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Kanab in Kane County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Penny Edwards

Utah's Little Hollywood

Kanab Utah "Walk of Fame"

 
 
Penny Edwards Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010
1. Penny Edwards Marker
Inscription.
Penny Edwards was a frequent visitor to Kanab. She appeared in many “Death Valley Days” episodes and starred in “Ride A Violent Mile” and “The Dalton Girls” both filmed in Kanab for United Artists. In early television Penny was famous as “The Tiparrilo Girl” in a series of long running commercials.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EntertainmentWomen. In addition, it is included in the Utah - Kanab "Walk of Fame" series list.
 
Location. 37° 2.945′ N, 112° 32.099′ W. Marker is in Kanab, Utah, in Kane County. It is on North 300 West (U.S. 89) near West 100 North, on the left when traveling north. Marker is at the north entrance to Levi Stewart Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13 N 300 W, Kanab UT 84741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Peggie Castle (here, next to this marker); Fay Hamblin (within shouting distance of this marker); Exploration and Colonization (within shouting distance of this marker); A Tragedy (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Kanab (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacob Hamblin (within shouting distance of this marker); Jim Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); Brian Keith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kanab.
 
Penny Edwards and John Agar in "Ride A Violent Mile" image. Click for more information.
via IMDb, 1957
2. Penny Edwards and John Agar in "Ride A Violent Mile"
IMDb website entry
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Penny Edwards Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010
3. Penny Edwards Marker
Looking north to intersection of North 300 West and West 100 North.
Penny Edwards Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 3, 2025
4. Penny Edwards Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,102 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on June 5, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. Photos:   1. submitted on March 28, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   2. submitted on March 8, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3. submitted on March 28, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   4. submitted on June 5, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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