Carol Wayne

She died under extremely suspicious circumstances during a 1985 vacation in Mexico, and the events surrounding her untimely demise have to date gone unresolved. Although it may never be proven, many involved with the case suspected foul play was involved.

Appeared in the February 1984 issue of Playboy magazine.

On an October 2, 1973, episode of The Tonight Show she was joking with Johnny Carson about age, telling him he was old. He told her "someday you'll be 47 (his age at the time)", to which she replied, "I hope so." Sadly, this was tragic foreshadowing as Carol was only 42 when she passed away.

While Carol seemed to make no attempt to downplay her role as a dim-witted sex symbol, in reality she did make many attempts to hone her acting skills by working in the multitude of situation and sketch comedies that were popular throughout the 1970s. Any performer Will Tell you that comedy is not easy, but Carol and sister Nina managed quite well working opposite some of the most respected talent in the entertainment business.

She also played on one of the most popular episodes of I Spy (1965) opposite Robert Culp.

Both Nina and Carol appeared in different episodes of Bewitched (1964) in the 1960s. Carol had one son, Alex, with rock artist and photographer Barry Feinstein.

Carol was a beautiful comedienne who appeared as the "Matinee Lady" on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). She regularly appeared during one of Carson's recurring sketches known as "The Tea Time Movie. " Carson played the lecherous character "Art Fern" who would make references to Carol's ample bosom. She played opposite Carson in over 100 sketches.