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Joan Davis

1912 - 1961

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Josephine Madonna Davis (June 29, 1912 – May 23, 1961) a.k.a. "Joan Davis" was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a screen actress (notably in the Abbott and Costello comedy Hold That Ghost), and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, she was the only child of LeRoy Davis and Nina Mae (née Sinks) Davis, who were married in St. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Davis is the 10,537th most popular actor (down from 10,375th in 2024), the 15,486th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,092nd in 2019) and the 4,879th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Joan Davis ranks 10,537 out of 13,578. Before her are Stanley Andrews, Madison Iseman, India Eisley, Yong Jun-hyung, Mary McCormack, and Tatsuhisa Suzuki. After her are Heather Sears, Esmé Bianco, Alba August, Bosco Wong, Anna Tsuchiya, and Russell Tovey.

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Among people born in 1912, Joan Davis ranks 423. Before her are Odette Hallowes, Fatima Massaquoi, Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Height, James Craig, and Malika Pukhraj. After her are Dane Clark, and Bill Brown. Among people deceased in 1961, Joan Davis ranks 216. Before her are Sheridan Downey, Gwen Lee, Elsie Ferguson, Henry O'Neill, Tommy Gorman, and Harry Gribbon. After her are Leo Carrillo, and Donald Cook.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Davis ranks 15,492 out of 20,380. Before her are Carmelita Jeter (1979), Reilly Opelka (1997), G-Eazy (1989), India Eisley (1993), Mary McCormack (1969), and Richmond Landon (1898). After her are De'Andre Hunter (1997), Ryan Zinke (1961), Walter Davis (1979), Freddy Cannon (1936), Lloy Ball (1972), and John Kitzhaber (1947).

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Among actors born in United States, Joan Davis ranks 4,882. Before her are Deirdre Lovejoy (1962), Sean Kanan (1966), Stanley Andrews (1891), Madison Iseman (1997), India Eisley (1993), and Mary McCormack (1969). After her are Shannon Whirry (1964), Kimberly Foster (1961), Bradley Pierce (1982), Cameron Dallas (1994), Danielle Brooks (1989), and Mark Linn-Baker (1954).

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