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Fritzi Brunette(1890-1943)

  • Actress
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Fritzi Brunette
Fritzi Brunette was born in Savannah, Georgia on May 27, 1890. With the birth name of Florence Brunet. She was mostly a character actress whose career spanned mostly the silent era, although she made a successful transition to the sound period. Fritzi's debut came in 1913 when she was 23 years old. She was in two productions that year, ANNIE LAURIE and THE APPEAL. Toward the end of her career, she was in, mostly, uncredited roles such as the hit SAN FRANCISCO with Clark Gable and Jeannette MacDonald. Her last film was in 1941's MEET JOHN DOE. Fritzi died in Hollywood, California on September 28, 1943. She was 53 years old.
BornMay 27, 1890
DiedSeptember 28, 1943(53)
BornMay 27, 1890
DiedSeptember 28, 1943(53)
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Known for

The Green Flame (1920)
The Green Flame
  • Ruth Gardner
  • 1920
Mates and Mis-Mates
Short
  • Mabel Wentworth
  • 1912
Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, and Walter Miller in Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
Rustlers of Red Dog
6.9
  • Saloon Girl
  • 1935
The Lie
Short
  • Dora Blake
  • 1913

Credits

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  • Hugh Herbert, Edward Ashley, Esther Dale, Anne Gwynne, Helen Lynd, Robert Paige, and Ernest Truex in You're Telling Me (1942)
    You're Telling Me
    5.3
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941)
    Meet John Doe
    7.6
    • (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Spencer Tracy in Edison, the Man (1940)
    Edison, the Man
    7.0
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Joe E. Brown and Martha Raye in $1000 a Touchdown (1939)
    $1000 a Touchdown
    5.3
    • McGlen Wife (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMurray in Honeymoon in Bali (1939)
    Honeymoon in Bali
    6.3
    • Secretary
    • 1939
  • Bing Crosby in The Star Maker (1939)
    The Star Maker
    6.2
    • Cutie's Mother (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Patricia Morison and J. Carrol Naish in Persons in Hiding (1939)
    Persons in Hiding
    6.5
    • Automobile Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Stagecoach (1939)
    Stagecoach
    7.8
    • Bit Part (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Otto Kruger, Gail Patrick, and Robert Preston in Disbarred (1939)
    Disbarred
    6.2
    • Joan's Maid (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Bob Burns, Frances Dee, and Joel McCrea in Wells Fargo (1937)
    Wells Fargo
    6.4
    • Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Gary Cooper, Olympe Bradna, Frances Dee, George Raft, and Henry Wilcoxon in Souls at Sea (1937)
    Souls at Sea
    6.8
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore in Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
    Make Way for Tomorrow
    8.1
    • Usherette (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Sharon Lynn, and Hal Roach in Way Out West (1937)
    Way Out West
    7.6
    • Saloon Girl (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray in Maid of Salem (1937)
    Maid of Salem
    6.4
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco (1936)
    San Francisco
    7.1
    • Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Miss Fritzi
  • Born
    • May 27, 1890
    • Savannah, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • September 28, 1943
    • Hollywood, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      John E. Kley1936 - September 28, 1943 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage actress.
  • Publicity listings
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Some sources claim Fritzi was born in 1890 and that her last name was Brunet. However her death certificate confirms she was actually born in 1892 and her father's name was Robert Simone.

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