Frank Fay(1891-1961)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
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), Nothing Sacred (1937) and The Matrimonial Bed (1930). He was married to Barbara Stanwyck, Frances White, Betty Kean and Gladys Buchanan. He died on 25 September 1961 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Awards
- 2 wins total
Actor
Writer
Producer
- Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Born
- Died
- September 25, 1961
- Santa Monica, California, USA(Ruptured Abdominal Aorta)
- SpousesBarbara StanwyckAugust 26, 1928 - December 30, 1935 (divorced)
- Other worksStage: 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.
- Publicity listings
- TriviaA 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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