Carolyn Jones Masked Her Darkest Secrets

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  • čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
  • She’s best remembered for her role as Morticia Addams, the macabre matriarch of the 1964 version of The Addams Family, but Carolyn Jones didn’t always have it easy. Throughout her yo-yoing career, she battled through health issues, typecasting, multiple marriages, and at times, even poverty. Still, the dedicated actress valued her profession as much as life itself-or, possibly, even more. From ingénue to icon, this is the story of the indomitable Carolyn Jones.
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  • @wardarcade7452
    @wardarcade7452 Před 14 dny +1218

    Miss Jones was so beloved by the crew of 'The Addams Family' that when the show was canceled (and the set was due to be struck down with its contents scattered to the wind/destroyed), the crew knowing they were risking their own future employment in the industry connived to spare Morticia's iconic rattan living room chair from obscurity/destruction and GIFTED it to Miss Jones. Miss Jones was SO touched by this, that (despite all the sometimes chaotic relocations she'd have in the future) she honored that by having that chair in her own bedroom the rest of her life!

    • @Factinate
      @Factinate  Před 14 dny +100

      Wonderful story, thanks for sharing this one!

    • @daskritterhaus5491
      @daskritterhaus5491 Před 14 dny +61

      not surprising at all. what a gentle soul

    • @ritasielicki6617
      @ritasielicki6617 Před 14 dny +60

      She was so beautiful and amazing..My family absolutely loved her

    • @ArtbyKatina
      @ArtbyKatina Před 14 dny +55

      How sad, everyone that ever watched The Adam’s Family would’ve loved Carolyn/Morticia. She was an amazing actress. ❤

    • @safeinmyheart1
      @safeinmyheart1 Před 14 dny +20

      💜🤍💜🤍💜

  • @user-hx1ms4mb5z
    @user-hx1ms4mb5z Před 13 dny +495

    I became friends with Carolyn the last two years of her life- she was a wonderful friend! She told me stories about Elvis and some of her directors that were fascinating!! I still think of her, after all these decades!

    • @crystalfreeman9295
      @crystalfreeman9295 Před 13 dny +38

      I would love to have heard more about Elvis and their friendship. And other stories she shared with you. Without breaking her trust.

    • @BlueLake7
      @BlueLake7 Před 12 dny +8

      Yeah, right! Ha

    • @princessmariposa828
      @princessmariposa828 Před 11 dny +3

      No one believes you

    • @stevengoracke7644
      @stevengoracke7644 Před 11 dny +21

      ​@@princessmariposa828Be nice little butterfly!!

    • @thatcreepyxmastreeinyourat8950
      @thatcreepyxmastreeinyourat8950 Před 11 dny +24

      I don't know why people are doubting this. Ever heard of the 6th degree of separation? Apparently, it's now considered the 4th degree since the invention Facebook and other such sites.

  • @Chip213DeRose
    @Chip213DeRose Před 11 dny +143

    So sad the show was cancelled after only 2 seasons, I loved watching it as a kid. She was my favorite.

    • @kathyfugere6085
      @kathyfugere6085 Před 9 dny +3

      If you saw other shares there was huge problems behind the set , long hours . Like the Wizard of Oz if you check the extras of their 75th anniversary dvd set

    • @isabellrc
      @isabellrc Před 2 dny

      An avid fan of the show, yet a girl at that time, I felt like the series was much longer. She did a great job as Mortica

    • @user-wi6cz4hh5b
      @user-wi6cz4hh5b Před 23 hodinami

      Which show are you talking about?

  • @sharendonnelly7770
    @sharendonnelly7770 Před 14 dny +349

    The Addams family was wonderful, funny, and bizarre. But Morticia? She was impeccable. Jones acting defined the potential for greatness, and Carolyn was that.

    • @merriemisfit8406
      @merriemisfit8406 Před 5 dny

      I allow various wildflowers to grow in my back yard to provide nectar for all the busy little pollinators that visit. There are always some very healthy Scottish thistles. I try to keep them pruned down to chest height. Then, since I don't want them to go to seed and spread into neighboring yards with their monograss and potted geraniums, I will be out there every day for weeks, working among the spiky thorns to clip off the flowers one by one as their purple petals dry and turn brown. It always reminds me of Mrs. Addams -- which is kind of nice, because the Addamses were my favorite television family.

  • @wisdomknowledgelover6293
    @wisdomknowledgelover6293 Před 14 dny +357

    She had the most beautiful eyes...

  • @DavidDatura
    @DavidDatura Před 13 dny +233

    Just very sad she died so young 😞 I was not aware of that. I also didn’t know she was married to Aaron Spelling for nearly a decade either.

    • @user-pg7cx9wo1m
      @user-pg7cx9wo1m Před 10 dny +18

      Me neither

    • @lisaparsons4124
      @lisaparsons4124 Před 6 dny +4

      I agree me either,A awesome actress, Carolyn Jones ❤

    • @lisaparsons4124
      @lisaparsons4124 Před 6 dny +4

      I agree,me either,a great actress, Carolyn Jones

    • @gasmith7486
      @gasmith7486 Před 5 dny +2

      @@lisaparsons4124Punctuation is overused. Education is your friend.

