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person_profile-Judy Canova

Judy Canova Died at age: 69

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Judy Canova

Date of Birth:

Nov 20, 1913

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Aug 05, 1983

Biography of

Judy Canova

    From Wikipedia

    Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983), born Juliette Canova, (some sources indicate Julietta Canova), was an American comedienne, actress, singer, and radio personality. She appeared on Broadway and in films. She hosted her own self-titled network radio program, a popular series broadcast from 1943 to 1955.

    When bandleader Rudy Vallée offered the still-teenaged Canova a guest spot on his radio show in 1931, The Fleischmann Hour, the door opened to a career that spanned more than five decades. The popularity of the Canova family led to numerous performances on radio in the 1930s, and they made their Broadway theater debut in the revue Calling All Stars. An offer from Warner Bros. led to several bit parts before she signed with Republic Pictures.

    She recorded for the RCA Victor label and appeared in more than two dozen Hollywood films, playing leading roles as well as supporting parts, including Scatterbrain (1940), Joan of Ozark (1942), and Lay That Rifle Down (1955). In 1943, she began her own radio program, The Judy Canova Show, that ran for twelve years—first on CBS and then on NBC. Playing herself as a love-starved Ozark bumpkin dividing her time between home and Southern California.

    By the time her radio program ended in 1955, Canova made a smooth transition to television with appearances on The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Steve Allen Show, Matinee Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Make Room For Daddy,and other shows. In 1967, she portrayed Mammy Yokum in an unsold TV pilot adapted from Al Capp's Li'l Abner. She also worked on Broadway and in Vegas nightclubs through the early 1970s, touring with No, No Nanette in 1971. She appeared as a mystery guest on the TV show What's My Line on July 18, 1954.

    Canova is honored with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to the film & television Industry.

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Judy Canova

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Filmography of

Judy Canova

Found 22 Movies in total

Cannonball

Sharma Capri ( Actor )

... 1976

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Sheriff's Wife ( Actor )

... 1960

Lay That Rifle Down

Judy Canova ( Actor )

... 1955

Carolina Cannonball

Judy Canova ( Actor )

... 1955

Untamed Heiress

Judy ( Actor )

... 1954

The WAC From Walla Walla

Judy Canova ( Actor )

... 1952

Oklahoma Annie

Judy Canova ( Actor )

... 1952

Honeychile

Judy Canova ( Actor )

... 1951

Singin' in the Corn

Judy McCoy ( Actor )

... 1946

Louisiana Hayride

Judy Crocker ( Actor )

... 1944

Sleepy Lagoon

Judy Joyner ( Actor )

... 1943

Chatterbox

Judy Boggs ( Actor )

... 1943

True to the Army

Daisy Hawkins ( Actor )

... 1942

Sleepytime Gal

Bessie Cobb ( Actor )

... 1942

Puddin' Head

Judy Goober ( Actor )

... 1941

Sis Hopkins

Sis Hopkins ( Actor )

... 1941

Scatterbrain

Judy Hull ( Actor )

... 1940

Thrill of a Lifetime

Judy Canova ( Actor )

... 1937

Artists & Models

Toots ( Actor )

... 1937

Broadway Gondolier

Hillbilly Specialty ( Actor )

... 1935

Going Highbrow

Annie ( Actor )

... 1935

In Caliente

Specialty Singer ( Actor )

... 1935