Heavens. Miss Barbara Jean Morehead, better known as Barbara Eden, star of 1960s classic series I Dream Of Jeannie, blows out 95 candles on her cake today!
Although it is her appearance as said genie for which we remember her most, among Miss Eden's other notable achievements she starred alongside Walter Pidgeon and Joan Fontaine in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, with Tony Randall in the cult movie 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, in numerous US made-for-TV thrillers and mini-series, on stage as the star of Kander and Ebb's Woman Of The Year, and reunited with her Jeannie co-star Larry Hagman in Dallas in 1990. She reunited with Mr Hagman again on stage in the play Love Letters in 2006 - and, remarkably, just last year she starred once again in a production of that play in Los Angeles, opposite Hal Linden.
There's no stopping her, it seems!
On my last day of freedom before the horrible prospect of going back to work tomorrow looms, and after another fruitful day in the sunshine in the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers, pottering, watering and feeding our pots, I'm in need of some light relief.
So how about Miss Eden herself, way back in 1968, singing about big balls..? That'll do nicely:
Love it!
Sorry you had to go back to work. But, gee, take it from, me it’ll be groovy.
ReplyDeleteThat I very much doubt. Jx
DeleteI loved I Dream of Jeannie!! I wanted to be a genie, but failed the nose twitching test.
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Wasn't the "nose-twitching" Samantha in Bewitched? Now, there was a show..! Jx
DeleteYes! Of course it was!!! I just wanted to have a magical power.
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I always wanted to be Endora! Jx
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