  • @barefootcontessa3112
    @barefootcontessa3112 Před 14 dny +320

    I didn’t realise the Adam’s Family was only two series, to have such an impact on a short lived series, clearly demonstrates her talent.

    • @XiaoGuanYin104
      @XiaoGuanYin104 Před 13 dny +11

      Two seasons?

    • @annied1827
      @annied1827 Před 12 dny +9

      It was 64 episodes, but strangely, my box set says "all 64 episodes, seasons 1-3" 🤔 I saw this comment and thought, hang on im sure it's 3 seasons, I even went and checked twice !! but it also says its 2 seasons online, so now I'm beyond very confused 🤣

    • @denisevalentemcgee4802
      @denisevalentemcgee4802 Před 12 dny +12

      @@annied1827Didn’t shows back then go thru to summer then reruns aired? Seems I can remembering growing up that’s how it was….so the seasons were actually longer than they are now.

    • @penguinvic9892
      @penguinvic9892 Před 11 dny +15

      The funny thing is that while not a super ratings hit, it has stayed in peoples minds long after supposedly more popular shows have been all but forgotten.
      I guess the studio heads never really warmed to it. It’s solid ratings deserved at least one more season.
      Even as a little kid Carolyn Jones was my favourite.

    • @Silkz0jet
      @Silkz0jet Před 11 dny +7

      @@penguinvic9892 It totally did... Such a magic between the cast members in their roles!

  • @hellskitchen10036
    @hellskitchen10036 Před 14 dny +270

    My dad would pick up and drive stars to their destinations after performing on the Jack Paar Show ( The Tonight Show ), one night he was driving Carolyn Jones and she took a fancy to him and asked him to fly down to the Islands with her , he laughed and said " Thanks but I'm married with 3 kids ! " He told me but made me promise not to tell my mother , LOL.

    • @JustMe-uu3bh
      @JustMe-uu3bh Před 11 dny +6

      ah so sweet.....👍👍👍

    • @claradiaz3147
      @claradiaz3147 Před 11 dny +20

      Your dad should have replied to her invitation, "I'll go with you only if you promise to speak French!"

    • @donnacassidy2993
      @donnacassidy2993 Před 11 dny +14

      What an awesome memory. Ur dad must've been quite da man in his day. Cool

    • @hellskitchen10036
      @hellskitchen10036 Před 10 dny +22

      @@donnacassidy2993 WW2 vet and Golden Glove boxing champ. ( PS , My mom was a knockout ! )

    • @JoanDemery
      @JoanDemery Před 10 dny +7

      She play on wagon train I love love wagon train and she made the movie, died a short life

  • @mcaptain97301
    @mcaptain97301 Před 14 dny +315

    I could always see a distance and sadness in her eyes. She was beautiful and stood out from the crowd.

  • @primesspct2
    @primesspct2 Před 12 dny +196

    I have to be honest here, it was her role alone, that kept me coming back time and again. She exuded class, to me as a child.

  • @lisalisa3652
    @lisalisa3652 Před 13 dny +141

    What a heartbreaking story. She was stunningly beautiful.

  • @MartinMcCrory-hc1ud
    @MartinMcCrory-hc1ud Před 14 dny +435

    A striking, beautiful woman of talent. Iconic as Morticia Addams. Rest In Peace Carolyn.

    • @ecalose6785
      @ecalose6785 Před 10 dny

      I ddnt find her beautiful,

    • @rohtati1020
      @rohtati1020 Před 10 dny +6

      ​@@ecalose6785
      Neither is your soul...

    • @ecalose6785
      @ecalose6785 Před 10 dny

      @@rohtati1020 😂😂 Shes plainly average, period.

    • @cindyking1778
      @cindyking1778 Před 9 dny

      @@rohtati1020🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @NaturalWorld253
      @NaturalWorld253 Před 6 dny +1

      It was a female forward role that was unseen on TV at that time

  • @serinachilders74
    @serinachilders74 Před 14 dny +242

    Mother Morticia the Mother of Goth. Long may she reign.

  • @lourias
    @lourias Před 12 dny +102

    You forgot to mention how kind she was to the children on Adam's Family... awe-inspiring.

  • @traceymarshall4481
    @traceymarshall4481 Před 11 dny +92

    Who didnt love Morticia? She was iconic, the character was made for Carolyn. I didnt realise how sad a story she had and such a short life.😢 Thank you for sharing her story with us all ❤

    • @alvenatgolden1781
      @alvenatgolden1781 Před 8 dny +4

      I loved that show glad to learn these things about a great actress.

