Frances Dee

She died in Norwalk, Connecticut due to complications from a stroke. Barbara Eden has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to television at 2003 Hollywood Boulevard. They had 3 sons, including actor Jody McCrea. This led to a Harper Valley P.T.A. series in 1981. McCrea died on their 57th wedding anniversary. She appeared regularly on television after the series was cancelled and starred in the feature film Harper Valley P.T.A. based on the popular country and western song. She met actor Joel McCrea on the set of the 1933 film "The Silver Cord." They married on October 20, 1933 after a whirlwind courtship. The show proved to be a huge success, running from 1965 until 1970 and during this time Eden was nominated twice for Golden Globe Awards.

In 1929, her father was transferred back to L.A., and (as a lark) she began working in movies as an extra. She played supporting roles in films over the next few years before being signed to play the character of Jeannie in the television series I Dream of Jeannie, opposite Larry Hagman. She was born in Los Angeles, where her Army officer father was stationed, and grew up in Chicago. Cathy Connors in Irwin Allen's Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, one of many much successful Sci-Fi Fantasy outings by "The Master of Disaster". Frances Dee (November 26, 1907 - March 6, 2004) was an actress. The following year, she starred in a supporting role as Lt. Eden had a notable part in Flaming Star (1960) an Elvis Presley movie.

Eden made her film debut in Back from Eternity (1956), and the following year starred in the television series How to Marry a Millionaire, playing the role Marilyn Monroe had played in the film version. Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Moorhead in Tucson, Arizona on August 23, 1934) is an American actress.