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Alice Faye Biography

Left the movie industry for sixteen years in 1945. After it was made clear to her that Betty Grable would be her successor. Alice and Betty would become lifelong friends until Betty`s death in 1973.
 

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  • Six films I made with Don Ameche and, in every one of them, my voice was deeper than the plot.
  • [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.
  • [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.
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  • Daughter Phyllis Wanda born by Caesarian section April 26, 1944.
  • 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.
  • Interred at Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Cathedral City, California, USA (near Palm Springs) with her husband, Phil Harris.
  • Made herself 3 years older when auditioning as a chorus girl in New York in 1928
  • 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).
  • She remained quite good friends with her Fox rival and successor, Betty Grable, up until Betty`s death of cancer in 1973.
  • Starred with her husband, Phil Harris on NBC Radio`s "The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show" (1948-1954). They were also the stars of NBC Radio`s "Fitch Bandwagon" (1946-1948).
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