    • @lisaparsons4124
      @lisaparsons4124 Před 6 dny +1

      Yes I agree Carolyn Jones a great actress on the Adams family,sad she passed out RIP💐

  • @rebeccapiatt5161
    @rebeccapiatt5161 Před 14 dny +169

    Such a beautiful woman, so determined....never knew she suffered so much. RIP Carolyn ❤

  • @claudiahavelevitch5015
    @claudiahavelevitch5015 Před 14 dny +299

    Thank you for painting a heartfelt portrait of the iconic Carolyn Jones! At life’s end she was loved by all, her husband and her fans. ❤❤❤😊

    • @susanwhitmore3642
      @susanwhitmore3642 Před 14 dny +1

      You're so strong I have I always felt it was for me to encourage her So I said You are going to grow up India strong smart young woman go to school needifying young men have beautiful children of your own and you're going to build wonderful things that you do in your room okay what happened to this girl's dreams Watch this And you Hope Springs Eternal A couple of times so I I probably wouldn't be linked to this job I'm going to Joey the First holiday 5 minutes Your ex-husband shouldn't be living in the basement that's not the proper way to be divorced We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art I like the ancient Roman statues I like medievlam or I like Etruscan jewelry I like going to the cafe A Dusty foreign Con Watch Play Christmas snapping how's this

    • @patricebest545
      @patricebest545 Před 14 dny +4

      Yes I enjoyed this video Glad her husband PBB gave her happiness Like other tv ladies like E Montgomery B Eden Y de Carlo but Carolyn Jones always my favourite as Morticia Addams on tv and in King Creole bigger screen rip

  • @Super_Chief
    @Super_Chief Před 12 dny +122

    I don’t know who came up with the idea of ending this video with that last one-second clip of Carolyn Jones (as Morticia) snapping her fingers, but that was the perfect way to end that!

  • @dianegordon7731
    @dianegordon7731 Před 13 dny +91

    She was wonderful as morticia with Gomez . They were delightful. CJ was a standout. I loved her in all her performances. I found her unique and beautiful. And died way too soon. Thank u for remembering her

    • @bvillebikelady3651
      @bvillebikelady3651 Před 5 dny +2

      Carolyn Jones and John Astin played off each other perfectly.

  • @doralevitt2879
    @doralevitt2879 Před 14 dny +59

    You forgot to mention that she was in the original "Invasion of The Body Snatchers"!!

  • @wisdomknowledgelover6293
    @wisdomknowledgelover6293 Před 14 dny +140

    I loved the display of affection between the two roles, if all husbands could be that affectionate!

    • @stevie-ray2020
      @stevie-ray2020 Před 13 dny +7

      What I found ridiculous is those viewers with conservative upbringings objecting to their over-the-top displays of affection, when the whole show was written to be hilariously over-the-top!

    • @wisdomknowledgelover6293
      @wisdomknowledgelover6293 Před 13 dny +4

      ​@@stevie-ray2020Yeah I had that upbringing but always saw the affection as positive. I don't know ANY conservatives who objected to it. Hard to believe really...I would think those down on heterosexual marragw would be the ones objecting.

    • @christigoth
      @christigoth Před 10 dny

      bobulo! tish! kisskisskisskiss!

    • @kllyc6327
      @kllyc6327 Před 6 dny

      Funny how the show was about a family that was the complete opposite of the "normal family". They loved each other. Lol

  • @rizman1095
    @rizman1095 Před 11 dny +23

    I still love the Addams family to this day. Carolyn was the perfect Morticia!

  • @oldcollegecoed
    @oldcollegecoed Před 8 dny +11

    Wow! I was one of those 7 yr olds who was introduced to The Addams Family & The Munsters in 1964 & was immediately hooked! While Lillian Munster was the quintessential mom, Morticia Addams was an enigma! She was so different than any woman I had ever seen and a little unsettling to me. She didn’t walk…she glided through her scenes. She was utterly mesmerizing! It’s heartbreaking to hear her story, and I hope she knows how impactful those 2 seasons of The Addams Family have been in our culture. Now when I see her Morticia, I understand why I was so entranced by her; she was an enigma in my world. She was a complete dichotomy? She lived and breathed class and refinement, while emanating sexuality and mystery! And those eyes! A perfect combination of beauty and brains! I don’t think another actress has ever affected me like Carolyn Jones did in that role!

  • @donfisher8035
    @donfisher8035 Před 14 dny +55

    That's painful. She had a lot of heart. What a tough cookie. What a rollercoaster.

  • @EvanMurphyCapstone
    @EvanMurphyCapstone Před 14 dny +62

    I always felt she was incredibly underrated......so unfair....such talent

  • @teresahriljac6931
    @teresahriljac6931 Před 13 dny +89

    Her eyes always seemed sad & after your wonderful narration Factinate, it’s easy to understand why. Loved her as Morticia & her chemistry with John Astin was wonderful. RIP 🌹

  • @falkonladi8
    @falkonladi8 Před 14 dny +224

    Thank you so much for this wonderful story about Carolyn Jones! I grew up watching her play Morticia on The Adams Family ❤ She was a remarkable woman 👏💝❤️❤️❤️

    • @Factinate
      @Factinate  Před 14 dny +20

      She definitely was. Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @thetortureneverstops
      @thetortureneverstops Před 11 dny

      Don't forget! It's The ADDams Family

    • @LM-bt7sg
      @LM-bt7sg Před 10 dny +3

      Seems like all the great actresses have a difficult time securing roles that would take them into the stratosphere…with missed opportunities having to give up the role to someone else or for medical reasons… I think she was just gorgeous without makeup her eyes really spoke volumes about her personality and her beauty, this was one very special Lady, and I think Hollywood really missed out because she was literally gifted…she was born to be an actress and a star! Rest in peace Ms Jones… I haven’t forgotten you 💥

  • @WyomingGuy876
    @WyomingGuy876 Před 11 dny +21

    To the Narrator: I wish you would narrate all the Factinate videos, Your voice is perfect for narration.

