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Joy Harmon
Joy Harmon
	Harmon with Roger Smith in an episode of Mister Roberts, 1965.
Born	Joy Patricia Harmon; May 1, 1940 (age 84); Flushing, New York, U.S.
Years active	1956–1973
Known for	Car washing girl in Cool Hand Luke
Spouse	Jeff Gourson (m. 1968⁠–⁠2001)
Children	3
Website	http://www.auntjoyscakes.com

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Patricia Joy Harmon^[1] or Joy Patricia Harmon (born May 1, 1940)^[2] is an American baker and former actress.

Early years

The daughter of Homer Harmon, Joy Patricia Harmon was born in Jackson Heights, New York,^[1] or Flushing, New York. She and her family moved to Connecticut in 1946. She was a Miss Connecticut,^[2]^[when?] She tied for fourth runner-up in the 1957 competition for Miss Connecticut.^[3]^[4]

When she was three years old, Harmon modeled clothes in Fox Movietone News newsreels.^[1] She skipped two grades in elementary school and graduated from Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut.^[1]

Career

Harmon's stage debut came in Pajama Tops at the Klein Memorial Theatre in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She toured the United States in stock company productions, including The Marriage-Go-Round, The Solid Gold Cadillac, The Tender Trap, The Importance of Being Ernest, and Susan Slept Here.^[1] On Broadway, Harmon portrayed Betty Phillips in Make a Million (1958).^[5] She also appeared in an off-Broadway production of Susan Slept Here (1961).^[6]

Harmon was a contestant during the last season of Groucho Marx's television program You Bet Your Life (titled The Groucho Show during its last season), and later a regular on Marx's short-lived program Tell It to Groucho (credited as "Patty Harmon"). She guest-starred on several 1960s TV series, including Gidget, Batman, and The Monkees. She appeared in a cameo role as blonde Ardice in the Jack Lemmon comedy Under the Yum Yum Tree in 1963. She had a role as Tony Dow's girlfriend in the 1965–66 television soap opera Never Too Young.

Harmon's stand-out acting roles include the 30-foot-tall (9 m) Merrie in Village of the Giants (1965, in which she captures normal-sized Johnny Crawford and suspends him from her bikini top), and the car-washing Lucille in Cool Hand Luke (1967)^[7] with her purportedly 41–22–36 measurements.^[2]

Personal life

Harmon was married to film editor and producer Jeff Gourson from 1968 to 2001, raising three children. For a time, a son worked at Walt Disney Studios. She later established a bakery, Aunt Joy's Cakes, in Burbank, California.^[8]

Filmography

Films roles

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Let's Rock (1958) - Pickup Girl
Mad Dog Coll (1961) - Caroline
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) - Ardice (uncredited)
Roustabout (1964) - College Girl (uncredited)
Young Dillinger (1965) - Nelson's Girl
One Way Wahine (1965) - Kit Williams
The Loved One (1965) - Miss Benson (uncredited)
Village of the Giants (1965) - Merrie
A Guide for the Married Man (1967) - Party Girl in Bar (uncredited)
Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Lucille, The Girl
Angel in My Pocket (1969) - Miss Holland

Television roles

’’Tell It To Groucho’’ (1961) Co-Host Series
The Beverly Hillbillies (1963) - Kitty
My Three Sons (1964) - Joanne Grant
Burke's Law (1964-1965) - Barbara Sue / Belle Sue Walsh
Gidget (1965) - Blonde Girl Dancing / Midge (uncredited)
Batman (1966) - Julia Davis (uncredited)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1966) - Barbara
Bewitched (1966) - Francie
The Rounders (1966) - Rosetta
Occasional Wife (1967) - Model
That Girl (1967) - Miss Bridges
The Monkees (1967) – Cashier in S2:E2, "The Picture Frame"
The Monkees (1967) - Zelda in S2:E14, "Monkees on the Wheel"
Love, American Style (1972) - Rosalie (segment "Love and the Secret Habit")
The Odd Couple (1972) - Waitress
Thicker Than Water (1973) - (final appearance)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Patty Harmon Has Studied Long Time for Show Business Career". Corpus Christi Times. January 21, 1962. p. 52. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Listanti, Tom (2008). Glamor Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland & Co., Inc. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-0-7864-3172-4. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Her amble [sic] bosom (41–22–36) was her ticket to Broadway in the comedy Make Me Laugh...
^ Mastronardi, Pete (May 6, 1957). "Crosses Fingers to Woo Luck, Crown Brings Joy, With Tears". The Bridgeport Post. p. 18. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Glenn, Taylor (July 14, 1957). "So This Is Our Town". Progress Bulletin. p. B - 2. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Joy Harmon". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
^ "Joy Harmon". Internet Off-Broadway Database. Lucille Lortel Foundation. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
^ "Catching up with the woman behind the famous 'Cool Hand Luke' car wash scene". Entertainment Weekly.
^ "About Us". Aunt Joy's Cakes. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.

