JUDY CANOVA SHOW

OLD TIME RADIO - 1 CD - 79 mp3 - Total Playtime: 36:33:28

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), a singer. Young Juliette (or Julietta) became "Judy" and began her show-business career with a family vaudeville routine, joining her sister Annie and brother Zeke. Their performances as the Three Georgia Crackers took them from Florida theaters to the Village Barn, a Manhattan club. Canova sang, yodeled, and played guitar, and she was typed as a wide-eyed likable country bumpkin, often barefoot and wearing her hair in braids, sometimes topped with a straw hat. Sometimes she was introduced as The Ozark Nightingale or The Jenny Lind of the Ozarks. In an interview with Rosemary Clooney she said that her family came from the Pyrenees Mountains of Spain,  though other sources say the island of Minorca.
Radio and films
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).
The Canovas as they appeared on The Chase and Sanborn Hour in 1938 from left: Judy, Zeke, and Annie
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, Canova was accompanied by a cast that included voice master Mel Blanc as Pedro (using the accented voice he later gave the cartoon character Speedy Gonzales) and Sylvester (using the voice that later became associated with the Looney Tunes character); Ruth Perrott as Aunt Aggie; Ruby Dandridge as Geranium; Joseph Kearns as Benchley Botsford; and Sharon Douglas as Brenda. Gale Gordon, Sheldon Leonard, Gerald Mohr, and Hans Conried also appeared sporadically.
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.

SHOWS LIST

Judy Canova 43-07-06 (001) First Show
Judy Canova 43-07-27 (004) Rome Wasn't Built in A Day
Judy Canova 43-08-24 (008) A Date with Mickey Rooney
Judy Canova 43-08-31 (009) Getting the Pig Back to Rancho Canova
Judy Canova 43-09-07 (010) Getting Mineral Water for Pig, Lover Boy
Judy Canova 43-10-12 (015) Jailed Breaking into Cary Grant's House
Judy Canova 43-10-19 (016) Back from Army Camp-Pistol Packin' Mama
Judy Canova 43-11-09 (017) Judy into Hollywood to Get a Turkey
Judy Canova 43-11-16 (018) Description of a Prize Fight
Judy Canova 44-02-29 (033) Just Back from Rancho Canova Motel
Judy Canova 44-03-07 (034) Building Judy's New House
Judy Canova 44-03-14 (035) First Rest Home Guest
Judy Canova 44-03-21 (036) Trip to the Hollywood Canteen
Judy Canova 44-06-27 (050) Judy Gone For The Summer
Judy Canova 45-01-06 (001) Judy To Live With Mrs Uppington
Judy Canova 45-05-26 (021) Prettiest Girl at Brentwood Fashion Show
Judy Canova 45-06-02 (022) Like a Fish out of Water-Brenda Laverne
Judy Canova 45-06-16 (024) A Horse Named Crowbait
Judy Canova 45-06-23 (025) Masquerade Ball
Judy Canova 45-06-30 (026) Judy Going Back to the Farm for Summer
Judy Canova 45-09-01 (027) Judy Comes Back from the Farm
Judy Canova 45-09-15 (029) An Exclusive Place in Brentwood
Judy Canova 45-10-20 (34) Man's Best Friend is his Dog
Judy Canova 45-11-03 (036) Judy and the Saxophone
Judy Canova 45-11-10 (037) Gurgle Soda Pop Contest
Judy Canova 45-11-17 (038) Letter from Cactus Junction
Judy Canova 45-12-01 (040) Judy in New York
Judy Canova 45-12-22 (043) Exclusive Brentwood Society Party
Judy Canova 46-01-05 (045) Judy the Model
Judy Canova 46-02-02 (049) The Genealogy Society
Judy Canova 46-02-09 (050) Valentines-Flashback to Cactus Junction
Judy Canova 46-02-23 (052) Looking for Judy's Dream Man
Judy Canova 46-04-13 (059) Trading in the Old Car
Judy Canova 46-06-08 (067) Judy Prepares for a Quiz Show
Judy Canova 46-06-15 (068) Two-Gun Gertie - A Play
Judy Canova 46-08-31 (071) Just Back from Cactus Junction
Judy Canova 46-09-07 (072) Judy's Coming Out Party
Judy Canova 46-10-12 (077) Crescent City Gold Rush
Judy Canova 46-10-19 (078) Judy at the Radio
Judy Canova 46-11-09 (081) Dreams About Marriage
Judy Canova 46-12-14 (086) Queen of the Rose Bowl
Judy Canova 46-12-21 (087) A Quiet Christmas Party
Judy Canova 46-12-28 (088) Western Sketch for Amateur Show
Judy Canova 47-02-01 (093) Mrs Prootwhistle's Party
Judy Canova 47-02-22 (096) Judy on the Wishing Well Program
Judy Canova 47-04-12 (103) In the Spring, a Young Man's Fancy
Judy Canova 47-04-19 (104) Hollywood Glamour Contest
Judy Canova 47-04-26 (105) Opera Masquerade
Judy Canova 47-09-20 (118) American Life Magazine's Story on Judy
Judy Canova 47-10-04 (120) Preparing for a Movie Screen Test
Judy Canova 47-10-18 (122) Looking for a Movie Star for Judy's Show
Judy Canova 47-11-29 (128) Movie Magazine does Article on Judy
Judy Canova 47-12-06 (129) Judy Convinced Humphrey Cooper is Dream Man
Judy Canova 47-12-13 (131) Queen of the Brentwood Rodeo
Judy Canova 47-12-27 (133) Discusses her Diary
Judy Canova 48-01-03 (134) Great Hopes for the Leap Year
Judy Canova 48-01-10 (135) Judy Dejected over Humphrey Cooper
Judy Canova 48-01-17 (136) Guest Eddie Cantor
Judy Canova 48-01-24 (137) Judy Hasn't Made Progress Romantically
Judy Canova 48-02-07 (139) Judy Going to Palm Springs
Judy Canova 48-02-28 (142) Judy Wants More Publicity
Judy Canova 48-03-20 (145) New Publicity Manager - Masquerade
Judy Canova 48-03-27 (146) Publicity Man Tries to Create New
Judy Canova 48-04-03 (147) Famous PR Man Handling Judys Career
Judy Canova 48-04-10 (148) Judy Gets a Ticket on Sunset Blvd.
Judy Canova 48-04-24 (150) Judy Sees Mrs. Pierce about Publicity
Judy Canova 48-05-01 (151) Judy Wants to be a Dramatic Actress
Judy Canova 48-05-08 (152) Judy Interviews Lancelot Buckingham
Judy Canova 48-05-29 (155) Judy Reads Scripts
Judy Canova 48-06-19 (158) Interviewing for the Road Show
Judy Canova 48-06-26 (159) Leaving on a Personal Appearance Tour
Judy Canova 48-07-05 (160) Judy, the Songwriter
Judy Canova 48-08-22

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