  • @KennySmith_AKA_JerseyKid
    @KennySmith_AKA_JerseyKid Před 14 dny +89

    You all might think I’m a little strange but I was born a bastard. The true meaning of the word is without a father. I had stepfathers. My grandfather was my dad figure in my life. My mother was never home. I grew up watching Carolyn Jones and John Astin and Lisa Loring in the Addams family. And I wanted to have a family like that. Even the Munsters had more family values than my own. My grandfather died and our family and all we stood for, died too that day. By the Brady Bunch aired I had a stepfather who was so abusive that 4 children were running away from home. Yeah I never had the love of a truly caring mom or dad

    • @teresawaterkuetter8760
      @teresawaterkuetter8760 Před 13 dny +7

      I totally agree with you 😊

    • @christycarpio647
      @christycarpio647 Před 12 dny +26

      😢 Kenny - my heart cries to hear your story. Unfortunately, it's an untold story of many. 💔

    • @mrking695
      @mrking695 Před 12 dny +18

      I’m so sorry.

    • @rlizabethcastillo5541
      @rlizabethcastillo5541 Před 11 dny +20

      Sorry you had a terrible childhood. Make it a better life for yourself and those around you. Therapy helped me deal with my childhood trauma.

    • @earnold1896
      @earnold1896 Před 11 dny +18

      @kenny Smith.... Did you watch Bonanza too. That might've provided a bit of comfort to see how a family was. My life dissolved as soon as I turned 12 and it hadn't been much beforehand.
      Heinous things happened in mine too. Glad you had your grandad for a while. I never had grandparents.

  • @bruce8808
    @bruce8808 Před 14 dny +143

    R.I.P. CAROLYN JONES. Loved her on The Addams Family and Batman as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds.

    • @megnotes7908
      @megnotes7908 Před 14 dny +17

      Ditto that! I loved her portrayal of Morticia so much that my mother bought me a Morticia costume for Halloween in second grade. I was the happiest kid in the world.
      Ma. Jones was beautiful, classy, and had such a stage presence, plus she brought such happiness to so many of us. What a great lady! R.I.P., Carolyn Jones, and thank you!

    • @bruce8808
      @bruce8808 Před 9 dny +2

      @@megnotes7908 Yes. She most certainly was. August 3,1983 was a very sad day when we lost a wonderful actress at 53. I wished she had lived longer to make more movies and to enjoy retirement longer.

  • @DeborahTanton
    @DeborahTanton Před 14 dny +58

    Carolyn Jones looks remind me of a young Betty Davis.

    • @PhDrSeuss
      @PhDrSeuss Před 13 dny +6

      You saw that too.....she made me think of Bette Davis in some of the photos that were shown

    • @RC-eb5hq
      @RC-eb5hq Před 10 dny +5

      Yes, but kinder and prettier

  • @jonelfilipek7848
    @jonelfilipek7848 Před 14 dny +68

    Ms. Jones and John Austin had crazy good chemistry. They were like the anti-Petries.

  • @bethdrsrdp626
    @bethdrsrdp626 Před 14 dny +76

    A star whose light went out too soon. I never knew what happened to her after Addams Family. Thank you for this video.

    • @user-np9mq3oz3i
      @user-np9mq3oz3i Před 9 dny +3

      I had no idea that she had acted in so many serious roles. And was married to Aaron Spelling! And died so young.

  • @mariesmith8454
    @mariesmith8454 Před 14 dny +77

    Better narrator than most, thoughtfully & respectfully done bio.

  • @Elizabeth-yg2mg
    @Elizabeth-yg2mg Před 14 dny +48

    I loved the Adam's Family and got first place for being Morticia in my third grade Halloween contest. I was slender with long hair and wore a tight black dress with filmy pointy black things around the sleeves and hem. My only claim to fame!

  • @sendtosw
    @sendtosw Před 14 dny +84

    I do NOT remember Carolyn's and John Astin's relationship "outraging" conservative audiences.....we loved the whole show.

    • @dragonwithagirltattoo598
      @dragonwithagirltattoo598 Před 13 dny +9

      The MAGA weirdos today would find a reason to moan I’m quite sure.

    • @mrking695
      @mrking695 Před 12 dny +6

      I’m conservative but don’t remember hearing anything about that. Didn’t even know they had a relationship.

    • @lorimontgomery3527
      @lorimontgomery3527 Před 12 dny +8

      They’re talking about the onscreen PDA.

    • @mrking695
      @mrking695 Před 12 dny +7

      @@lorimontgomery3527 oh okay. Never heard any complaints about that. I thought it was kind of silly.

