Greta Thyssen was the Three Stooges' final leading lady in their last Columbia short subject.

Greta Thyssen

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Greta Thyssen
Born	Greta Thygesen (1933-03-30) March 30, 1933 (age 80) Copenhagen, Denmark
Years active	1956–67

Greta Thyssen (born Greta Thygesen on March 30, 1933) is a Danish-born American film actress and former model. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, she appeared in films and television shows between 1956 and 1967.

Career

Thyssen arrived in the United States after winning the Miss Denmark crown in 1952. She attempted to follow in the footsteps of the reigning blonde sex symbols Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield by forging a movie career. She was Monroe's double in Bus Stop,^[1] and appeared in Accused of Murder, Terror Is a Man, Journey to the Seventh Planet, and Three Blondes in His Life. In addition to her appearance on the television show Dragnet, she appeared as Roxy Howard, the title character in the third Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Nervous Accomplice." Thyssen also appeared on Broadway in Pajama Tops as a replacement for June Wilkinson.^[2]
Thyssen is probably best remembered for her appearances in the Three Stooges films Quiz Whizz, Sappy Bull Fighters and Pies and Guys. In her brief stint with the Stooges, she endured a cream pie to the face in the latter film. After appearing in Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers in 1967, Thyssen retired from acting.

Personal

Thyssen was married three times. Her third marriage was to Theodore Guenther produced one child in 1969.
As of June 2010, Thyssen resides in New York.^[3]

Filmography

Feature Films

Bus Stop (1956)
Accused of Murder (1956)
The Beast of Budapest (1958)
Catch Me If You Can (1959)
Shawdows (1959)
Terror Is a Man (1959)
Three Blondes in His Life (1961)
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965)
Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers (1967)

Short Films

Quiz Whizz (1958)
Pies and Guys (1958)
Sappy Bull Fighters (1959)

References

^ "Greta Thyssen (Biography)". All Movie Guide. NY Times. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
^ Paul Parla & Charles P. Mitchell (2000). Screen Sirens Scream!: Interview with 20 Actresses from Science Fiction. McFarland & Company. p. 234. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
^ Mark Voger (June 18, 2010). "Three Stooges' final leading lady, Greta Thyssen". The Star-Ledger. NJ.Com. Retrieved May 12, 2011.

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Greta Thyssen was just beautiful. She was amazing. In BUS STOP they had her double for Marilyn Monroe so it would look as if Marilyn Monroe was built that way.

Why didn't they just use Greta Thyssen in the role? Hollywood doesn't work that way.

Of course, they did have Greta Thyssen in other roles. Some of her best remembered roles were in the films of The Three Stooges. They always did use some of the best girls in those films.

Oh, no, Moe! That's not the way to give Greta some cake!

Greta Thyssen was one of a number of people who had worked with the Three Stooges who later appeared on the television program PERRY MASON. One of the producers of that series was Sam White, who was the brother of Jules White, who was the Three Stooges' producer.

A PERRY MASON card she autographed.

One of Greta Thyssen's earliest roles was "The Pirate Girl" on the television show TREASURE HUNT. The idea was later reused in the movie HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, which had Maureen Arthur play a "Treasure Girl" on a fictional television program in the story.

You see many pictures of Greta Thyssen with other celebrities of the period.

Jayne Mansfield and Greta Thyssen

Greta Thyssen ( right ) with Jeanne Carmen at Ciro's nightclub in Hollywood.

Greta onstage.

Greta is evidently signing autographs.

TERROR IS A MAN was a story about an experiment that sought to turn an animal into a man.

The story was fantastic. And so was Greta.

That poster doesn't do her justice.

I'd go ape for Greta myself.

Cover Girl Greta

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TREASURE HUNT ( TV program ):
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Connie Cezon worked with the Three Stooges.

But wait, there's more.

