Alice Faye

Biography

A favorite Hollywood celebrity and singer from the 1930s and ’40s, Alice Faye was created Alice Leppert in NEW YORK on, may 5, 1915. By age 14 she had been singing and dance skillfully, and in 1931 was functioning being a chorus female in Broadway’s George White’s Scandals; there she was discovered by Rudy Vallée, who quickly agreed upon her to sing along with his touring music group. When George White’s Scandals started filming in Hollywood, Vallée insisted that Faye get the starring function; a bleached blonde within the custom of Jean Harlow, she quickly became a fixture from the display screen musical, showing up in movies including 1937’s In the Avenue and the next year’s Alexander’s Ragtime Band and In Aged Chicago. She also became a favorite radio performer. Nevertheless, by the first ’40s, Faye’s regular clashes with Fox studio room employer Darryl F. Zanuck begun to undermine her profession — after banning her from upcoming broadcast looks, Zanuck then authorized Betty Grable, who quickly surpassed Faye as Fox’s dominating musical celebrity. After starring in 1945’s Fallen Angel, Faye efficiently retired from your display for another 2 decades, finally resurfacing in Condition Good in 1962; she after that remaining Hollywood for another 14 years, rather rounding out her profession on Broadway and on tour. She passed away at age 83 on, may 9, 1998.

Quick Facts

• Facts
• Filmography
• Awards
• Salaries
• Quotes
• Trademarks
• Pictures



#	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.



Soundtrack

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

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

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Biography	1996	TV Series documentary very special thanks - 1 episode

Self

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

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

Won awards

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
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.



Looks like we don't have salary information. Sorry!



#	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.



#	Trademark
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



Source: Celebrity Pictures & Images