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Connie Stevens
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Actor Born: August 8, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Biography:Brooklyn native "Connie Stevens" is the daughter of musician Teddy Stevens. She moved with her dad to L.A., where she enrolled at Sacred Professional School, sang professional, and appeared in local repertory productions. After several low-budget teen flicks, Stevens was given a break in an A-picture, "Jerry Lewis"' "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (1958). Soon afterward, she was signed by Warner Bros. to play bouncy nightclub thrush Cricket Blake on the TV detective series Hawaiian Eye. She also starred in such WB feature films as "Susan Slade" (1961), and became a popular recording artist with her rendition of the deathless "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb." Warners suspended Stevens in 1962 over several bones of contention, one of which was her snit-fit after being denied a chance to audition for the lead in the studio's "My Fair Lady". She patched up her differences with Warners long enough to play a "Gracie... Full Biography
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