Frances Day
Frances Day | |
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| Born | Frances Victoria Schenck December 16, 1908 |
| Died | April 29, 1984 (aged 75) |
| Occupation(s) | Stage, film actress, singer |
Frances Day (real name Frances Victoria Schenck, December 16, 1908 – April 29, 1984)[1] was an American actress and singer who achieved great popularity in the UK in the 1930s.
Day's career began as a nightclub cabaret singer in New York City and London. She toured the provinces in 1930 and made her London stage debut at the Hippodrome in 1932. In the 1950s she was a regular panellist on the British version of the popular TV series What's My Line?[2]
Stage credits
- 1932 Out of the Bottle
- 1933 How D'You Do?
- 1934 Jill Darling
- 1937 Floodlight
- 1938 The Fleet's Lit Up
- 1939 Black and Blue
- 1941 Black Vanities
- 1942 DuBarry Was a Lady
- 1946 Evangeline
- 1949 Latin Quarter
Film credits
- 1928 The Price of Divorce
- 1930 Such Is the Law
- 1930 O.K. Chief
- 1930 Big Business
- 1932 The First Mrs. Fraser
- 1933 The Girl from Maxim's
- 1934 Two Hearts in Waltz Time
- 1934 Temptation
- 1935 Oh, Daddy!
- 1936 You Must Get Married
- 1936 Public Nuisance No. 1
- 1936 Dreams Come True
- 1937 Who's Your Lady Friend?
- 1937 The Girl in the Taxi
- 1940 Room for Two
- 1944 Fiddlers Three
- 1952 Tread Softly
- 1957 There's Always a Thursday
References
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ Thornton, Michael (28 March 2008). "The siren who disappeared: Uncovering the mystery of Britain's first sex symbol". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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