Death
On May 22, 1961, Davis died of a heart attack at the age of 53 at her home in Palm Springs, California. She was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery mausoleum in Culver City, California.
On October 24, 1963, Davis' mother, daughter Beverly Wills, and grandchildren were all killed in a house fire in Palm Springs, California.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Joan Davis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1501 Vine Street.
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