    • @shirleyallen1418
      @shirleyallen1418 Před 12 dny +7

      He missed her hand & arm. No lip kissing. It was funny

  • @barbarabeesley7451
    @barbarabeesley7451 Před 14 dny +48

    She was a beautiful woman with grit and determination. A natural talent that never got the starring movie role she deserved. She would have been superb in From Here To Eternity .... but alas, that was not meant to be. I applaud her living her life, despite the cancer and the horrible pain, all the way to the brim ....she never once felt sorry for herself for the hand she was dealt. She could teach us all a lesson in how to live, and live well.

  • @valerie4501
    @valerie4501 Před 14 dny +44

    The Addams Family was an Hilarious comedy 😂, to this day I still laugh at such a well written program, great Ensemble Casting of Actors, Carolyn Jones was so amazing as the Gothic Morticia (perfect name choice for her character) she was played this role to the HILT, the same applies to the supporting cast😁.

  • @randyhebbebusche3644
    @randyhebbebusche3644 Před 13 dny +52

    Thoughtful and fascinating documentary. Some people suffer more than others. She didn't give up.

  • @robinblankenship117
    @robinblankenship117 Před 13 dny +43

    She had aot of tenacity & perseverance. Loved her as Morticia. Thank you for the background .❤

  • @jerrysdancer3769
    @jerrysdancer3769 Před 9 dny +9

    Only 2 seasons? That show was so entertaining, clever and well acted by everyone. 😮☺️

  • @crystalmorgan1959
    @crystalmorgan1959 Před 14 dny +32

    I loved her in Addams Family; but I think my favorite role she played was as the mother of Wonder Woman. This was the 70's, when Lynda Carter played the role of Wonder Woman.

  • @Colorbrush21
    @Colorbrush21 Před 14 dny +41

    Carolyn Jones also starred in the Frank Sinatra movie "Hole In The Head". She played his crazy girlfriend and looked different from the typical blonde actresses. I was fascinated with her short black pixie hairdo and strikingly beautiful eyes and face.

    • @lisacaperton5558
      @lisacaperton5558 Před 12 dny +3

      I have been watching her films occasionally when TCM, and she definitely didn't receive the accolades she deserved and still deserves. I didn't know what caused her demise 😢

  • @karenroot450
    @karenroot450 Před 14 dny +99

    I loved that family so quirky yet strangely comforting too! Thanks for this

  • @paden1865able
    @paden1865able Před 14 dny +94

    She was such a beautiful and talented person, it was a crying shame that things always went wrong for her career. RIP, dear lady. You are missed.

    • @Factinate
      @Factinate  Před 14 dny +12

      She is ❤️

    • @ygpwnxd_xd752
      @ygpwnxd_xd752 Před 14 dny

      @@Factinate👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿
      Horrible woman goodness so many marriages and divorces and no kids. Such selfish ppl thinking more for their career than having a family. Zero sympathy for such morons she did everything for her own convenience not bothered abt the ppl around her. Pls stop commenting good abt her, she was full of crap 💩

  • @cookshackcuisinista
    @cookshackcuisinista Před 14 dny +92

    I love this narrator! Thank you for a heartfelt rendition for our favorite Morticia!

    • @saraw8503
      @saraw8503 Před 14 dny

      Isn’t the narrator AI?

    • @mlaiuppa
      @mlaiuppa Před 13 dny +5

      @@saraw8503. Scottish AI? I don’t think so, not with those pauses and inflections. If you listen, you can hear him inhale.

    • @Cachtice1181
      @Cachtice1181 Před 13 dny +2

      A fellow Scot. I can't think who he is 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @lucianamassari3300
      @lucianamassari3300 Před 7 dny

      As also a fellow Scot, that's not AI but I don't know who it is either. Someone from Edinburgh with that accent

    • @mlaiuppa
      @mlaiuppa Před 7 dny

      @@lucianamassari3300 All I know is it isn’t Mr Andrew Cotter.

  • @xyz12345457
    @xyz12345457 Před 8 dny +10

    She was 19 and he was 27? The way you said it I thought he was going to be shocking! A difference of 8 years is nothing. It's not like she was 14 and he was 75.

  • @Pywacket
    @Pywacket Před 10 dny +8

    Carolyn was awesome. Hollyweird blew it with a lot of actors that fans loved

  • @janicenoble5546
    @janicenoble5546 Před 9 dny +10

    I loved her in King Creole too...Elvis and Vic Morrow...All ended too early...So sad...❤🙏💐💐💐🤗

  • @goldenagenut
    @goldenagenut Před 14 dny +58

    Solid little bio, the positive loving tone was great. What a stunning beauty - those eyes! Thanks for that! 🙂👍

  • @stephenvanwoert2447
    @stephenvanwoert2447 Před 14 dny +32

    Thank you for this informative video. I didn't know any of the cast before Addams Family came out in 1964, except for seeing John Astin in a previous tv comedy series, "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster." I was 16 when AF premiered. I still love the too-brief series, and I watch my DVD collection over and over. Wow! 60 years ago, nearly. It was creative right up to the end, acting and writing. Only 2 seasons. Sad. Gomez was passionate for Morticia, in a demonstrative, sometimes silly way, but there was no kissing on the lips, unlike other shows of that era and before.

  • @secretshaman189
    @secretshaman189 Před 14 dny +93

    Beautifully narrated and the story told.

