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Karen Ericson

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  • Born
    May 27, 1938 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA
  • Birth name
    Karen Mae Heassler

Biography

    • Karen Ericson was born on May 27, 1938 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. She is an actress, known for Then Came Bronson (1969), The Boston Strangler (1968) and The Return of Count Yorga (1971). She was previously married to John Ericson and Boyd Berlind.

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      John Ericson(March 31, 1974 - May 3, 2020) (his death)
      Boyd Berlind(June 19, 1964 - July 1966) (divorced)

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  • In the late '60s, was among the last starlets under contract at 20th Century Fox.
  • Made her first on-screen appearance, bikini-clad, in Mod Squad (1968) episode "Survival", had put on some weight, making her somewhat unrecognisable, only 2 years later, when she appeared in the Then Came Bronson (1969) episode; "The Runner", where she was credited as 'Karen Huston'.
  • She played the 10th victim in The Boston Stranger with Tony Curtis; memorable because her character is killed on the day John F. Kennedy was buried.
  • Named a "Badger Beauty" at the University of Wisconsin.

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