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Amazon.com The brevity of her stardom might account for her relative lack of 21st-century fame, but believe it: Alice Faye was a huge star. She was the queen of Twentieth Century Fox for a few years and became the heroine of the wartime musical until she was displaced by her Fox stablemate Betty Grable. As a singer, she enjoyed a string of hits with her surprising voice, a low, mellow croon, which somehow sounds like the World War II homefront. Faye's fleshy, cornfed face had much to do with her girl-next-door persona, although the figure she shows off in a gold dress in That Night in Rio leaves no doubt about another aspect of her appeal.
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The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show is an old-time radio situation comedy which ran from 1948 to 1954 on the NBC radio network. Evolving from their earlier variety show, The Fitch Bandwagon, the show starred singer-bandleader Phil Harris and his wife, actress-singer Alice Faye---both of whom proved excellent comedians---playing slightly fictionalized versions of themselves as a working radio and musical couple raising two young daughters in a slightly madcap home. The program was sponsored first by the Rexall drug company and, after a period of self-sustainment, RCA Victor.
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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 heart of gold, her popularity ascending with each successive film. During this period, she wed her frequent co-star Tony Martin, a union which lasted until 1940.
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Alice Faye (Fulton) Jordan, 65, of Pataskala, passed away Monday, March 19, 2007. Alice was a member of Summit Baptist Church; a former member of the Etna Lioness Club; and Columbus Country Western Club. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on June 3, 1941 to Bertha and Paul Fulton, Sr. Alice is preceded in death by her husband Charles Jordan; parents Bertha and Paul Fulton, Sr.; brother Paul Fulton, Jr.; sister Georgia Fulton; and son-in-law Jonah Stanley, Sr. She is survived by her daughters Kandy (Dave) Hickey, Robin (Herb) Starr, Sherry Stanley and Kim Jordan; son Charles Jordan, Jr.; grandchildren Kenneth Jordan, Dustin Hickey, Cody Jordan, Jonah Stanley, Jr. Sean Jordan, and Katie Starr; brother George Rutter; many nieces and nephews. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Summit Baptist Church 7239 Summit Rd., Pataskala. Viewing Thursday 5-8 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow in Etna Township Cemetery.
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Alice Faye's radio work has not been thoroughly documented in prior works and this book is a pleasant surprise as Rivadue presents a balanced look at her career in all mediums in which she performed. Chapters include Filmography, Discography, and the Stage. . . Greenwood Press has always done an outstanding job with their radio history related books. Add this one to your library.
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Alice Faye (May 5, 1915 - May 9, 1998) was a US actress and singer. She was born Alice Jeane Leppert in New York City and made her entertainment debut as a chorus girl on Vaudeville, moving on to Broadway in the George White Scandals.
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