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Alice Faye
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Actor Born: May 5, 1915 in New York City, NY Death: May 9, 1998 in Rancho Mirage, CA Biography:The daughter of a New York City cop, 14-year-old "Alice Faye" lied about her age to secure her first chorus girl job in 1929. While appearing in the 1933-1934 edition of George White's Scandals, Faye became the protégée of the show's star, "Rudy Vallee", touring with Vallee's orchestra as vocalist. At Vallee's insistence, she was cast in the 1934 Fox Studios film version of "George White's Scandals", elevated to the leading role when Lillian Harvey walked off the set. Despite unpleasant tabloid coverage when Vallee's wife sued her for alienation of her husband's affections, Faye was kept on by Fox, which lightened her already blonde hair and attempted to groom her as the "new "Jean Harlow"." After a few negligible leading roles in such Fox productions as "She Learned About Sailors" (1934) and "365 Nights in Hollywood" (1935), she established her screen image as a tough, contralto-voiced cookie with a... Full Biography
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