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Penny Edwards

Penny Edwards

Penny Edwards was an american actress who had a career on stage, television, and in films. When she was twelve years old, Edwards danced in Let's Face It, and at the age of fourteen, she appeared on Broadway as a dancer in Zigfeld Follies of 1943. Her other Broadway credits include Laffing Room Only, and The Duchess Misbehaves. Edwards' film debut came in My Wild Irish Rose. She also appeared in the films Trail of Robin Hood, Spoilers of the Plains, Heart of the Rockies, In Old Amarillo, North of the Great Divide, Sunset in the West, Street Bandits and Missing Women, among others. In the late 1940s, Edwards toured the United States for fourteen months, performing in vaudeville. Public response to Edwards' appearance with Roy Rogers in Sunset in the West (1950) led to her receiving a long-term contract with Republic Pictures. In the 1950s, Edwards appeared on television in westerns and mystery programs. Edwards appeared as Nan Gable in the 1958 episode, "Two-Gun Nan," on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days. In the story line, Nan is a woman sharpshooter affiliated with William F. Cody's Wild West Show. She sets out on a daring 180-day thoroughbred horse ride from San Francisco to New York City to prove that a woman could undertake such a task. Robert "Buzz" Henry played her husband, Frank Gable, and William O'Neal was cast as Cody. Still living in 1958, Nan Gable appeared with series host Stanley Andrews at the conclusion of the episode. In 1954, Edwards announced her retirement from acting "to do the Lord's work in whatever way He wills." However, in 1956 she appeared as Molly Crowley in the TV western series Cheyenne in the episode titled "Johnny Bravo."

Personal information

Birthday

1928-08-24

Birth Place

Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
April Showers

April Showers

1948

6.0

Movie
Captive of Billy the Kid

Captive of Billy the Kid

1952

0.0

Movie
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948

6.5

Movie
Heart of the Rockies

Heart of the Rockies

1951

6.0

Movie
In Old Amarillo

In Old Amarillo

1951

6.0

Movie
Million Dollar Pursuit

Million Dollar Pursuit

1951

5.8

Movie
Missing Women

Missing Women

1951

6.2

Movie
North of the Great Divide

North of the Great Divide

1950

0.0

Movie
Pony Soldier

Pony Soldier

1952

5.9

Movie
Powder River

Powder River

1953

6.2

Movie
Ride a Violent Mile

Ride a Violent Mile

1957

4.0

Movie
Spoilers of the Plains

Spoilers of the Plains

1951

6.0

Movie
Street Bandits

Street Bandits

1951

0.0

Movie
Sunset in the West

Sunset in the West

1950

7.8

Movie
That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl

1947

5.2

Movie
The Dalton Girls

The Dalton Girls

1957

5.3

Movie
The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

1951

6.0

Movie
Trail of Robin Hood

Trail of Robin Hood

1950

5.2

Movie
Tucson

Tucson

1949

6.0

Movie
Two Guys from Texas

Two Guys from Texas

1948

6.0

Movie
Utah Wagon Train

Utah Wagon Train

1951

5.0

Movie
Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

1952

0.0

Movie