Early Life
Born in Barcelona, Spain, to American parents, her father Eugene “Genie” Lincoln Falkenburg was an engineer for Westinghouse. Thinking the name would bring good luck, she was nicknamed Jinx by her mother Marguerite “Mickey” Crooks Falkenburg, an accomplished athlete and tennis player (Brazil women’s champion in 1927), and the name stuck. All the Falkenburg offspring became known for their tennis abilities. Bob Falkenburg, Jinx’s younger brother, won the men’s singles championship at Wimbledon in 1948.
The family moved to Santiago, Chile where she spent her early years. She first received media attention at age two when the New York Sun ran a full-page picture and story of her exploits as a “baby swimmer.” A revolution in Chile caused the family to return to the United States and the family moved to Los Angeles, California. She attended Hollywood High School but left in 1935 at the age of 16 to pursue a career in acting and modeling.
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