PEARL, MINNIE
(1912–1996)
PEARL, MINNIE (b. Sarah Ophelia Colley, Centerville, Tenn., October 25, 1912–March 4, 1996) Minnie Pearl , probably the best-known and one of the greatest of all country comedians, offered time-honed, cornball humor that appealed to generations of country-music fans. A very young and demure Minnie Pearl, before she attached a tag-sale label to her country hat. Photo: University of North Carolina, Southern Historical Collection, Southern Folklife Collection, University Archives Like many other…