External links

Joy Harmon at IMDb
Sullivan, Steve (1998-06-15). Bombshells: Glamour Girls of a Lifetime. Macmillan. pp. 43–. ISBN 9781429956222. Retrieved May 6, 2012.

[cct-1] "Patty Harmon Has Studied Long Time for Show Business Career". Corpus Christi Times. January 21, 1962. p. 52. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[glamorgirls-2] Listanti, Tom (2008). Glamor Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland & Co., Inc. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-0-7864-3172-4. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Her amble [sic] bosom (41–22–36) was her ticket to Broadway in the comedy Make Me Laugh...

[3] Mastronardi, Pete (May 6, 1957). "Crosses Fingers to Woo Luck, Crown Brings Joy, With Tears". The Bridgeport Post. p. 18. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Glenn, Taylor (July 14, 1957). "So This Is Our Town". Progress Bulletin. p. B - 2. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Joy Harmon". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.

[6] "Joy Harmon". Internet Off-Broadway Database. Lucille Lortel Foundation. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.

[7] "Catching up with the woman behind the famous 'Cool Hand Luke' car wash scene". Entertainment Weekly.

[auntjoy-8] "About Us". Aunt Joy's Cakes. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.

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+{{Short description|American actress and baker}}
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 | name         = Joy Harmon
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 | caption      = Harmon with [[Roger Smith (actor)|Roger Smith]] in an episode of ''[[Mister Roberts (TV series)|Mister Roberts]]'', 1965.
 | birth_name   = Joy Patricia Harmon
-| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1940|05|01}}
+| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1940|5|1}}
 | birth_place  = [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing, New York]], U.S.
 | death_date   =
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 | yearsactive  = 1956–1973
 | awards       =
-| known_for    = Car washing girl in<br>''[[Cool Hand Luke]]''
+| known_for    = Car washing girl in ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]''
-| spouse       = [[Jeff Gourson]] (1968–2001); 3 children
+| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Jeff Gourson]]|1968|2001}}
+| children     = 3
 | website      = http://www.auntjoyscakes.com
 }}
+'''Patricia Joy Harmon'''<ref name="cct" /> or '''Joy Patricia Harmon''' (born May 1, 1940)<ref name="glamorgirls">{{cite book |last=Listanti |first=Tom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CCUSa_GmDo8C&q=Miss+Connecticut+joy+harmon&pg=PA88 |title=Glamor Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles |date=2008 |publisher=McFarland & Co., Inc. |isbn=978-0-7864-3172-4 |pages=87–88 |quote=Her amble [sic] bosom (41–22–36) was her ticket to Broadway in the comedy ''Make Me Laugh''... |accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> is an American baker and former actress.
-'''Joy Patricia Harmon''' (born May 1, 1940)<ref name=glamorgirls /> is a baker and former American actress.
+==Early years==
+The daughter of Homer Harmon, Joy Patricia Harmon was born in [[Jackson Heights, Queens|Jackson Heights, New York]],<ref name="cct" /> or [[Flushing, New York]]. She and her family moved to Connecticut in 1946. She was a [[Miss Connecticut]],<ref name="glamorgirls" />{{when|reason=This needs a year in light of the following seentence.|date=September 2022}} She tied for fourth runner-up in the 1957 competition for Miss Connecticut.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mastronardi |first1=Pete |title=Crosses Fingers to Woo Luck, Crown Brings Joy, With Tears |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110442931/the-bridgeport-post/ |access-date=September 30, 2022 |work=The Bridgeport Post |date=May 6, 1957 |page=18|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Glenn |first1=Taylor |title=So This Is Our Town |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110443054/the-bridgeport-post/ |access-date=September 30, 2022 |work=Progress Bulletin |date=July 14, 1957 |page=B - 2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
+When she was three years old, Harmon modeled clothes in [[Movietone News|Fox Movietone News]] newsreels.<ref name="cct">{{cite news |title=Patty Harmon Has Studied Long Time for Show Business Career |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110443205/patty-harmon/ |access-date=September 30, 2022 |work=Corpus Christi Times |date=January 21, 1962 |page=52|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> She skipped two grades in elementary school and graduated from [[Staples High School]] in [[Westport, Connecticut]].<ref name="cct" />
 ==Career==
