In Lakeland, Florida in 1956 when my mother, grandmother, and stepfather lived together with me in a garage apartment briefly, I watched Sheena, Queen of the Jungle on TV and drank Vernor’s ginger ale, her sponsor. I was crazy about her.
Model Irish McCalla was discovered by TV executives throwing a bamboo spear on a Malibu, CA beach. She said, "I wasn't much of an actress, but I could swing from the vines really well."
