Known for movies
Yes Man (2008)
as Soundtrack
Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
as Trudy Evans
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
as Stella Kirby
The Gang's All Here (1943)
as Edie Allen
Short Info
| Died | May 9, 1998, Rancho Mirage, California, United States |
| Spouse | Phil Harris, Tony Martin |
| Mark | Often starred in films with 'Carmen Miranda' |
| Fact | Was considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). |
Alice Faye was born Alice Jeanne Leppert on May 5, 1915, in New York City. Her parents were vaudeville performers, and she made her stage debut at the age of three. Faye appeared in a number of Broadway shows as a child, and her big break came when she was cast in the 1934 film version of George M. Cohan’s musical “Little Johnny Jones.”
Faye’s career took off in the 1930s and 1940s, when she appeared in a string of hit films including “In Old Chicago,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” and “The Gang’s All Here.” She also became known for her singing voice, and recorded a number of popular songs including “You’ll Never Know” and “Shuffle Off to Buffalo.”
Faye’s personal life was often tumultuous. She was married and divorced four times, and had a highly publicized affair with actor Tyrone Power. She also had a daughter, Alice, with her third husband, bandleader Phil Harris.
In the later years of her life, Faye largely retired from acting. She made a few cameo appearances in films and television shows, but her last major role was in the 1980 film “Can’t Stop the Music.” Faye died of natural causes on May 9, 1998, at the age of 83.
At the height of her career, Alice Faye was one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood. She was known for her beauty, her singing voice, and her ability to play both comedic and dramatic roles. Faye’s career spanned more than four decades, and she appeared in some of the most iconic films of the 1930s and 1940s.
General Info
| Full Name | Alice Faye |
| Died | May 9, 1998, Rancho Mirage, California, United States |
| Height | 1.65 m |
| Profession | Actor, Singer |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Spouse | Phil Harris, Tony Martin |
| Children | Phyllis Harris, Alice Harris |
| Parents | Charles Leppert, Alice Moffit Leppert |
| Siblings | Charles Faye |
Accomplishments
| Movies | In Old Chicago, Hello, Frisco, Hello, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Rose of Washington Square, The Gang's All Here, That Night in Rio, Fallen Angel, Week-End in Havana, Tin Pan Alley, Lillian Russell, Hollywood Cavalcade, Poor Little Rich Girl, On the Avenue, Stowaway, The Great American Broadcast, You ... |
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Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often played gritty, no-nonsense ladies |
| 2 | Sexy, contralto voice |
| 3 | Often starred in films with 'Carmen Miranda' |
| 4 | Blonde hair and blue eyes |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [In a 1982 interview] We were in the studio from seven in the morning till whatever time they released us. We had so much fun together; we were just like a bunch of kids - we WERE kids! I didn't have a favorite leading man. I loved them all! |
| 2 | [on Lux Radio Theatre] The way it went was Lux Soap had a deal with different actresses - I was one - and then they gave you all this publicity - you know. 'So-and-so uses Lux Soap, blah-blah-blah...' and you'd have to do so many Lux shows. They'd ask you if you wanted to do certain ones. I enjoyed doing those shows. |
| 3 | [on Henry King] He was kind of special. I loved him very much. |
| 4 | [on Tyrone Power] He was the best looking thing I've ever seen in my life. Kissing him was like dying and going to heaven. |
| 5 | [on Shirley Temple] She was a nice kid, with a really wonderful mother and father. We all liked her. But she was brilliant. She knew everyone's dialogue and, if you forgot a line, she gave it to you. We all hated her for that. |
| 6 | Six films I made with Don Ameche and, in every one of them, my voice was deeper than the plot. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | She referred to her home studio as "Penitentiary Fox.". |
| 2 | Was considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). |
| 3 | She was friends with: Don Ameche, Cesar Romero, Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Dean Martin, Betty Hutton, Lynn Bari, Billie Dove, Diana Powell, Jerry Vale,and Marilyn Maxwell. |
