Joy Harmon
Joy Harmon | |
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 Harmon with Roger Smith in an episode of Mister Roberts, 1965. | |
| Born | Joy Patricia Harmon May 1, 1940 Flushing, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1956–1973 |
| Known for | Car washing girl in Cool Hand Luke |
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| Children | 3 |
| Website | http://www.auntjoyscakes.com |
Joy Patricia Harmon (born May 1, 1940)[1] is an American baker and former actress.
Early years
Joy Patricia Harmon was born in Flushing, New York. She and her family moved to Connecticut in 1946. She was a Miss Connecticut,[1][when?] She tied for fourth runner-up in the 1957 competition for Miss Connecticut.[2][3]
Career
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, 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) with her purportedly 41–22–36 measurements.[1]
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.[4]
Filmography
Films roles
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Television roles
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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