She appeared in The Farmers Daughter for three years and appeared in hit shows like Bonanza, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Sam Benedict, Route 66, and The Twilight Zone just to name a few. Inger Stevens inside Life and Mysterious Death of 'The Twilight Zone He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1953 but turned down the offer. Her later leading roles showed that she had learned a thing or two throughout her journey in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately for the children, both parents deserted them. Stevens had to relearn her Swedish accent to play the role of Katy Holstrum, governess to Glen Morley, a widowed politician played by William Windom one of the few leading men Stevens did not have an affair with. I had a terrific insecurity and extreme shyness that I covered up with coldness. Inger was a shy, quiet and introverted girl who was first drawn to acting after witnessing her father's performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in a local amateur theater show. In June 1953, he became the first African American graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and was the first African American to serve as a producer on a major motion picture. Surprises continued when a man named Ike Jones stepped forward to claim the body, saying he was Inger Stevens husband. Over time, a curious fascination, and perhaps even a morbid interest, has . She was vacationing in Europe when a plane she was in bounced off the runway in Lisbon, starting a fire that spread to the passenger cabin. Very interesting information of a great star, whom I first saw on television , as The Farmers Daughter, back in the 60s. Its highly likely that she was at the very least physically abused since she was found with a band aid on her chin and abrasions on her arm. Anyway, nows your turn to let your voice be heard. Inger and Tony Soglio had a successful business relationship, but their marriage was a disaster from the start. Season 1, episode 16, of CBS' science fiction television series, 'The Twilight Zone', July 23, 1959. Burt Reynolds' Role in Inger Stevens' Mysterious Death Patterson notes there were asthma pills containing Phenobarbital (a barbiturate) laying on the living room floor. of previously-published information about Ms. Stevens is either untrue It was a bright spring morning at the end of April 1970 when Lola McNally walked into the kitchen and found Inger Stevens lying face down on the kitchen floor. She had a cut on her chin covered by a band-aid and some kind of abrasion on her arm. Stevens and several other cast members were overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning during filming. | Source: Wikimedia Commons. Its a good review of her life. Confused and angry, Inger and Ola stayed behind with their stern and emotionally distant father. The other theory, that maybe Inger took a few more pills than prescribed after she had the fight with Reynolds, and accidentally overdosed, doesnt hold up. . She was at the top of her game and about to revive her TV career. INGER STEVENS:: DEAD BUT NOT DECEASED:: She broke into show biz in 1954. Stevens died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. A bit actor in the 1950s, Jones worked for and traveled with, Jones was knocked unconscious on the set of. that Inger had been long married (from 1961) to African-American bit AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. Isaac Lolette Jones (December 23, 1929 - October 5, 2014) was an American film producer and actor. However, you do sound like an incredibly negative person with a very atrociously pessimistic view of the world around you. [3], At 15, Stevens fled to Kansas City, where she worked in burlesque shows. You are a creep SS. Inger typically did not take sedatives to get to sleep. Kathy, I am of course only speculating here. Email: jeremylr@windstream.net. Could. Inger Stevens had encounters with Tom Mankiewicz (1964), Warren Beatty (1963), James Mason (1958), Bing Crosby (1957) and Vic Damone. All things considered, 35-year-old Inger Stevens seemed to be on top of the world. My favorite actresses both died too young under sketchy circumstances. I think Billy Windom felt like her protector as he had a soft spot for women. She was focusing on short term and long term plans for her career. Her the best movies are Hang 'Em High (1968), 5 Card Stud (1968), Firecreek (1968), A Guide for the Married Man (1967) and The World, the Flesh and the D. Stevens was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the eldest child of Per Gustaf and Lisbet Stensland. Ingers personal assistant, Chris Bone, does not believe Stevens killed herself either. What a sad, sad story of a life that was ended , somehow or by someone much to soon.