Dee, Frances (1907–2004)
Dee, Frances (1907–2004)
American actress. Born Frances Marion Dee, Nov 26, 1907, in Los Angeles, California; died Mar 6, 2004, in Norwalk, Connecticut; attended University of Chicago; m. Joel McCrea (b. 1905, actor), 1933 (died Oct 20, 1990); children: Peter, David, and Jody McCrea (actor).
Came to screen prominence starring opposite Maurice Chevalier in Playboy of Paris (1930), one of the 1st movie musicals; other films include June Moon, An American Tragedy, Working Girls, The Strange Case of Clara Deane, The Silver Cord, Little Women, Of Human Bondage, Becky Sharp, The Gay Deception, Come and Get It, Wells Fargo, Four Faces West, Because of You and Gypsy Colt; also appeared in the cult classic I Walked with a Zombie (1943).
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