Joan Davis

Widely popular comedienne appeared in some movies and on radio in the 40s and on early television. She starred in the popular television series, _I Married Joan (1952)_ (qv), with 'Jim Backus' (qv) as her husband and her real-life daughter, 'Beverly Wills' (qv) as her sister.Joan died of a sudden heart attack in 1961. Two years later, a fire tragically claimed the lives of her mother, daughter and two grandsons.::Bill Takacs <kinephile@aol.com>