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Frances Lee
Sign in to saveAmerican actress and Ziegfeld Girl (1906-2000)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 19th cent.
- Works
- 22
Top works
- AlphaKids Guided Readers
- The Bakery
- Can you see me?
- Can You See Me
- The Crow and the daylight
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Film & TV
Eagle Grove, Iowa, USA
From Wikipedia Frances Lee was born as Myrna Tibbetts (some sources indicate Merna Tibbetts) in Eagle Grove, Iowa. She initially began pursuing a career as a teacher but began taking dance lessons, which led to her being spotted by Gus Edwards, who owned a theater in New York City. Edwards persuaded Lee to perform at his theater, and she joined the cast of The Ziegfeld Follies in 1923, when she…
Known for
- These Thirty Years — Mae Lercombe1934
- Flirtation Walk — Blonde (uncredited)1934
- Phantom Thunderbolt — Judy Lane1933
- Her Splendid Folly — Natalie1933
- The Tabasco Kid — Mary Jones1932
- Down with Husbands — Mrs. Henry Sweet1930
- The Stronger Sex — The Flapper (The Husband's Lover)1930
- The Carnation Kid — Doris Whitely1929
- The Show of Shows — Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)1929
- Naughty Baby — Peggy1929
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1920-05-26
- Active to
- 2002-01-21
adult standardsbig bandbluescast recordingseasy listeningjazz
Discography
- Fever (Stereo Version)
- Rendezvous With Peggy Lee1948
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra and Sextet; Vocals by Peggy Lee1948
- South Pacific1949
- Road To Bali (Selections From The Paramount Picture)1952
- Black Coffee With Peggy Lee1953
- Selections from Irving Berlin’s White Christmas1954
- Songs in an Intimate Style1954
- Black Coffee With Peggy Lee1956
- Dream Street1957
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 643
- Total plays
- 3,977
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frances
- Family name
- Lee
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Eagle Grove
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Frances Lee motion427.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1906-05-05
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 2000-11-05
- Commons category
- Frances Lee
- cause of death
- disease
Sources (1)
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