Jinx Falkenburg Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1945, she received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• In 1945, she got married to well-known publicist Tex McCrary
• Was the older sister of champion tennis player Bob Falkenburg
• Got her big break when a film studio talent agent saw her playing tennis at the West Side Tennis Club
• Performed in Berlin alongside Bob Hope and Irving Berlin during the Berlin Airlift of 1948
• Possessed the ability to speak Spanish fluently, which she used in various film roles
• Was the only female reporter to accompany then Vice President Richard Nixon to South America