Overview

• The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation publicly confirmed Joanna Carson’s passing on July 30, prompting renewed obituaries.
• Close friends say her death was quietly announced in early July and that a private funeral took place last week.
• Carson rose to fame as one of Manhattan’s highest-paid fashion models in the early 1970s before marrying Johnny Carson in 1972.
• She devoted years to charitable efforts, working with organizations such as the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and SHARE in Beverly Hills.
• Obituaries note conflicting reports of her age at death, with some outlets citing 88 and others 93.