Connie Cezon

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Connie Cezon
Cezon (second from left) hams it up with Moe Howard and Larry Fine in the Three Stooges film Hot Stuff
Born	(1925-03-28)March 28, 1925 Oakland, California, USA
Died	February 26, 2004(2004-02-26) (aged 78) Glendale, California, USA
Cause of death	Breast cancer
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Years active	1951–1966

Connie Cezon (March 28, 1925 – February 26, 2004) was an American film actress. Born in Oakland, California, Cezon made over 30 film and television appearances between 1951 and 1966.

Movies and TV

Modern viewers will remember Cezon as a perfect blonde "gold digger" in several Three Stooges films. Her flair for physical comedy helped, and made memorable appearances in such films as Corny Casanovas, Up in Daisy's Penthouse, and Tricky Dicks. After leaving the Columbia shorts department, Cezon had a recurring role as receptionist 'Gertie' on Perry Mason between 1957 and 1966.

After retiring from the screen, Cezon operated and ran a cat-boarding service in Los Angeles called Connie's Kitty Castle.^[1]

Though her surname was spelled 'Cezan' in the Stooge films, it appears as 'Cezon' in all her other appearances. Cezon confirmed that the correct spelling is the latter.^[1]

Death

Cezon died of complications from breast cancer surgery on February 26, 2004.

Selected filmography

Perry Mason (1957–1964) 17 episodes
Dead Ringer (1964)
Triple Crossed (1959)
Rusty Romeos (1957)
Hot Stuff (1956)
Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1955)
Female Jungle (1955)
Gang Busters (1952, 1955)
Playgirl (1954)
Tricky Dicks (1953)
Up in Daisy's Penthouse (1953)
The Abbott and Costello Show (1953)
So You Want To Go To A Convention (1952)
Corny Casanovas (1952)
Outlaw Women (1952)
Boston Blackie (1951)

References

^ ^a ^b Capello, Bill. The Three Stooges Journal #117 (2006) p. 18

External links

Connie Cezon at the Internet Movie Database

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Connie Cezon was not the only famous member of her family. She was related to a famous artist, Paul Cezanne, commonly refered to by his last name.

She trained in musical comedy and melodrama at the Pasadena Playhouse and appeared on stage in New York and Hollywood. She was in Blackouts for four years with Ken Murray and worked with him on television. She appeared on some other television programs and was a semi-regular cast member on the PERRY MASON SHOW as receptionist "Gertie", usually making only brief appearences, although she had a larger part on one episode where Barbara Hale ( "Della Street" ) did not appear.

Jules White was the head of the Columbia short subjects department. His brother Jack White worked on the tv series PERRY MASON. Connie Cezon was one of several people who had worked in the Three Stooges films that went on to appear on the PERRY MASON program.

After playing a golddigger in the Three Stooges films, she played the same character again on television with Abbott and Costello.

Connie Cezon was one of the glamour girls herself, but she also doubled for Bette Davis in the 1964 movie DEAD RINGER, a story where Bette Davis was supposed to have an identical twin. The internet movie database says that she's recognizable in a scene where she was supposed to be disguised by a veil. Bettie Davis also mentioned Connie Cezon in her autobiography.

This photo is from her 1946 Academy Players guide and may be the earliest professional portrait of her in existence.

Reblogged from http://hjwollstein.blogspot.com/2012/05/from-my-collection-more-stooges-connie.html

No Black Sox here.

As one of the eyefuls in EYEFULL

These photos may be from when she was on the New York stage, possibly in Ken Murray's BLACKOUTS.

Cover Girl Connie

Then of course there's her work with the Three Stooges.

Shemp, as a detective: "What's your first name?"

Connie: "Slick."

Shemp: "What's your last name?"

Connie: "Chick."

Shemp: "Oh, 'Slick Chick'." [she plays a pickpocket]

Shemp: "Where were you born?"

Connie: "In a hospital. I wanted to be near my mother."
[said with as straight a face as you can get; makes it
that much funnier]

--"Tricky Dicks" (1953)