Joyce Gordon
American actress (1929-2020)
Joyce Gordon (March 25, 1929 – February 28, 2020) was an American actress.
Early life
Joyce Gordon was born on March 25, 1929, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Jule and Diana (Cohn) Gordon. Her father was the founder of the National Barber and Beauty Manufacturers Association. She grew up in Chicago, later attending the University of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin. In her late teens, she left Chicago and went to New York to seek opportunities to appear on television programs.
Career
On television, Gordon appeared on The Ad-Libbers, Studio One and Robert Montgomery Presents. She also acted in commercials, at one point appearing daily on CBS as she promoted different products. Gordon was the on screen spokeswoman for Crisco and Duncan Hines and did numerous promos for sports and news programs. She was the first woman of many things in her field. In the 1950s, she became the first woman to do network promos, and the first woman announcer for a political convention on network television.
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