Yvonne De Carlo Net Worth

#Fact1Began her show The Munsters (1964) when she was 42.2Played twins in Passion (1954).3Played Mexican women in Sombrero (1953), Border River (1954), and Passion (1954).4Considered The Ten Commandments (1956) as her best film.5The July 22, 1970, issue of Variety, in the Hollywood Production Pulse column, lists the movie "The Low Price of Fame" had started filming May 18 in Iowa, starring Rory Calhoun, Gardner McKay, and Yvonne DeCarlo. Producer and director Jerry Schafer, executive producer Donald B. Running, for Carvel Prods. No evidence the film was completed or released.6She was known to be a very private and shy lady.7She appeared with John Carradine in six films: The Ten Commandments (1956), Munster, Go Home! (1966), The Seven Minutes (1971), Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976), Satan's Cheerleaders (1977) and Nocturna (1979).8She was greatly admired by Italian actress Sophia Loren, who grew up watching De Carlo's early films. In 1965, Loren stated: "Particularly I loved Yvonne De Carlo - she was my favorite [actress]. Others too, like Rita Hayworth, but I used to dream I was Yvonne De Carlo. And I liked that little one - what was her name? - June Allyson, too. But for me there was only one Yvonne De Carlo".9She played Carlotta in the original Broadway cast of Sondheim's "Follies" and introduced the song "I'm Still Here" [1971].10Died on Elvis Presley's birthday.11Began singing at an early age.12Though her education was erratic, her dancing training continued.13Could not withhold the rigors of ballet, but was much relieved when she turned to a Canadian dance instructor, June Ropers.14Left work temporarily to take care of her ex-husband's Bob Morgan's disability.15Yvonne DeCarlo passed away on January 8, 2007. Her ex-The Munsters (1964) co-star, Al Lewis, passed away one year before her, in April 2006.16Though Al Lewis played De Carlo's father on The Munsters (1964), in real-life Lewis was one year her junior.17After Bob Morgan's untimely accident, De Carlo was dismissed from her contract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1960.18Had mixed emotions when she auditioned for Lily Munster, she accepted the role because she was flat broke.19Created the role of Lily Munster on The Munsters (1964).20Her ex-husband Bob Morgan was an alcoholic.21Met Bob Morgan on the set of Shotgun (1955). They were married for 19 years, until their divorce in 1973.22(December 7, 1941) During World War II, she joined Hollywood's Biggest Performed in Morales Booking Social.23Her mother, Marie DeCarlo Middleton, had Yvonne, when she was age 19.24The film noir Criss Cross (1949) was the first dramatic movie of her career.25In 1963 and 1964, De Carlo joined fellow actresses Joan Caulfield, Ruth Hussey, Marie Windsor, Laraine Day, Virginia Mayo and Maidie Norman, in making appearances on behalf of U.S. Senator Barry M. Goldwater, the Republican nominee in the campaign against U.S. President Lyndon Johnson.26In 1951, RKO Radio Pictures tried to compose a film noir entitled "The Sins of Sarah Ferry". The story was about a courthouse clerk in Binghamton, New York who finds herself falling in love with a beautiful liar whose accused of armed robbery as well as a hit run charge involving a death. The cast would have starred Laraine Day, Fred MacMurray, Yvonne De Carlo, Hugh Beaumont, Glenn Ford, Howard Duff and Evelyn Keyes, with the studio wanting to shoot on location in Binghamton and neighboring Johnson City. This project never materialized because the plot was considered to close of a generic step-up of Double Indemnity (1944) and the studio never received a reply via phone call or standard mail from the Binghamton Courthouse or then Mayor Donald Kramer granting them permission to film on location in the area and negotiate a fair range of payment. Based on that neglect, the studio immediately canceled this project and moved on.27In the 1970s, she was the celebrity spokesperson for Bank of America.28Her favorite actress was Vicki Lawrence.29Was the Honorary Mayor of North Hollywood.30She was a staunch Republican and conservative who was active in the campaigns of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.31Acting mentor and friends with Butch Patrick.32After her role in The Barefoot Executive (1995), she retired from acting at age 72.33Best remembered by the public for her starring role as Lily Munster on The Munsters (1964).34While starring in The Gal Who Took the West (1949), she was not only walking away in the movie, she was actually walking off with Jock Mahoney, who was her boyfriend at the time.35Was briefly engaged to Jock Mahoney in 1949, but she broke off the engagement following a miscarriage.36Her mother was fascinated with actress Baby Peggy, and wanted to have a baby of her own, of the same name.37After she was born, her mother ran away from home, when Marie was age 16 to become a ballerina, after