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Frank Fay(1891-1961)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Frank Fay
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Love Nest (1951)
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Frank Fay was born on 17 November 1891 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for God's Gift to Women (1931), The Matrimonial Bed (1930) and Nothing Sacred (1937). He was married to Barbara Stanwyck, Frances White, Betty Kean and Gladys Buchanan. He died on 25 September 1961 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornNovember 17, 1891
DiedSeptember 25, 1961(69)
BornNovember 17, 1891
DiedSeptember 25, 1961(69)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
God's Gift to Women
5.2
  • Toto Duryea
  • 1931
Georgie Billings, Marion Byron, Dickie Moore, Vivien Oakland, and Buster Phelps in The Matrimonial Bed (1930)
The Matrimonial Bed
5.7
  • Leopold Trebel
  • 1930
Carole Lombard and Fredric March in Nothing Sacred (1937)
Nothing Sacred
6.8
  • Master of Ceremonies
  • 1937
Frank Fay in A Fool's Advice (1932)
A Fool's Advice
4.9
  • Spencer Brown
  • 1932

Credits

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Actor



  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Father O'Dowd
    • 1955
  • Love Nest (1951)
    Love Nest
    6.2
    • Charles Kenneth 'Charley' Patterson
    • 1951
  • Harry Langdon, Iris Adrian, Bonnie Baker, Kenneth Brown, Frank Fay, Billy Gilbert, Henry King, Billy Lenhart, and Herb Miller in Spotlight Scandals (1943)
    Spotlight Scandals
    5.4
    • Frank Fay
    • 1943
  • Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard in They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
    They Knew What They Wanted
    6.0
    • Father McKee
    • 1940
  • Joan Blondell and Dick Powell in I Want a Divorce (1940)
    I Want a Divorce
    5.9
    • Jefferson Anthony Gilman (Jeff)
    • 1940
  • Carole Lombard and Fredric March in Nothing Sacred (1937)
    Nothing Sacred
    6.8
    • Master of Ceremonies
    • 1937
  • Pat O'Brien, Jane Froman, Frank McHugh, James Melton, and Jean Muir in Stars Over Broadway (1935)
    Stars Over Broadway
    5.7
    • Announcer
    • 1935
  • Kate Smith in Hollywood on Parade No. A-11 (1933)
    Hollywood on Parade No. A-11
    Short
    • 1933
  • Frank Fay in A Fool's Advice (1932)
    A Fool's Advice
    4.9
    • Spencer Brown
    • 1932
  • Lew Cody and Laura La Plante in Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
    Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
    6.7
    Short
    • The Hero
    • 1931
  • Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)
    God's Gift to Women
    5.2
    • Toto Duryea
    • 1931
  • The Stolen Jools (1931)
    The Stolen Jools
    5.7
    Short
    • Frank Fay
    • 1931
  • Noah Beery, Frank Fay, and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Bright Lights
    5.6
    • Wally Dean
    • 1930
  • Georgie Billings, Marion Byron, Dickie Moore, Vivien Oakland, and Buster Phelps in The Matrimonial Bed (1930)
    The Matrimonial Bed
    5.7
    • Leopold Trebel
    • 1930
  • Myrna Loy, Armida, Frank Fay, and Raquel Torres in Under a Texas Moon (1930)
    Under a Texas Moon
    5.0
    • Don Carlos
    • 1930

Writer



  • Frank Fay in A Fool's Advice (1932)
    A Fool's Advice
    4.9
    • story
    • 1932
  • John G. Adolfi and Jack Haskell in Show of Shows (1929)
    Show of Shows
    5.8
    • writer
    • 1929

Producer



  • Frank Fay in A Fool's Advice (1932)
    A Fool's Advice
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1932

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Love Nest
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Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • November 17, 1891
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 25, 1961
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(Ruptured Abdominal Aorta)
  • Spouses
      Barbara StanwyckAugust 26, 1928 - December 30, 1935 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Jack"; Broadway debut) in "Girl o' Mine" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Book / lyrics by Philip Bartholomae. Music by Frank Tours. Choreographed by Edward Hutchinson and Allan K. Foster. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Directed by Clifford Brooke and Edward P. Temple. Bijou Theatre: 28 Jan 1918-9 Mar 1918 (48 performances). Cast: Charles Burrows (as "A Waiter"), Irving Carter (as "Ensemble"), Robert H. Casey (as "Ensemble"), Sylvia Cassell (as "Ensemble"), Virginia Curtis (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Dickson (as "Betty"), Frank Ervin (as "Ensemble"), Barrett Greenwood (as "Charlie"), Virginia Gunther (as "Ensemble"), Edna Wallace Hopper (as "Lulu"), Leo Howe (as "Ensemble"), Carl Hyson (as "Toby"), Helen Lee (as "Mildred"), James Lounsbery (as "Duc de Bouvais"), Carlton Macy (as "Greene"), Joseph McCallion (as "Ensemble"), Elizabeth Moffat (as "Ensemble"), Marie Nordstrom (as "Lily"), Carolyn Nunder (as "Ensemble"), Ernest Perrin (as "Chef de Gare, Maitre d'Hotel"), Kathleen Quain (as "Ensemble"), David Quixano (as "Teddy"), Kathryn Rahn (as "Ensemble"), Cynthia Randolph (as "Ensemble"), Stanley Rayburn (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Rollins (as "Ensemble"), Clarissa Stem (as "Ensemble"), Charlotte Stevenson (as "Ensemble"), Charlotte Wakefield (as "Ensemble"). Produced by Elisabeth Marbury. Produced in association with Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    A popular vaudeville star, on stage from age 4, Fay was known for his clever wit and uncontrollable ego. He once, when asked during a court appearance, what his profession was, exclaimed "I'm the greatest comedian in the world." He later told his exasperated attorney, "I was under oath, wasn't I?".
  • Nickname
    • Faysie

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