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Connie Clausen -LRB- born Constance Clausen on June 11 , 1923 , in Menasha , Wisconsin , and died September 7 , 1997 , in New York City -RRB- was an actress , author , and literary agent .. New York City. New York City. New York. New York ( state ). Connie Clausen 's career began in 1942 at the age of 19 when she was approached by John Ringling North on Main Street in Sarasota , Florida -LRB- then the winter quarters for Ringling Brothers Circus -RRB- , who told her that her long hair would make her a perfect `` Alice in Wonderland '' in the following season 's `` fairy tale '' themed grand finale .. John Ringling North. John Ringling North. She joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and performed as an acrobat in an elephant act .. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Her experiences in the circus later provided material for her memoir I Love You Honey , but the Season 's Over -LRB- Holt , Rinehart & Winston , 1961 -RRB- , in which she discussed , among other issues , the `` significant gap '' between what women did within the circus ring and their treatment outside of it .. After leaving the circus , she worked as a magazine and television writer and started with MGM studios in Hollywood as Director of Special Promotions .. MGM. MGM. Encouraged by an MGM studio photographer , she moved to New York City to begin a career as a Conover Model and as a successful Broadway and television actress .. New York City. New York City. New York. New York ( state ). MGM. MGM. She appeared on Broadway in `` The Gambler '' with Alfred Drake and appeared in hundreds of television shows and commercials in the 1950s and 1960s .. Alfred Drake. Alfred Drake. She was a television spokeswoman for Beech-nut Baby Foods and Westinghouse , and was a regular featured guest on `` The Doctor Spock Show '' with her twin sons .. Doctor Spock. Doctor Spock. In 1971 Connie Clausen began a new career in publishing .. As an assistant Vice President of Macmillan , she helped launch two of the company 's best sellers , `` Watership Down '' and `` Jonathan Livingston Seagull '' .. Watership Down. Watership Down. Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Jonathan Livingston Seagull. In 1978 she started her own literary agency , Connie Clausen & Associates , which had a series of best sellers , including the beauty books by the photographer Francesco Scavullo , the Pulitzer Prize-winning Jackson Pollock  : An American Saga by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith , `` Eat to Win '' , `` The Rules '' and many others .. Francesco Scavullo. Francesco Scavullo. Steven Naifeh. Steven Naifeh. Gregory White Smith. Gregory White Smith. She was also the long-time American agent for the British author Quentin Crisp .. Quentin Crisp. Quentin Crisp. The role of Connie Clausen in the ITV film production of `` An Englishman in New York -LRB- film -RRB- '' -LRB- a sequel to `` The Naked Civil Servant '' -RRB- is played by the actress Swoosie Kurtz .. New York. New York ( state ). Swoosie Kurtz. Swoosie Kurtz