| 4 | She was a lifelong Democrat who was active in both the Hollywood Anit-Nazi League and the Hollywood Democratic Committee. |
| 5 | Daughter Alice Harris, born May 19, 1942. |
| 6 | Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 199-200. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. |
| 7 | Daughter Phyllis Harris born by Caesarian section April 26, 1944. |
| 8 | She remained quite good friends with her Fox rival and successor, Betty Grable, up until Betty's death of cancer in 1973. |
| 9 | She introduced almost twice as many 'Hit Parade' songs in her movies (23) as each of her closest competitors: Judy Garland (13), Betty Grable (12) and Doris Day (12). |
| 10 | Feeling she had given one of the best dramatic performances of her career, Faye was so upset by Darryl F. Zanuck's editing hack job on her last film, Fallen Angel (1945), that she literally walked away from the studio and didn't return for 16 years. |
| 11 | Interred at Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Cathedral City, California, USA (near Palm Springs) with her husband, Phil Harris. |
| 12 | Made herself 3 years older when auditioning as a chorus girl in New York in 1928. Some sources even claim that she was born in 1909. A short biography included on the DVD of On the Avenue (1937) states that she was 12 years old in 1927, and did indeed lie about her age in 1928. |
Pictures
Movies
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Feinstein's American Songbook | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing | 2009 | Video documentary performer: "Boa Noite Good-Night" - uncredited | |
| Yes Man | 2008 | performer: "Yes To You" | |
| Warm Springs | 2005 | TV Movie performer: "I'll See You In My Dreams" | |
| American Masters | 1999 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 1998 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | 1997 | TV Movie documentary performer: "But Definitely" uncredited, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" uncredited, "Now It Can Be Told" uncredited, "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'" uncredited, "Rose of Washington Square" uncredited, "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" uncredited, "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", "K-K-K-Katy" uncredited, "He'd Have to Get Under - Get Out and Get Under To Fix Up His Automobile" | |
| The Magic of Lassie | 1978 | performer: "A Rose Is Not A Rose", "A Rose is Not a Rose" | |
| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | 1974 | performer: "You'll Never Know" 1943 | |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special performer: "You're the Cream in My Coffee" | |
| Myra Breckinridge | 1970 | performer: "America, I Love You" - uncredited | |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1968 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| State Fair | 1962 | performer: "Our State Fair", "Never Say No To A Man", "The Little Things In Texas" | |
| Beloved Infidel | 1959 | performer: "Boa Noite Good-Night" - uncredited | |
| Four Jills in a Jeep | 1944 | performer: "You'll Never Know" - uncredited | |
| The Gang's All Here | 1943 | performer: "You Discover You're in New York", "Soft Winds", "A Journey to a Star", "No Love, No Nothin'", "The Polka Dot Polka" - uncredited | |
| Hello Frisco, Hello | 1943 | performer: "Hello, Frisco!" uncredited, "By the Watermelon Vine Lindy Lou" uncredited, "You'll Never Know", "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" uncredited, "Sweet Cider Time, When You Were Mine" uncredited, "The Dance of the Grizzly Bear" uncredited, "It's Tulip Time in Holland" uncredited, "They Always Pick on Me" uncredited, "Bedelia" uncredited, "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" uncredited, "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" uncredited | |
| Week-End in Havana | 1941 | "Tropical Magic", uncredited / performer: "Romance and Rhumba", "The Ñango Nyango" - uncredited | |
| The Great American Broadcast | 1941 | performer: "I Take to You", "It's All in a Lifetime", "Long Ago Last Night", "Run, Little Raindrop, Run", "Where You Are" | |
| That Night in Rio | 1941 | performer: "They Met in Rio A Midnight Serenade", "Boa Noite Good-Night" - uncredited | |
| Tin Pan Alley | 1940 | "You Say The Sweetest Things Baby" 1940, "He'd Have to Get Under - Get Out and Get Under To Fix Up His Automobile" 1913, uncredited / performer: "You Say The Sweetest Things Baby" 1940, "America, I Love You" 1915, "K-K-K-Katy" 1918, "Moonlight Bay" 1912, "The Sheik of Araby" 1921 uncredited | |
