Elvia Allman
| Elvia Allman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 19, 1904 Enochville, North Carolina |
| Died | March 6, 1992 (aged 87) Santa Monica, California |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupation | Actress, voice actress |
| Years active | 1926–1992 |
| Spouse(s) | Wesley Benton Tourtellotte (m. 1930–1933; divorced) C. C. Pyle (m. 1937–1939; his death) Jerome Laveck Bayler (m. 1945–1978; his death) |
Elvia Allman (September 19, 1904 – March 6, 1992) was a character actress and voice over performer in Hollywood films and television programs for over 50 years. She is best remembered for her semi-regular roles on The Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction and for being the voice of Walt Disney's Clarabelle Cow. Her mark in TV history is also ensured by her memorable performance as the stern, no-nonsense boss in the classic I Love Lucy candy factory episode "Job Switching."
Allman was born September 19, 1904, in Concord, North Carolina.
Allman began her radio career in early 1926 at KHJ in Los Angeles (another source says 1930) as a program arranger and children's story reader, and later as a singer. The Los Angeles Times of the day praised her abilities as a dialectician. It was there she met her first husband, musician Wesley B. Tourtellotte, in 1930. They divorced within several years. New York beckoned in 1933, where she did a 15-minute network program of songs. On Oct. 30, 1933, the Times announced she was moving to KNX on a 15-minute program to be heard Tuesday and Thursday evenings. What was supposed to be a long-term contract ended March 3, 1935.
Allman's first big network radio successes were on the Blue Monday Jamboree (where she portrayed beauty expert Auntie MacCasser, high society matron Octavia Smith-Whiffen, and home economist Pansy Pennypincher), and on The Komedy Kingdom (as "Elvia, The Queen of Mirth").She made her debut on The Pepsodent Show starring Bob Hope on September 27, 1938, as man-chasing Cobina, a parody of society debutante Cobina Wright. She portrayed the role in motion pictures and even spoofed it in the Merrie Melodies cartoon Goofy Groceries.
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