1891 - 1961
Frank Fay American Actor
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Frank Fay dating history
Relationships
Frank Fay was previously married to Betty Kean, Barbara Stanwyck (1928 - 1935) and Frances White (1917).
Frank Fay had an encounter with Elinor Troy (1937).
About
American Actor Frank Fay was born Francis Anthony Donner on 17th November, 1891 in San Francisco, California USA and passed away on 25th Sep 1961 Santa Monica, California, USA aged 69. He is most remembered for Harvey on Broadway. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 3 |
107 years, 8 months
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39 years, 2 months
|
2 years
|
|---|
| Encounter | 1 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|---|
| Total | 4 |
107 years, 8 months
|
29 years, 5 months
|
2 years
|
|---|
Details
| First Name |
Frank
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| Last Name |
Fay
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| Full Name at Birth |
Francis Anthony Donner
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| Alternative Name |
Francis Anthony Donner, Francis A. Donner, Frank Fay
|
| Birthday |
17th November, 1891
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| Birthplace |
San Francisco, California USA
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| Died |
25th September, 1961
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| Place of Death |
Santa Monica, California, USA
|
| Cause of Death |
Heart Attack
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| Buried |
Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
|
| Height |
6' 1" (185 cm)
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Actor
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| Occupation |
Actor
|
| Claim to Fame |
Harvey on Broadway
|
| Year(s) Active |
1929–1955, 1918–1955
|
Frank Fay (born Francis Anthony Donner; November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American vaudeville comedian (the first stand-up) and film and stage actor. For a time he was a well known and influential star, but he later fell into obscurity, in part because of his abrasive personality and fascist political views. He is considered an important pioneer in stand-up comedy. He played the role of "Elwood P. Dowd" in the Broadway play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase. He is best known as actress Barbara Stanwyck's first husband. Their troubled marriage is thought by some to be the basis of the 1937 film A Star Is Born, in which the previously unknown wife shoots to stardom while her husband's career goes into sharp decline. Fay was notorious for his bigotry and alcoholism, and according to the American Vaudeville Museum, "even when sober, he was dismissive and unpleasant, and he was disliked by most of his contemporaries".