+Harmon's stage debut came in ''Pajama Tops'' at the [[Klein Memorial Auditorium|Klein Memorial Theatre]] in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]. She toured the United States in stock company productions, including ''[[The Marriage-Go-Round]]'', ''The Solid Gold Cadillac'', ''[[The Tender Trap (play)|The Tender Trap]]'', ''The Importance of Being Ernest'', and ''Susan Slept Here''.<ref name="cct" /> On Broadway, Harmon portrayed Betty Phillips in ''Make a Million'' (1958).<ref>{{cite web |title=Joy Harmon |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joy-harmon-100675 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930233640/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joy-harmon-100675 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also appeared in an off-Broadway production of ''Susan Slept Here'' (1961).<ref>{{cite web |title=Joy Harmon |url=http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/30112 |website=Internet Off-Broadway Database |publisher=Lucille Lortel Foundation |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930234249/http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/30112 |archive-date=September 30, 2022}}</ref>
-Joy Patricia Harmon was born in [[Flushing, New York]].<ref name=glamorgirls /> She and her family moved to Connecticut in 1946.<ref name=glamorgirls>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CCUSa_GmDo8C&q=Miss+Connecticut+joy+harmon&pg=PA88 | title=Glamor Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles | pages=87–88 | first=Tom | last=Listanti | publisher=McFarland & Co., Inc. | date=2008 | isbn=978-0-7864-3172-4 | accessdate=June 29, 2017|quote=Her amble [sic] bosom (41–22–36) was her ticket to Broadway in the comedy ''Make Me Laugh''...}}</ref> A [[Miss Connecticut]],<ref name=glamorgirls /> Harmon was a contestant during the last season of [[Groucho Marx]]'s television program ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'' (titled ''The Groucho Show'' during its last season), and later a regular on Marx's program ''Tell It to Groucho'' (credited as "Patty Harmon"). She guest-starred on several 1960s TV series, including ''[[Gidget (TV series)|Gidget]]'', ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', and ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]''. She appeared in a cameo role as blonde Ardice in the [[Jack Lemmon]] comedy ''[[Under the Yum Yum Tree]]'' in 1963. She had a role as [[Tony Dow]]'s girlfriend in the 1965–66 television soap opera ''[[Never Too Young]]''.
+Harmon was a contestant during the last season of [[Groucho Marx]]'s television program ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'' (titled ''The Groucho Show'' during its last season), and later a regular on Marx's short-lived program ''Tell It to Groucho'' (credited as "Patty Harmon"). She guest-starred on several 1960s TV series, including ''[[Gidget (TV series)|Gidget]]'', ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', and ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]''. She appeared in a cameo role as blonde Ardice in the [[Jack Lemmon]] comedy ''[[Under the Yum Yum Tree]]'' in 1963. She had a role as [[Tony Dow]]'s girlfriend in the 1965–66 television soap opera ''[[Never Too Young]]''.
-Harmon's stand-out acting roles include the 30-foot-tall (9 m) Merrie in ''[[Village of the Giants]]'' (1965, in which she captures normal-sized [[Johnny Crawford]] and suspends him from her bikini top), and the car-washing Lucille in ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]'' (1967) with her purportedly 41–22–36 [[bust/waist/hip measurements |measurements]].<ref name=glamorgirls />
+Harmon's stand-out acting roles include the 30-foot-tall (9 m) Merrie in ''[[Village of the Giants]]'' (1965, in which she captures normal-sized [[Johnny Crawford]] and suspends him from her bikini top), and the car-washing Lucille in ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]'' (1967)<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/11/01/cool-hand-luke-joy-harmon/ | title=Catching up with the woman behind the famous 'Cool Hand Luke' car wash scene | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref> with her purportedly 41–22–36 [[bust/waist/hip measurements|measurements]].<ref name=glamorgirls />
 ==Personal life==
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 *''[[The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit]]'' (1956) - Minor Role (uncredited)
 *''[[Let's Rock]]'' (1958) - Pickup Girl
-*''[[Mad Dog Coll]]'' (1961) - Caroline
+*''[[Mad Dog Coll (1961 film)|Mad Dog Coll]]'' (1961) - Caroline
 *''[[Under the Yum Yum Tree]]'' (1963) - Ardice (uncredited)
 *''[[Roustabout (film)|Roustabout]]'' (1964) - College Girl (uncredited)
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 ===Television roles===
+*’’[[Tell It To Groucho]]’’ (1961) Co-Host Series
 *''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' (1963) - Kitty
 *''[[My Three Sons]]'' (1964) - Joanne Grant
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 *''[[Occasional Wife]]'' (1967) - Model
 *''[[That Girl]]'' (1967) - Miss Bridges
-*''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' (1967) - Zelda / Cashier
+*''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' (1967) – Cashier in S2:E2, "The Picture Frame"
+*''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' (1967) - Zelda in S2:E14, "Monkees on the Wheel"
 *''[[Love, American Style]]'' (1972) - Rosalie (segment "Love and the Secret Habit")
 *''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' (1972) - Waitress
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 [[Category:American bakers]]
 [[Category:American beauty pageant contestants]]
-[[Category:Actresses from New York City]]
+[[Category:Actresses from Queens, New York]]
 [[Category:Actresses from Connecticut]]
+[[Category:21st-century American women]]
+[[Category:American stage actresses]]
+[[Category:Broadway theatre people]]

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