Vivi Janiss (born Vivian Audrey Jamison; May , â€" September , ) was
an American actress, known for such films as The Phantom from ,
Leagues (), Man on the Prowl (), and First, You Cry ().Vivi Janiss's
father was Earl Alexander Jamison, born August , , in Nebraska, and
died June , , in California . He was married to Helen Matilda Jamison
née Liljgren. They were traveling theatricals in the Midwest in the s
and s, eventually settling in California. Vivi was their only child. A
native of Nebraska, she was the second wife of actor and comedian Bob
Cummings, to whom she was wed from to . The couple met while
performing in in the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. She was also the
voice of Walt Disney's Daisy Duck and appeared on both the Gunsmoke
radio and television series.From to , Janiss appeared in five
episodes of Jack Webb's original version of the Dragnet police drama
television series. From to , she was cast in four episodes of the
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars anthology series. From to , Janiss
appeared as Myrtle Davis in episodes of Robert Young's Father Knows
Best situation comedy series, which aired on NBC and then CBS. From
to , she was cast in six episodes, none in the starring role, of the
NBC Western series Wagon Train with Ward Bond and John McIntire.In ,
she played the historical Mary Todd Lincoln in "How Chance Made
Lincoln President" in the anthology series TV Reader's Digest. Richard
Gaines was cast as Abraham Lincoln; Ken Hardison as Robert Todd
Lincoln.
an American actress, known for such films as The Phantom from ,
Leagues (), Man on the Prowl (), and First, You Cry ().Vivi Janiss's
father was Earl Alexander Jamison, born August , , in Nebraska, and
died June , , in California . He was married to Helen Matilda Jamison
née Liljgren. They were traveling theatricals in the Midwest in the s
and s, eventually settling in California. Vivi was their only child. A
native of Nebraska, she was the second wife of actor and comedian Bob
Cummings, to whom she was wed from to . The couple met while
performing in in the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. She was also the
voice of Walt Disney's Daisy Duck and appeared on both the Gunsmoke
radio and television series.From to , Janiss appeared in five
episodes of Jack Webb's original version of the Dragnet police drama
television series. From to , she was cast in four episodes of the
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars anthology series. From to , Janiss
appeared as Myrtle Davis in episodes of Robert Young's Father Knows
Best situation comedy series, which aired on NBC and then CBS. From
to , she was cast in six episodes, none in the starring role, of the
NBC Western series Wagon Train with Ward Bond and John McIntire.In ,
she played the historical Mary Todd Lincoln in "How Chance Made
Lincoln President" in the anthology series TV Reader's Digest. Richard
Gaines was cast as Abraham Lincoln; Ken Hardison as Robert Todd
Lincoln.
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