Josephine "Joan" Davis was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a screen actress, and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy.
Davis on I Married Joan (c. 1952/53)
Swan Soap ad featuring Davis' radio show, 1945
I Married Joan is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1952 to 1955. It starred actress Joan Davis as the manic, scatterbrained wife of a mild-mannered community judge.
I Married Joan intro screen
Joan Davis and Jim Backus