Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan. AKA Joan Collins. JC for short, and just as important as that other JC. And in case you can't spot the Queen of B movies, horror flicks and prime-time TV in the pic above, she's the one on the right. Starring with then-hubby Anthony Newley in Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe And Find True Happiness?, Joan joined a gaggle of female stars (including Connie Kreski--above, left--as Mercy Humppe) in Newley's Felliniesque fantasia. Polyester Poontang is her name and she croons "Chalk And Cheese" to a nude Newley (the flick was rated X).
You may have heard Joan tackling a tune or two in Road To Hong Kong, Dynasty or the mini-series Monte Carlo. She even released an album in the swinging sixties that I would DIE to get my hands on. I did get to hear her sing live in Bath, England when she was touring in Noel Coward's Private Lives. After her musical attempt, her costar proclaimed she "always did have a lovely voice." At that moment, a group of kids sitting next to me giggled hysterically at the all-to-flattering remark. There's nothing like live theater.
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