JUDY CANOVA - MATCH BOOK SIGNED CIRCA 1972 - HFSID 51210

JUDY CANOVA
Matchbook signed by the popular radio performer, actress, singer and yodeler.
Matchbook signed: "Judy Canova" on white front cover, 4½x1½ when opened. Ink notes (unknown hand) on verso: "Judy Canova May 23, 1972/other side Please". Multi-talented Judy Canova (1913-1983) began her career with her brother and sister in New York nightclubs, where she sang, yodeled and played the guitar. Canova made her film debut in 1934, as a member of the Canova family, in The Song of Fame. She would go on to appear in a number of feature films, including Artists & Models (1937), Puddin' Head (1941), Sleepytime Gal (1942), Joan of Ozark (1942), Chatterbox (1943), Louisiana Hayride (1944), Singin' in the Corn (1946), Oklahoma Annie (1952), Lay that Rifle Down (1955) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960). Canova, who was called Queen of the Air (1949), Queen of Corn and Jenny Lind of the Ozarks, was also a popular radio performer, hosting the Judy Canova Radio Show for 12 years, and she also appeared on Broadway and on television. Canova made several TV movies, including Li'l Abner (1967), and she guest starred on a number of series, from Matinee Theatre (1955) to The Love Boat (1977). Ink slightly smudged at the upper loop of the "C" in Canova. Usual folds, vertical fold at the "C" of Canova. Staple holes at blank right margin. Fine condition.