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Frances Faye(1912-1991)

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Frances Faye was born on 4 November 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Pretty Baby (1978), Double or Nothing (1937) and Well All Right (1942). She died on 8 November 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 4, 1912
DiedNovember 8, 1991(79)
BornNovember 4, 1912
DiedNovember 8, 1991(79)
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Known for

Brooke Shields in Pretty Baby (1978)
Pretty Baby
6.5
  • Nell
  • 1978
Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Andy Devine, and Martha Raye in Double or Nothing (1937)
Double or Nothing
6.4
  • Specialty--Liza's sister
  • 1937
Well All Right
Short
  • Actress
  • 1942
I Shut My Mouth for Uncle Sam (1942)
I Shut My Mouth for Uncle Sam
Short
  • Actress
  • 1942

Credits

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Actress



  • Brooke Shields in Pretty Baby (1978)
    Pretty Baby
    6.5
    • Nell
    • 1978
  • Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977)
    Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Miss Frances Faye (as Miss Frances Faye)
    • 1977
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Singer
    • 1960
  • Well All Right
    Short
    • 1942
  • I Shut My Mouth for Uncle Sam (1942)
    I Shut My Mouth for Uncle Sam
    Short
    • 1942
  • Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Andy Devine, and Martha Raye in Double or Nothing (1937)
    Double or Nothing
    6.4
    • Specialty--Liza's sister
    • 1937

Soundtrack



  • Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    Only Murders in the Building
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "There Will Never Be Another You"
    • 2025
  • No Way Out (2023)
    No Way Out
    • writer: "Well All Right (Tonight's The Night)"
    • 2023
  • Cher (1975)
    Cher
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Well All Right" (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Vic Damone in The Lively Ones (1962)
    The Lively Ones
    TV Series
    • performer: "Bye Bye Blackbird"
    • 1963
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball", "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita in The Steve Allen Show (1956)
    The Steve Allen Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Excerpt from Porgy and Bess"
    • 1956
  • Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Andy Devine, and Martha Raye in Double or Nothing (1937)
    Double or Nothing
    6.4
    • performer: "After You" (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Francis Faye
  • Born
    • November 4, 1912
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 8, 1991
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(multiple strokes)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

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    Jewish-American cabaret artist, pianist, scat singer and performer of show tunes, often laced with sexual double entendres.
  • Quotes
    I was born on Stone Avenue in Brownsville and I've been stoned ever since.

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