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Henny Backus, Jim's wife, recalled the story: "Jim was in the 1952 film Don't Bother to Knock, with Marilyn Monroe. He came home one night during the filming and told me that Miss Monroe in her most seductive breathy voice asked him to meet her in her dressing room.
Henny Backus (born Henrietta Kaye, March 21, 1911 – December 9, 2004) was a Broadway showgirl in the 1930s whose stage credits include Orson Welles's Horse Eats Hat. She was the wife of actor and comedian Jim Backus.
Jim and Henny Backus are interviewed by Connie Martinson, about their book "Forgive us our digressions: an autobiography."
Actor: Rebel Without a Cause. Jim Backus was born James Gilmore Backus on February 25, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was one of the few actors to do it all: radio, Broadway, movies, television and cartoons.
Actor: Rebel Without a Cause. Jim Backus was born James Gilmore Backus on February 25, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was one of the few actors to do it all: radio, Broadway, movies, television and cartoons.
Jim and Henny Backus discuss their book, “Forgive Us Our Digressions.” Jim and Henny say they do their best writing in bed together. Jim talks about his father and Henny says that Jim’s uncle was a big backer of Broadway plays. Henny and Jim share how they met and that Henny used to be a sculptor.
16 gru 2004 · Actress and author Henny Backus, widow of actor Jim Backus, died Dec. 9 in Los Angeles after a series of strokes. Backus, nee Henrietta Kaye, was born in Brooklyn and started in the...