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Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983)(another source gives her birth date as November 20, 1916), born JulietteCanova (some sources indicate Julietta Canova), was an American comedian,actress, singer, and radiopersonality. She appeared on Broadwayand in films. She hosted her own self-titled network radio program, a popularseries broadcast from 1943 to 1955. She was born in Starke,Florida, one of seven siblings, to Joseph Francis Canova(1873-1926), a businessman, and Henrietta E. Canova (née Perry; 1872–1930), asinger. Young Juliette (or Julietta) became \"Judy\" and began hershow-business career with a family vaudevilleroutine, joining her sister Annie and brother Zeke. Their performances as theThree Georgia Crackers took them from Florida theaters to the Village Barn,[1] a Manhattanclub. Canova sang, yodeled, and played guitar, and she was typed as a wide-eyedlikable country bumpkin, often barefoot and wearing her hair in braids,sometimes topped with a straw hat. Sometimes she was introduced as The OzarkNightingale or The Jenny Lind of the Ozarks.[ In an interview with Rosemary Clooneyshe said that her family came from the PyreneesMountains of Spain,though other sources say the island of Menorca.[5] When bandleader Rudy Valléeoffered the still-teenaged Canova a guest spot on his radio show in 1931, The Fleischmann Hour, the door openedto a career that spanned more than five decades. The popularity of the Canovafamily led to numerous performances on radio in the 1930s, and they made theirBroadway theater debut in the revue Calling All Stars. An offer from Warner Bros.led to several bit parts before she signed with RepublicPictures. She recorded for the RCA Victorlabel and appeared in more than two dozen Hollywoodfilms, playing leading roles as well as supporting parts, including Scatterbrain(1940), Joan of Ozark (1942), and Lay That Rifle Down (1955). In1943, she began her own radio program, The Judy Canova Show, that ranfor twelve years—first on CBS and then on NBC. Playing herself as a love-starved Ozarkbumpkin dividing her time between home and Southern California, Canova wasaccompanied by a cast that included voicemaster Mel Blancas Pedro (using the accented voice he later gave the cartoon character SpeedyGonzales) and Sylvester (using the voice that later becameassociated with the Looney Tunes character); Ruth Perrott asAunt Aggie; Ruby Dandridge as Geranium; Joseph Kearnsas Benchley Botsford; and Sharon Douglas as Brenda. Gale Gordon,SheldonLeonard, Gerald Mohr, and Hans Conriedalso appeared sporadically. Her hayseed character developed asradio\'s female equivalent of her first husband, comedian Bob Burns. A nationally knowncracker-barrel radio and film personality during the 1930s and 1940s, Burns wasrecognized by his own hillbilly origins as \"The Arkansas Traveler\"and \"The Arkansas Philosopher.\" The couple were married in 1936, butthe marriage lasted only three years. Briefly, Canova then was married to JamesRipley, but the union soon was annulled during 1941. Her third marriage was toChester B. England in 1943, which ended in divorce by 1950. Her fourth andfinal husband was musician Filberto Rivero in 1950. She lived in Palm Springs, California from 1956 to1959. The union produced a daughter Diana (born 1953), but the marriage endedin 1964. Diana Canova is an actress best known for herrole as Corinne on Soap.