  • @PollyAlice2000
    @PollyAlice2000 Před 14 dny +42

    I have always loved Carolyn Jones! I related to her bouts with asthma and pneumonia, as the same things interfered with my higher education several times. I thought that on screen and off, she was elegant, and kind. She remains one of my favorite actors!

  • @PhDrSeuss
    @PhDrSeuss Před 13 dny +14

    She was also in an episode Kolchak: The Night Stalker from 1975. CJ played the registar in the episode "Demon In Lace". As soon as I saw CJ's beautiful eyes, I knew it was her before hearing her voice.

  • @rogertaylor7433
    @rogertaylor7433 Před 10 dny +7

    We appreciated her acting in The Addams Family, House of Wax [with the great Vincent Price], and all her other movies. She always looked classy, beautiful, and completely in character. We pray she has a special place in heaven for such wonderful talent.

  • @willlancaster401
    @willlancaster401 Před 14 dny +40

    Personally, I think Carolyn Jones is one of the prettiest & most ta!ented of all American actresses in the 20th Century! Live on Morticia!

  • @preciousprecious6358
    @preciousprecious6358 Před 14 dny +50

    This video made me tear up. She was very special and so talented and strong.

    • @stephenvanwoert2447
      @stephenvanwoert2447 Před 14 dny +4

      I could have tears also, regretting the passage of time. I was 16 when the show debuted. And that was just shy of 60 years ago.

  • @corybrandt2275
    @corybrandt2275 Před 14 dny +47

    My daughter's favorite TV show. It's sad she had to go through all of that.

  • @joycejean-baptiste4355
    @joycejean-baptiste4355 Před 10 dny +5

    I watched the Adam's Family when I was a kid. I never knew that Miss Jones had played in other acting roles. Thanks for the informative video. She was a talented actress. I had no idea that she suffered this much.

  • @GrannySweets
    @GrannySweets Před 14 dny +39

    On behalf of myself and your many fans, we remain delighted to discover you hosting and graciously Thank You for the joy you always bless us with!

  • @user-fp2kt1le2e
    @user-fp2kt1le2e Před 14 dny +49

    She was so good as Morticia. I never missed an episode.

  • @WhitneyDahlin
    @WhitneyDahlin Před 10 dny +5

    And the actors (and actress) who played the kids in the Addams family (Wednesday and Pugsly) said she felt like a real mother to them . Apparently the kids were so happy because they were like a real family even when the camera wasnt rolling. The actor who played the uncle was a child star whos parents used and abused him and he was extremely protective of the kids and demanded they take breaks for them and made sure they kept up with private tutoring. And when the camera wasnt rolling they would all play board games with them. The kids were extremely upset when it was cancelled as well.

  • @michellelogreco3351
    @michellelogreco3351 Před 11 dny +11

    Beautiful tribute.
    Eloquently spoken and beautifully articulated!
    👍🏻💗

  • @bethanhamer.8669
    @bethanhamer.8669 Před 14 dny +79

    Didn’t realise there were only two seasons of the Adam’s family

    • @jcbulldog533
      @jcbulldog533 Před 14 dny +3

      I know me too!! I thought it was on much longer.. Wonder how long the Muensters were on?? My other favorite show from my childhood

    • @haroldkendra7283
      @haroldkendra7283 Před 13 dny +5

      At that time, TV series had 18-22+ episodes per season. I too grew up watching The Addams Family, and in a rush to grow up, two years seemed to be an eternity back then to most pre-teens. I thought it was on TV for more seasons too.

    • @mlaiuppa
      @mlaiuppa Před 13 dny +3

      @@haroldkendra7283 There were 64 episodes.

  • @dkirk5814
    @dkirk5814 Před 14 dny +43

    Thanks for a sad story beautifully told.

  • @alanosterman7130
    @alanosterman7130 Před 5 dny +1

    I was 11 when "The Addams Family" started. Always enjoyed watching it. In June of 1972, in Chicago, channel 44, had a local show, kinda like The Tonight Show, but hosted by show biz journalist Jack Eigen. I went to the afternoon filming, and surprise, Carolyn was one of the guest celebrities on the show.
    I wish some company would release her film, "The Bachelor Party" on dvd. Thank you for this bitter sweet tribute.

  • @Swelte
    @Swelte Před 14 dny +57

    Wonderfully told story. Thank you!

  • @palerider964
    @palerider964 Před 10 dny +10

    I absolutely loved her as Ronnie in King Creole with Elvis!❤

    • @annp.whitaker4091
      @annp.whitaker4091 Před 9 dny +1

      She was brilliant in that film. Helped to make it his best movie by a mile. Sorry to hear how much she suffered.

  • @SueMarsh-tb3no
    @SueMarsh-tb3no Před 13 dny +25

    Such a sad story R.I.P. beautiful lady thank u so much for sharing ❤

  • @safeinmyheart1
    @safeinmyheart1 Před 14 dny +44

    Well done, my friend. Carolyn was so lovely. Thank you for making this. 💜

  • @kimbailey7098
    @kimbailey7098 Před 14 dny +20

    I grew up watching The adams family Rip such an amazing actress!💐

  • @normabrien8331
    @normabrien8331 Před 14 dny +37

    I saw her in quite a few films and I liked her. She had spunk.

