Birthname: Madonna Josephine Davis
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jun 29, 1907 St. Paul, MN |
| Died | May 22, 1961 Palm Springs, CA |
| Age | Died at 53 |
Joan Davis | |
| Job | Actress, vaudevillian |
| Years active | 1935-1955 |
| Top Roles | Miss Carstairs, Joan Mason, Miss Katz, Mamie Sage, Dancer |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Drama, Crime, Western |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic), Mistaken Identity, Secretaries |
| Top Collaborators | Darryl F. Zanuck (Producer), Arthur Treacher, Hank Mann, Jack Haley |
| Shares birthday with | Nelson Eddy, Slim Pickens, Katherine DeMille see more.. |
Joan Davis Overview:
Legendary actress, Joan Davis, was born Madonna Josephine Davis on Jun 29, 1907 in St. Paul, MN. Davis died at the age of 53 on May 22, 1961 in Palm Springs, CA .
MINI BIO:
Copper-haired American clown, a rival to Judy Canova in the female B-movie comedy stakes of the forties and early fifties. Crowned her career with phenomenal success in the television comedy series I Married Joan. Died from a heart attack. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures and Radio. Davis was never nominated for an Academy Award.
Joan Davis BlogHub Articles:
The Films of Joan Davis - A Slapstick Sensation
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 29, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversJoan Davis was a master of zany comedy. She was the feminine variant of Danny Kaye, Oscar Levant and Billy de Wolfe all rolled into one. But mostly she was uniquely Joan Davis : rubber-faced, loose-limbed and shamelessly outrageous. A lost species from the bygone era of vaudeville. It was in va... Read full article
The Films of Joan Davis - A Slapstick Sensation
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 29, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversJoan Davis was a master of zany comedy. She was the feminine variant of Danny Kaye, Oscar Levant and Billy de Wolfe all rolled into one. But mostly she was uniquely Joan Davis : rubber-faced, loose-limbed and shamelessly outrageous. A lost species from the bygone era of vaudeville. It was in va... Read full article
The Films of Joan Davis - A Slapstick Sensation
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 29, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversJoan Davis was a master of zany comedy. She was the feminine variant of Danny Kaye, Oscar Levant and Billy de Wolfe all rolled into one. But mostly she was uniquely Joan Davis : rubber-faced, loose-limbed and shamelessly outrageous. A lost species from the bygone era of vaudeville. It was in va... Read full article
The Films of Joan Davis - A Slapstick Sensation
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 29, 2013 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversJoan Davis was a master of zany comedy. She was the feminine variant of Danny Kaye, Oscar Levant and Billy de Wolfe all rolled into one. But mostly she was uniquely Joan Davis : rubber-faced, loose-limbed and shamelessly outrageous. A lost species from the bygone era of vaudeville. It was in va... Read full article
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Joan Davis Quotes:
Kitty: Everybody's got their troubles, Penny, even little half-pints like you. You've got a good strong chin. You keep it up no matter what happens.
Joan Mason: [to Commie] Gee, if I only had your face. You know, when I was born, my father took one look at me, called up the insurance company, and said 'I want to report an accident.'
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