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- Birth nameCeline Zeigman
- Jean Carroll was born on January 7, 1911 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for The Jean Carroll Show (1953), Cavalcade of Broadway: Leon and Eddie's (1950) and The Patti Page Show (1956). She was married to Buddy Howe. She died on January 1, 2010 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- SpouseBuddy Howe(1936 - 1981) (his death, 1 child)
- When her husband was drafted in WWII, she continued as a solo comic, to great success. When he got out of the service, Howe realized the act was better without him, and he became a talent agent.
- She and her husband, Buddy Howe, who was an acrobatic dancer toured Britain from 1936 to 1939.
- She immigrated to the United States when she was 18 months old and raised in the Bronx, New York.
- Mother of Helen Howe Tunick of Carmel, New York and grandmother of Susan Hamilton of Briarcliff Manor, New York and Andrea Ramos of Carmel, New York.
- Her entertainment career started in vaudeville, as part of a dance act. Her comedic talent led her to join a comedy act.
- In May 1948 when Israel had been declared a state at the United Jewish Appeal at Madison Square Garden in New York City: I've always been proud of the Jews, but never so proud as tonight, Because tonight I wish I had my old nose back.
- I used to do that routine about my daughter being a hippie with the dirty sneakers and dirty blue jeans, but why a beard?...And you know people would actually come to me and say 'Does your daughter really have a beard?...No, I made her shave it, but I let her keep the mustache.
- The thing that attracted me to my husband was his pride...I'll never forget the first time I saw him, standing up on a hill, his hair blowing in the breeze -- and he too proud to run and get it.
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