two years working as a shop girl, she was finally married in 1924.38When she was only three years old, her father abandoned the family, hence, she lived with her grandparents.39By the time little Margaret entered into grade school, her voice was really strong.40Her future The Munsters (1964) co-star, Butch Patrick, said in an interview, his mother was a huge fan of her movies, long before he co-starred with De Carlo in the series.41While Margaret lived with her mother in Hollywood, her mother worked as a waitress.42When her son, Michael Morgan died in 1997, the causes were unknown, although a Santa Barbara Police report contains concerns about possible foul play.43Her parents were William Middleton, a salesman, and Marie De Carlo, an aspiring actress.44Established her movie career and worked as a contract player for Universal Pictures in 1945.45An accomplished singer, since a little girl, she sang and played the harp on an episode of The Munsters (1964).46Her mother, Marie DeCarlo Middleton, died from a fall on December 19, 1993.47She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6124 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Television at 6715 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.48Throughout 1937, Yvonne's mother took her to Hollywood to try to be a star, but did not succeed and returned to Canada.49Future comedienne Vicki Lawrence said DeCarlo was her childhood television heroine.50Yvonne and Virginia Mayo toured together, signing and dancing in their later years.51Remained good friends with Butch Patrick, during and after The Munsters (1964).52While working as a dancer for showman Nils Granlund at the Florentine Gardens, she was once arrested by immigration officials and deported to Canada. In 1941, Granlund sent a telegram to Canadian immigration officials pledging his sponsorship of her in the United States, and affirmed his offer of steady employment, both requirements to reenter the country.53While working at Vancouver's Palomar, at age 16, she was allegedly pressured to expose her breasts. In response to the incident, she and her mother left the nightclub.54Was very good friends with: Jane Wyman, Angela Lansbury, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Bob Hastings, Mel Blanc, John Carradine, John Ireland, Norman Lloyd, Barbara Nichols, Doug McClure, Joel McCrea, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Dan Duryea, Billy Barty, Richard Arlen, Broderick Crawford, Kevin Burns, Marsha Hunt, Julie Adams, Piper Laurie, Ricardo Montalban, Charlton Heston, Rod Cameron, Raymond Burr, Mickey Rooney, Joan Caulfield, Ruth Hussey, Marie Windsor, Laraine Day, Virginia Mayo, Barbara Billingsley and Rock Hudson.55Was only three years old when her father and mother separated; acting ran in her family.56Resided at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital from 1998 to 2007, where she died.57Was a heavy smoker for many years and suffered a stroke in 1998.58Attended Le Conte Middle School in Los Angeles, California.59Attended King Edward High School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.60Dropped out of King Edward High School at age 15 (which was her sophomore year), to focus more on her dance studies, hence, she attended B.C. School of Dancing.61Before she was a successful actress, she was a dancer and had worked at various nightclubs in Vancouver, British Columbia.62Began her career as a contract player for Paramount Pictures in 1942.63She had six hobbies: spending time with her family, golfing, dancing, drinking wine, listening to music, singing.64Before she starred on The Munsters (1964) that same year, she was deeply in debt, her film career was over and was suffering from depression.65Was trained in opera and was a former chorister at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, when she was a little girl.66Became a naturalized citizen of the United States.67She was the producers' second choice to play Lily Munster, after Joan Marshall was dropped from consideration for the role of Phoebe Marshall.68Had two sons: Bruce (born 1956) and Michael (1957-1999); and one stepdaughter: Bari (born 1947).69Guest-starred on the pilot episode of Bonanza (1959) as gold rush entertainer Lotta Crabtree.70She chose her own stage name by using her middle name and her mother's maiden name of De Carlo.71Her maternal grandfather, Michael De Carlo, was Sicilian, and her maternal grandmother, Margaret Purvis, was Scottish. She drew her stage name from her grandfather.72Ex-sister-in-law of Jaye P. Morgan, Charlie Morgan, Dick Morgan and Duke Morgan.73Took the role of Lily Munster on The Munsters (1964) to help pay husband Bob Morgan's medical bills. Morgan, an actor/stuntman, had suffered near-fatal injuries while filming How the West Was Won (1962). By her own admission, Ms. De Carlo never imagined, at the time, that Lily Munster would become her most famous role.74Miss Venice Beach 1938.