Jeanne Carmen

Jeanne Carmen was an American model, pin-up girl, and B movie actress.

Jeanne Laverne Carmen was born in Paragould, Arkansas. As a child she picked cotton, before running away from home at age 13. Still a teenager, she came to New York City and landed a job as a dancer in Burlesque, with Burt Lahr. Later she became a model, appearing in several men's magazines. She also became a trick golfer, appearing with Jack Redmond. While in her 20s, she came to Hollywood and appeared in B movies such as Guns Don't Argue and The Monster of Piedras Blancas. She also appeared in the Three Stooges short subject A Merry Mix Up.