. September 11, 1966. p. 57. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Guest Stars". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Texas, Lubbock. August 15, 1976. p. 106. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scott, Vernon (March 15, 1975). "'Funny Lady' actually improves on 'Girl'". The Times Standard. California, Eureka. United Press International. p. 7. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Looks, Wealth, Brains, She Prefers Acting". Valley Morning Star. Texas, Harlingen. United Press International. June 12, 1964. p. 20. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. Pp. 745-746.
- ^ "(TV listing)". Abilene Reporter-News. Texas, Abilene. July 19, 1974. p. 121. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(TV listing)". Redlands Daily Facts. California, Redlands. December 3, 1966. p. 10. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Wagon Train' Guest". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Texas, Corpus Christi. May 6, 1962. p. 73. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Actress Carole Wells To Marry Oil Man". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Texas, Corpus Christi. October 23, 1962. p. 19. Retrieved May 24, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Mohiuddin, Alamgir (September 29, 1977). "Japan agrees to terrorists' demand to free nine prisoners". The Herald. Indiana, Jasper. United Press International. p. 3. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Japan Agrees to Pay Hijackers Ransom". Idaho State Journal. Idaho, Pocatello. Associated Press. September 29, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hijacking Victim Lost Baby". The Times. California, San Mateo. Associated Press. October 13, 1977. p. 7. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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