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Candy Jones

ActorBorn 1925, died 1990On stage 1944 to 19773 productions on this page

Candy Jones
U.S. Army

Candy Jones, born Jessica Arline Wilcox (December 31, 1925 – January 18, 1990), was an American fashion model, writer and radio talk show hostess. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she was raised and educated in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the 1940s and 1950s, she was a leading model and pin-up girl, and afterward, established a modeling school and wrote several books on modeling and fashion. In 1972, Jones married her second husband, popular radio show host Long John Nebel, and became the co-host of his all-night talk-show on WMCA in New York City. The show dealt with paranormal, UFO, and conspiracy theory claims. Jones controversially claimed to be a victim of Project MKULTRA, the CIA…

On stage

3 productions, 33 years
1944
Mexican HayrideBroadway Winter Garden Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short, John Kennedy
481 performances
1945
PolonaiseBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by Stella Adler
113 performances
1977
Toller Cranston's "The Ice Show"Broadway Palace Theatre. Original. Directed by Brian Foley
60 performances

Worked with more than once

1 names
  • Alicia Krug 2 productions

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