Yvonne De Carlo Biography
Born: September 01, 1922
Died: January 08, 2007
Born Peggy Yvonne Middleton, Yvonne De Carlo began studying dance in childhood, and in her teens appeared in nightclubs and on-stage. She debuted onscreen in 1942, going on to a number of secondary roles. Finally she was cast in the title role of Salome_--_Where_She_Danced (1945) and played leads in The Song of Scheherazade and Slave_Girl (both 1947), after which she was typecast as an Arabian Nights-type temptress in harem attire; she also appeared frequently in Westerns, and occasionally showed talent in comedies. De Carlo was a co-star of the '60s TV sitcom The_Munsters. In 1971 she appeared on Broadway in the musical +Follies. She married and divorced stuntman and actor Robert_Morgan. She continued appearing in occasional films through the '90s and authored -Yvonne: An Autobiography (1987). De Carlo died of unspecified causes at age 84 on January 8, 2007. Rovi
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