{"id":27299,"date":"2025-05-02T01:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storypress.site\/?p=27299"},"modified":"2025-05-02T01:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:58:07","slug":"looking-back-on-the-life-of-barbara-eden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storypress.site\/?p=27299","title":{"rendered":"Looking back on the life of Barbara Eden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Step aside, Aladdin! Barbara Eden, the woman who made the world dream of genies, is celebrating her 92nd birthday on August 23, and the nonagenarian looks fantastic!<\/p>\n<p>Eden\u2013who turned fans into shameless bottle shiners hoping for their own wish-granting blonde\u2013is still adored almost 60 years since she first appeared on I Dream of Jeannie.<\/p>\n<p>But, while she was able to strike a pose and make magic happen on screen, in real life, she was unable to save her son, who died of a heroin overdose in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Born in the Great Depression, Barbara Eden, 92 as of August 23, 2023, turned poverty into luxury when, in 1956, she started appearing in film (A Private\u2019s Affair, Twelve Hours to Kill) and TV (The Jonny Carson Show, I love Lucy).<\/p>\n<p>In 1960, she played to international audiences when she cast was alongside the \u201cKing of Rock and Roll,\u201d Elvis Presley in the western, Flaming Star.<\/p>\n<p>And then, in 1965, the stunning blonde played Jeannie, a beautiful genie that was set free by astronaut and US Air Force Captain, Tony Nelson.<\/p>\n<p>Eden captured the hearts of fans with her impressive portrayal of the magical creature that she played for the five-season run of the fantasy sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, with Larry Hagman playing her love interest, Nelson.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/01\/05202158\/GettyImages-121982511.jpg\" width=\"370\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step aside, Aladdin! 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