Ma and pa kettle biography
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Phoebe Kettle[1] (born or ),[2] commonly known as "Ma", is the matriarch of the Kettle family and the wife of Pa Kettle.
Early life[]
Ma was born in or ,[2] probably in Cape Flattery, Washington. As a girl she learned cures from a "medicine show man" who once visited Cape Flattery.[1]
Ma was courted by both Pa and his cousin Rodney.[1] She chose to marry Pa, however, and Rodney left for Hawaii, where he started a pineapple business (Kettle Enterprises).[1]
Pa once said that Ma was a "fancy stepper" in her youth.[3]
Marriage[]
Pa borrowed a suit from Ma's father for the wedding.[2] They also had a party after the wedding, for which Pa borrowed two dollars from Ma to pay for the expenses.[2]
Life in the Kettle Farm[]
Ma argued with Pa during their first years of marriage over the fact of him being messy, but gave up later on, knowing that she would never change Pa's mind.[4] • Franklin Kettle (born or ),[1] commonly known as "Pa" and also known as "P.A. Kettle",[2] is the patriarch and head of the Kettle family and the husband of Ma Kettle. Pa was born in or , in the Ozark by of Mournful Hollow, Arkansas,[3]&#;to&#;Grandma and Grandpa Kettle.[3] According to his younger brother, Pa resembles his deceased father.[3] Pa almost went to Paris, France when he enlisted in the ledd • The Kettles in the Ozarks (), directed by Charles Lamont, was the ninth in a series of ten comedies made by Universal International Pictures. The characters of Ma and Pa Kettle were introduced in supporting roles in The Egg and I (), starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. Marjorie Main, as Ma Kettle, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for The Egg and I, and the first feature starring the Kettles, Ma and Pa Kettle, followed in The Kettle series began after the years –, which Anthony Harkins in his book Hillbilly identifies as the period of “the hillbilly stereotype at high tide.” During that time, Judy Canova and the Weaver Brothers and Elviry made films for Republic—including Down in “Arkansaw” () and Arkansas Judge ()—while Arkansan Bob Burns worked at Paramount (including appearing in The Arkansas Traveler, ), and the Lum & Abnershow was on the radio (–) followed by six Lum & Abner films (–). The
Pa Kettle
Geoduck, Pa Kettle, and CrowbarBorn Franklin Kettle
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Mournful Hollow, ArkansasOccupation Farmer, interim president of Kettle Enterprises, Inc. Parents Grandma and Grandpa Kettle Sibling(s) Sedgewick Kettle, unnamed sister from Portland Spouse Phoebe "Ma" Kettle (m. ) Children Thomas, Rose, Elwin, and twelve others Grandchildren Thomas Jonathan Kettle Cousins Rodney Kettle Other Relatives Kim Parker Kettle
(daughter-in-law)Early life[]
The Kettles in the Ozarks