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Penny Edwards
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Penny Edwards
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-08-24,Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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."

Filmography

Million Dollar Pursuit

6.5

Million Dollar Pursuit
1951-05-30

6.571

Missing Women
1951-02-23

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

7.333

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948-06-01

Spoilers of the Plains

8

Spoilers of the Plains
1951-02-02

Woman in the Dark

9

Woman in the Dark
1952-11-15

The Wild Blue Yonder

7

The Wild Blue Yonder
1951-12-05

Trail of Robin Hood

6.333

Trail of Robin Hood
1950-12-15

6.389

Powder River
1953-06-17

6.161

Pony Soldier
1952-04-01

The Dalton Girls

6

The Dalton Girls
1957-12-01

North of the Great Divide

8

North of the Great Divide
1950-11-15

Sunset in the West

7.429

Sunset in the West
1950-09-25

That Hagen Girl

5.278

That Hagen Girl
1947-11-01

Two Guys from Texas

8

Two Guys from Texas
1948-08-27

Utah Wagon Train

6.667

Utah Wagon Train
1951-10-14

In Old Amarillo

8

In Old Amarillo
1951-05-15

Captive of Billy the Kid

9

Captive of Billy the Kid
1952-01-21

6.5

April Showers
1948-03-27

7.5

Tucson
1949-04-27

Heart of the Rockies

7

Heart of the Rockies
1951-03-29

Ride a Violent Mile

5.333

Ride a Violent Mile
1957-11-24

10

Street Bandits
1951-11-09

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02