Global InformationCandy Jones information
Candy Jones | |
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 Candy Jones in Yank magazine, 1945 | |
| Born | December 31, 1925 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | January 18, 1990 (aged 64) Manhattan, New York, US |
| Other names | Jessica Arline Wilcox |
| Occupation(s) | pin-up girl, fashion model, author, radio talk show hostess |
| Known for | modeling and media work, claimed to be a victim of Project MKULTRA |
| Spouses | Harry Conover
(m. 1946; div. 1959)Long John Nebel
(m. 1972; died 1978) |
Candy Jones, born Jessica Arline Wilcox (December 31, 1925 – January 18, 1990), was an American fashion model, writer and radio talk show hostess.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she was raised and educated in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1]
In the 1940s and 1950s, she was a leading model and pin-up girl, and afterward, established a modeling school and wrote several books on modeling and fashion. In 1972, Jones married her second husband, popular radio show host Long John Nebel, and became the co-host of his all-night talk-show on WMCA in New York City. The show dealt with paranormal, UFO, and conspiracy theory claims.
Jones controversially claimed to be a victim of Project MKULTRA, the CIA mind-control program, in the 1960s.
- ^ Flint, PB (January 19, 1990). "Candy Jones Dies; Ex-Model, Teacher, And Writer Was 64". The New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2009.