  • @Cachtice1181
    @Cachtice1181 Před 13 dny +16

    My favourite narrator, perfect articulation

  • @Witchofthewest09
    @Witchofthewest09 Před 14 dny +32

    Thank you for whisking me back to my childhood . The Adams Family was on my grandparent's tiny black and white tv . Just subscribed ...while I'm still alive ?❤

  • @alyssstout8112
    @alyssstout8112 Před 14 dny +16

    She was stunningly beautiful and I wanted to look exactly like her as a child. Alas, I was a boring blond but tried to dye my hair black as an older teen, something that didn’t work out too well. 😂
    I thought she was a wonderful actress and am so sad that she died while not fulfilling her dream of total stardom. 😭
    Rip gorgeous lady. 💔💔💔

  • @AngelaGyetvan1
    @AngelaGyetvan1 Před 11 dny +6

    Thanks. She was so gorgeous - and such an icon from my childhood, thanks to afternoon reruns of the Addams Family.

  • @MartaWomack
    @MartaWomack Před 11 dny +6

    I always really loved Carolyn! It's wonderful that these films & TV shows can still be found today. She was such a treasure. Makes me sad to think she had been suffering. Now, she lives through these amazing movies & TV shows she made and remains in our memories. ~ Morticia was my favorite character of hers.

  • @pennycandyys
    @pennycandyys Před 10 dny +5

    Excellent narration, you told Caroline’s story without mistakes or anything else to draw my attention away of it. 👏 What a sad story, I’m glad she was finally able to return to acting though, and found someone to love as well.

  • @naturalobserver1322
    @naturalobserver1322 Před 18 hodinami +1

    With all do respect, I'm 71 and I've NEVER in all my life heard of anyone having a problem with the affection Morticia and Gomez shown one another.

  • @tmamaqueen55
    @tmamaqueen55 Před 11 dny +4

    Every show ms Jones graced her beauty her acting ability everything about her was true class.even as a child I saw something in her as morticia in the Addams family.i still watch it today endless reruns still holds my captivity.sadly there are no more actresses today to hold a candle to her and others.im so glad I grew up with old school movie stars.r,i,p ms Jones hope your soul is at peace.

  • @alanhindmarch4483
    @alanhindmarch4483 Před 10 dny +3

    Carolyn will always be Morticia in my Heart. Morticia was made for Carolyn and Carolyn for Morticia. Bless you and Thank you Carolyn.

  • @sandrab2589
    @sandrab2589 Před 14 dny +72

    I wish she had gotten the big screen success/Academy Award that she wanted and deserved. I do applaud her for opting not to have children, when she knew acting was her true calling. Sadly, so many women of her generation felt it was their duty to have children and to put career aspirations away.

    • @hattiem.7966
      @hattiem.7966 Před 14 dny +14

      Same with Betty White.She was married 3 times and loved working too much to have kids.

    • @markflacy7099
      @markflacy7099 Před 14 dny

      I find it interesting that you are happy her genes are no longer part of the human race.

    • @brandyjean7015
      @brandyjean7015 Před 14 dny +11

      Or, had the obligatory children that were then either neglected or even abused.
      Wise women to know their dreams & actually pursue them.

    • @u4riahsc
      @u4riahsc Před 14 dny +4

      I chose to not have children and it was the best decision in my life. Had a tubal ligation at age 25.

    • @markflacy7099
      @markflacy7099 Před 14 dny

      @u4riahsc I applaud you removing yourself from the gene pool.

  • @SweetSummerChild67
    @SweetSummerChild67 Před 2 hodinami +1

    Hers was the most iconic portrayal of Morticia Addams. We loved her chemistry with John Astin, and even though that show lasted a mere two years, it will go on forever. RIP Carolyn Jones.

  • @brendaowens2466
    @brendaowens2466 Před 14 dny +12

    She was such a great artist. And a beautiful woman.

  • @yakk13
    @yakk13 Před 14 dny +27

    By far the most beautiful woman ever. I was shocked to see her as a boring blonde here

    • @jegsthewegs
      @jegsthewegs Před 13 dny

      Blonde does not suit certain tones of skin colour, they look awful. The same as fair skinned people who dye their hair that dreadful black that make them look like old witches. I wonder what she looked like BEFORE the plastic surgery?

  • @deborahd6142
    @deborahd6142 Před 10 dny +4

    I wasn't into the Adams Family but, I loved her with Elvis in "King Creole" ,Beautiful woman,

  • @jblakeblake5115
    @jblakeblake5115 Před 14 dny +14

    I love how heartfelt and respectfully you tell the story's of these people's lives ❤

  • @rbcrain2469
    @rbcrain2469 Před 13 dny +6

    I used to watch Adam’s Family when I was a child. The only thing I think that you got wrong is that it wasn’t daytime TV, it was on at 8:30pm on Friday nights

  • @Adasteia
    @Adasteia Před 14 dny +36

    Respectfully, having lived more than half my life now with the condition, I can rest assure you it is pronounced
    A gora phobia !.
    Mean condition ! Holds you prisoner when you have committed no crime.! A part of C-PTSD from rampant childhood abuse and trauma !
    Thank you.!

