Biography

Theatrical producer Harry Frazee has gone down in history as the man who sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees while he was owner of Boston Red Sox. Frazee's other claim to fame besides peddling Ruth was producing the Broadway musical "No, No, Nanette" in 1925. The smash hit musical "No, No, Nanette" was based on the farce Frazee produced on the Great White Way in late 1919, "My Lady Friends".
- IMDb mini biography by: Jon C. Hopwood

Owner of the Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923, he sold Babe Ruth to New York Yankees co-owner Jacob Ruppert in 1919. He eventually sold the team for $1,250,000.

Theatrical agent and producer of such Broadway shows as "No, No, Nanette," "The Awful Truth (aka Nothing But the Truth," "My Lady Friends," "A Pair of Sixes," and "Madame Sherry" among dozens of other musicals and plays.

Grandfather of Harry Frazee III. Great-grandfather of Max Frazee and Jim Frazee.

Second wife Margaret Christiansen was previously married to actor William 'Stage' Boyd.