Elvia Allman (September , â€" March , ) was a character actress and
voiceover performer in Hollywood films and television programs for
over 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" with a
repeat appearance as Nancy Graham the reporter in the episode "The
Homecoming".Allman was born September , , in Enochville, North
Carolina.Allman's career as an actress on old time radio spanned to
.[citation needed] In she was a children's story reader at KHJ in Los
Angeles (another source says ). She also worked as a program arranger
and later as a singer.[citation needed] The Los Angeles Times of the
day praised her abilities as a dialectician.[better source needed] It
was there she met her first husband, musician Wesley B. Tourtellotte,
in .[citation needed] They married on August , , and divorced within
several years. In , she moved to the east coast, billing herself as
the "California Cocktail" and began a musical program on NBC. On Oct.
, , the Times announced she was moving to KNX on a -minute program to
be heard Tuesday and Thursday evenings. What was supposed to be a
long-term contract ended March , .
voiceover performer in Hollywood films and television programs for
over 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" with a
repeat appearance as Nancy Graham the reporter in the episode "The
Homecoming".Allman was born September , , in Enochville, North
Carolina.Allman's career as an actress on old time radio spanned to
.[citation needed] In she was a children's story reader at KHJ in Los
Angeles (another source says ). She also worked as a program arranger
and later as a singer.[citation needed] The Los Angeles Times of the
day praised her abilities as a dialectician.[better source needed] It
was there she met her first husband, musician Wesley B. Tourtellotte,
in .[citation needed] They married on August , , and divorced within
several years. In , she moved to the east coast, billing herself as
the "California Cocktail" and began a musical program on NBC. On Oct.
, , the Times announced she was moving to KNX on a -minute program to
be heard Tuesday and Thursday evenings. What was supposed to be a
long-term contract ended March , .
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