    • @rawlsrules
      @rawlsrules Před 14 dny +2

      I was wondering how her mother's fear of heights was known … glad someone clarified.

    • @Adasteia
      @Adasteia Před 14 dny +7

      ​​@@rawlsrules
      Agoraphobia is The fear of the Marketplace
      ( Crowds, no escape or fear of open spaces where you can't get back to safety ) but as it progresses it becomes the fear of fears ! You don't often, if at all, leave your home. .

    • @rawlsrules
      @rawlsrules Před 14 dny +5

      @@Adasteia I am also personally familiar with agoraphobia: the narrator said acrophobia which I thought odd.

    • @Adasteia
      @Adasteia Před 14 dny +3

      @@rawlsrules
      Hello, I could have sworn I heard the G sound. You are correct if It was pronounced as C. That is fear of heights !
      I',m.teally sorry that you have to deal with Agoraphobia either as a sufferer or a loved one !
      Covid quarantines set me back to almost square 1. Just have to take it day by day which is what all people do anyway. Take care ! 🌿🌱

    • @rawlsrules
      @rawlsrules Před 14 dny

      @@Adasteia Quite alright. I listened a couple of times because I wasn't sure. Best of luck.

  • @toniacassetta5766
    @toniacassetta5766 Před 14 dny +17

    I loved her on the soap opera “Capitol”. Really missed her performances. Sad to see Capitol soap opera end too.

    • @lisacaperton5558
      @lisacaperton5558 Před 12 dny +2

      I was too young to see that soap, I never heard of it before. ❤

  • @darrenmiller6927
    @darrenmiller6927 Před 12 hodinami

    Growing up in the 70's she was one of the great beauties and talents of my childhood. Like Barbara Eden, Elizabeth Montgomery, Tina Louise, Yvonne Craig, Nichelle Nichols, etc, after-school they took me away to other worlds in their syndicated shows, helping me escape a dark world of abuse cloaked by suburban Californian lies. Thank so much, I loved this woman, and so many others and their male costars like Gomez, Batman, and Captain Kirk. I was 19 when she died I was working and far from my troubled childhood homelife. Thank you, didn't know all this about all of her triumphs and trials. I can safely say for me, and millions of children like me, this lovely woman's inadvertent kindness in her beauty and talent helped me survive some unspeakable horrors. I do, and always will love and adore this woman. RIP most lovely and talented angel of mercy.

  • @Naomi-pq6tv
    @Naomi-pq6tv Před 13 dny +11

    She played in one of my favorite movies with one of my favorite actors. Vincent Price's House of Wax

  • @texasrefugee7888
    @texasrefugee7888 Před 9 dny +4

    My mother went to high school with her in amarillo texas. She said she was a weirdo. But I understand why now since her dad abandoned her and left her like that.

    • @houndjog
      @houndjog Před 9 dny +2

      Weirdo is a term referring to people who find their way in a different road than the majority take. People get jealous because they can think for themselves and acting on new ways. Glad to know this actress was smart!

  • @marksmith402
    @marksmith402 Před 6 dny +1

    Always a special place in my heart for Carolyn Jones. ❤

  • @rogerdogger6969
    @rogerdogger6969 Před 11 dny +3

    Maybe it was the algorithm that brought this video up into my feed because I've been watching The Addams Family for the last couple of weeks I never got to see it when it was out on reruns when I was growing up because we weren't allowed to watch a lot of Television so I've been spending my Twilight years so to speak catching up on all the things that I missed out on and I've always liked her as an actress and this has shed more light on her than I had ever heard from any other source and it was just fantastic. I'm shocked how young she was.! I actually had imagined that she lived much longer then just to her fifties and hearing about it now is actually kind of upsetting. I had no idea she was married to Aaron spelling. I'm actually still kind of at a loss for words as I just finished watching it. Thanks for creating this little infomercial because it's things that I've always wondered about different celebrities but have not really found until recently on these type of videos

  • @jamesotisjr2322
    @jamesotisjr2322 Před 14 dny +32

    Carolyn had a stunning case of "dancers legs". if you are not familiar with that term, look up Debbie Reynolds, Angelique Pettjohn and Shirley MacLaine legs

  • @lisacaperton5558
    @lisacaperton5558 Před 12 dny +5

    She was a very nice person from what I had heard. I have watched some of old movies that she was in, and she was a great actress. I loved her role in the Addams family, but some of her parts in the older movies have shown the depth of talent.

  • @THE-HammerMan
    @THE-HammerMan Před 13 dny +8

    In my best Bogart impersonation I'll say, "What a dame!". I believe that says volumes by itself.

  • @jeffreyhansen2806
    @jeffreyhansen2806 Před 14 dny +7

    Loved her in Last Train from Gun Hill (1959).

  • @jocelynohalloran3550
    @jocelynohalloran3550 Před 8 dny +2

    She looks so beautiful!! Much prefer her with the dark hair. The is the OG Morticia and no one will ever fill her shoes ❤