Dennison, Jo-Carroll, 1923-

LC control no.	no2019051157
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Dennison, Jo-Carroll, 1923- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Located	San Francisco (Calif.) Santa Barbara (Calif.) Tyler (Tex.)
Birth date	1923-12-16
Place of birth	Florence (Ariz.)
Affiliation	Miss America Pageant
Profession or occupation	Actress Beauty contestants
Found in	Winged victory poster, 1944: container (Jo-Carroll Dennison) IMDb, April 5, 2019 (Jo-Carroll Dennison; born December 16, 1923 in Tyler, Texas; she is an actress, known for Dick Tracy (1950), Prehistoric Women (1950) and Beyond the Purple Hills (1950); she was previously married to Russell Stoneham and Phil Silvers) Wikipedia, April 5, 2019 (Jo-Carroll Dennison; Jo-Carroll Dennison (born December 16, 1923) was Miss America 1942; Dennison was born in Florence, Arizona, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Dennison; her family later lived in San Francisco, California, Santa Barbara, California, and Tyler, Texas; she graduated from Hale Center High School in 1940 and was a stenographer in Tyler; Dennison was crowned Miss America September 12, 1942, after having entered the contest as Miss Texas; she had earlier won both the talent and the swimsuit competitions in the contest; as Miss America during World War II, much of her time was spent visiting "defense plants, hospitals and service camps" and selling war bonds; after her time as Miss America, Dennison went to Hollywood; on November 18, 1942, 20th Century Fox signed her to a seven-year contract; she had roles in Winged Victory and The Jolson Story; Dennison married comedian Phil Silvers on March 2, 1945; they divorced March 8, 1950; the union produced no children; Dennison later married television producer, Russell Stoneham, and had two sons with him)
Associated language	eng