When did Minnie Pearl start doing comedy?

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ÒI went on the road, and put on these amateur shows, and I met a lot of Minnie Pearls,Ó she remembered in Behind Closed Doors: Talking to the Legends of Country Music. ÒI met a lot of country girls who didnÕt win the beauty contest, but wanted to be funny, and wanted to be loved and wanted to love people.Ó Gradually, Sarah Ophelia Colley realized that she too was one of these women. She began doing small bits of comedy, adopting Minnie Pearl because it combined two popular Southern names. The final inspiration for Minnie Pearl came from a mother of sixteen who lived in a cabin on Brenlee Mountain in Alabama. ÒI came away from there imitating her,Ó Colley said. ÒNot mocking her, but imitating her. ThatÕs when Minnie Pearl was actually born.Ó ...

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