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."
Known For Acting
Most Rating 1.037
Birthday 1928-08-24
Place of Birth Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951

Million Dollar Pursuit

Missing Women
1951

Missing Women

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Spoilers of the Plains
1951

Spoilers of the Plains

Woman in the Dark
1952

Woman in the Dark

The Wild Blue Yonder
1951

The Wild Blue Yonder

Trail of Robin Hood
1950

Trail of Robin Hood

Powder River
1953

Powder River

Pony Soldier
1952

Pony Soldier

The Dalton Girls
1957

The Dalton Girls

North of the Great Divide
1950

North of the Great Divide

Sunset in the West
1950

Sunset in the West

That Hagen Girl
1947

That Hagen Girl

Two Guys from Texas
1948

Two Guys from Texas

Utah Wagon Train
1951

Utah Wagon Train

In Old Amarillo
1951

In Old Amarillo

Captive of Billy the Kid
1952

Captive of Billy the Kid

April Showers
1948

April Showers

Tucson
1949

Tucson

Heart of the Rockies
1951

Heart of the Rockies

Ride a Violent Mile
1957

Ride a Violent Mile

Street Bandits
1951

Street Bandits