Joan Gardner (born March 7, 1903) was a Broadway actress and Chorus
girl in the early 20th century. She was known for being in the
Ziegfeld Follies as a tall beauty standing at 5'8".Gardner was born in
Oklahoma in 1903.Gardner met actress Ina Clare while attending school
at the University of Seattle where she was studying stenography and
also waiting tables in Spokane, Washington. Clare told Gardner she was
a "Follies type" and offered to put in a word with Florenz Ziegfeld.
She then wen through showgirl training, on how to walk and stand for
the Ziegfeld Follies. In the summer 1923, Gardner began performing
with the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway in New York.One of her first
Broadway musicals she had a starring role was Sally, in the Fall of
1923, where she played Helen. She also performed on Broadway with Kid
Boots: A musical comedy of Palm Beach and Golf, starring as Miss
Putter/Putty, alongside Eddie Cantor and Mary Eaton.
girl in the early 20th century. She was known for being in the
Ziegfeld Follies as a tall beauty standing at 5'8".Gardner was born in
Oklahoma in 1903.Gardner met actress Ina Clare while attending school
at the University of Seattle where she was studying stenography and
also waiting tables in Spokane, Washington. Clare told Gardner she was
a "Follies type" and offered to put in a word with Florenz Ziegfeld.
She then wen through showgirl training, on how to walk and stand for
the Ziegfeld Follies. In the summer 1923, Gardner began performing
with the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway in New York.One of her first
Broadway musicals she had a starring role was Sally, in the Fall of
1923, where she played Helen. She also performed on Broadway with Kid
Boots: A musical comedy of Palm Beach and Golf, starring as Miss
Putter/Putty, alongside Eddie Cantor and Mary Eaton.
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