| Lillian Russell | 1940 | performer: "Adored One" 1940, "Blue Lovebird" 1940, "Comin' Thro' the Rye" uncredited, "Brighten the Corner Where You Are" 1913 uncredited, "The Band Played On" 1895 uncredited, "Come Down Ma Evenin' Star" 1902 uncredited, "Ma Blushin' Rosie" 1900 uncredited, "After the Ball" 1892 uncredited | |
| Little Old New York | 1940 | performer: "Who Is the Beau of the Belle Of New York" 1940 - uncredited | |
| Barricade | 1939 | "There'll Be Other Nights" 1939, uncredited | |
| Rose of Washington Square | 1939 | performer: "Rose of Washington Square", "The Vamp" uncredited, "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" uncredited, "Ja-Da" uncredited, "I'm Just Wild About Harry" uncredited, "The Curse of an Aching Heart" uncredited, "I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak", "My Man" | |
| Tail Spin | 1939 | performer: "Are You in the Mood for Mischief?" | |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 1938 | "Alexander's Ragtime Band" 1911, "Now It Can Be Told" 1938, uncredited / performer: "Alexander's Ragtime Band" 1911, "That International Rag" 1913, "Everybody's Doin' It Now" 1911, "This Is the Life" 1914, "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'" 1912, "Blue Skies" 1927, "Remember" 1925, "All Alone" 1924 - uncredited | |
| Sally, Irene and Mary | 1938 | performer: "Got My Mind on Music", "Half Moon on the Hudson" - uncredited | |
| In Old Chicago | 1937 | performer: "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" 1878, "In Old Chicago" 1937, "I'll Never Let You Cry" 1937 - uncredited | |
| You're a Sweetheart | 1937 | performer: "You're a Sweetheart" | |
| Wake Up and Live | 1937 | performer: "There's a Lull in My Life", "Wake Up and Live" | |
| You Can't Have Everything | 1937 | "Afraid to Dream" 1937, uncredited / performer: "You Can't Have Everything" 1937, "Danger, Love at Work" 1937, "Please Pardon Us, We're in Love" 1937 - uncredited | |
| On the Avenue | 1937 | performer: "He Ain't Got Rhythm" 1937, "This Year's Kisses" 1937, "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" 1937, "Slumming on Park Avenue" 1937 - uncredited | |
| Stowaway | 1936 | performer: "Goodnight, My Love" 1936, "One Never Knows, Does One?" 1936 | |
| Sing, Baby, Sing | 1936 | performer: "Sing, Baby, Sing", "You Turned the Tables on Me" | |
| Poor Little Rich Girl | 1936 | performer: "When I'm with You" 1936, "You've Gotta Eat Your Spinach, Baby" 1936, "But Definitely" 1936, "Military Man" 1936 - uncredited | |
| King of Burlesque | 1936 | "Shooting High" 1935, "Whose Big Baby Are You?" 1935 / music: "Sweet Georgia Brown" 1925 - uncredited / performer: "Shooting High" 1935, "Whose Big Baby Are You?" 1935, "Spreading Rhythm Around" 1935, "I Love to Ride the Horses on a Merry-Go-Round", "Sweet Georgia Brown" 1925 uncredited | |
| Music Is Magic | 1935 | performer: "Honey Chile", "Love is Smiling at Me", "Music is Magic", "La Locumba" | |
| Every Night at Eight | 1935 | performer: "Take It Easy", "Song Medley", "Every Night at Eight", "I Feel a Song Coming On" - uncredited | |
| George White's 1935 Scandals | 1935 | "According to the Moonlight" 1935, "It's an Old Southern Custom" 1935, uncredited / performer: "According to the Moonlight" 1935, "It's an Old Southern Custom" 1935, "Oh, I Didn't Know" 1935, "Hunkadola" 1935, "O Sole Mio" 1898, "You Belong to Me" 1935 - uncredited | |
| 365 Nights in Hollywood | 1934 | performer: "Give Him Love", " I'd Like to Say Yes to You", "My Future Star" | |
| She Learned About Sailors | 1934 | performer: "Here's the Key to My Heart" | |
| George White's Scandals | 1934 | performer: "Nasty Man", "Sweet and Simple", "Hold My Hand", "My Dog Loves Your Dog" |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Love Boat | 1980 | TV Series | Betty Layton |
| Every Girl Should Have One | 1978 | Kathy | |
| The Magic of Lassie | 1978 | The Waitress (Alice) | |
| People Are Talking with Ann Fraser and Ross McGowan | 1978 | TV Series | Guest |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | 1976 | Secretary at Gate | |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1963 | TV Series | Mrs. Cavendish |
| State Fair | 1962 | Melissa Frake | |
| All Star Revue | 1953 | TV Series | Guest |
| Fallen Angel | 1945 | June Mills | |
| Four Jills in a Jeep | 1944 | Alice Faye | |
| The Gang's All Here | 1943 | Edie Allen | |
| Hello Frisco, Hello | 1943 | Trudy Evans | |
| Week-End in Havana | 1941 | Nan Spencer | |
| The Great American Broadcast | 1941 | Vicki Adams | |
| That Night in Rio | 1941 | Baroness | |
