Laurie Anders

American singer, dancer, trick roper, ventriloquist, martial-arts jujitsu expert & comedienne.
Born January 16, 1922 · Casper, Wyoming, USA.
Died October 5, 1992 · Tarzana, California, USA.
She was discovered by [a6424497], who signed her to appear in his "Ken Murray's Blackouts" revue in Los Angeles and New York. She was later featured regularly in Murray's television show wearing a cowgirl costume and looking unsmilingly at the camera while repeating her line about the "wide open spaces." By 1951, it was put into a song, "I Like the Wide Open Spaces", with Arthur Godfrey. It sold 500,000 copies. After starring in 1953's "The Marshal's Daughter", she retired.