Carroll Baker was born on May 28, 1931, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania — a small-town girl who became one of Hollywood’s most controversial stars. Her breakout role in Baby Doll (1956) shocked 1950s America. At just 25, she played a seductive child-bride — and the Catholic Church called the movie “immoral.” That scandal nearly destroyed her career overnight. But Baker didn’t back down. She was fierce, independent, and refused to play by the studio’s rules. When Warner Bros tried to control her image