Jill Townsend

Jill Townsend was an Anglo-American actress active during the 1960s and '70s who became a journalist after she quit acting in 1979, became a teacher and is now a spiritual healer. She was born in Santa Monica, California on January 25, 1945, the daughter of business executive and author Robert Townsend, who was hired out of American Express to become the CEO of Avis Rental Cars in 1962 and built it into an industry powerhouse, second only to Hertz, during the Sixties. He wrote the management book "Up The Organization", which became a best-seller in 1970. Jill, who inherited his intelligence and organizational acumen, typed the manuscript for him. The daughter of a top executive, she was part of New York's High Society and was a debutante. Raised in Locust Valley, Long Island, she graduated from The Master's School in Dobbs Ferry, New York in 1963. She eschewed attending college to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Show business was in her blood: Her mother's