| Tin Pan Alley | 1940 | Katie Blane | |
| Lillian Russell | 1940 | Lillian Russell | |
| Little Old New York | 1940 | Pat O'Day | |
| Barricade | 1939 | Emmy Jordan | |
| Hollywood Cavalcade | 1939 | Molly Adair | |
| Rose of Washington Square | 1939 | Rose Sargent | |
| Tail Spin | 1939 | Trixie Lee | |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 1938 | Stella Kirby | |
| Sally, Irene and Mary | 1938 | Sally Day | |
| In Old Chicago | 1937 | Belle Fawcett | |
| You're a Sweetheart | 1937 | Betty Bradley | |
| Wake Up and Live | 1937 | Alice Huntley | |
| You Can't Have Everything | 1937 | Judith Poe Wells | |
| On the Avenue | 1937 | Mona Merrick | |
| Stowaway | 1936 | Susan Parker | |
| Sing, Baby, Sing | 1936 | Joan Warren | |
| Poor Little Rich Girl | 1936 | Jerry Dolan | |
| King of Burlesque | 1936 | Pat Doran | |
| Music Is Magic | 1935 | Peggy Harper | |
| Every Night at Eight | 1935 | Dixie Foley / Dixie Dean | |
| George White's 1935 Scandals | 1935 | Honey | |
| 365 Nights in Hollywood | 1934 | Alice Perkins | |
| She Learned About Sailors | 1934 | Jean Legoi | |
| Now I'll Tell | 1934 | Peggy Warren | |
| George White's Scandals | 1934 | Kitty Donnelly / Mona Vale |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biography | 1996 | TV Series documentary very special thanks - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biography | 1995-1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Actress |
| 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business | 1995 | Documentary | Herself |
| A Century of Cinema | 1994 | Documentary | Herself |
| Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling | 1993 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Reflections on the Silver Screen | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Great Performances | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
| We Still Are! | 1985 | Documentary short | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1984 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| CBS Early Morning News | 1984 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Bob Monkhouse Show | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
| Looks Familiar | 1983 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1968-1971 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1966-1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964-1967 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1963 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood | 1948 | Short | Herself |
| Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood | 1940 | Documentary short | Herself - Rodeo Parade Participant |
| 20th Century Fox Promotional Film | 1936 | Documentary short | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Hollywood Gad-About | 1934 | Documentary short | Herself (uncredited) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Feinstein's American Songbook | 2010-2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| My Music: Big Band Vocalists | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Great Performances | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies | 2000 | Video documentary | |
| Biography | 1996-1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Actress / Herself |
| Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 51st British Academy Film Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself - Memorial tribute |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself - Memorial Tribute |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 1998 | TV Series | Woman on TV |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda | 1978 | TV Special documentary | Actress 'Lillian Russell' (uncredited) |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | 1975 | Documentary | Herself |
| M*A*S*H | 1974 | TV Series | Herself |
| Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals | 1974 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood | 1954 | Short | Herself |
| Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday | 1950 | Short | Alice Faye |
| Wing and a Prayer | 1944 | Harem Girl (edited from: Tin Pan Alley) (uncredited) | |
| Take It or Leave It | 1944 | Clips from 'Tin Pan Alley' 'Lillian Russell' and 'Hollywood Cavalcade' (uncredited) | |
| Cinema Circus | 1937 | Short | Alice Faye |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Golden Boot | Golden Boot Awards | ||
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 6930 Hollywood Blvd. |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
