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Faye Emerson

Faye Emerson

Birthday: 1917-07-08 | Place of Birth: Elizabeth, Louisana, USA

Faye Margaret Emerson was an American film and stage actress, and television interviewer who gained fame as a film actress in the 1940s, before transitioning to television in the 1950s, hosting her own talk show. Born in Louisiana, Emerson spent the majority of her early life in San Diego, California. She became interested in theater while attending San Diego State College, and subsequently pursued an acting career, appearing in stock theater in California. She subsequently signed a contract Warner Bros., and began appearing in their films in 1941. She starred in several films noir, including Lady Gangster, and Howard Hawks's war film Air Force. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's former lover in The Mask of Dimitrios. From 1944 to 1950, she was married to Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1949, Emerson began hosting The Faye Emerson Show, a late-night talk show series. She went on to become a prolific television interviewer, which earned her the nickname "The First Lady of Television". Throughout the 1950s, she also appeared in numerous Broadway stage productions. Emerson formally retired from show business in 1963, and retired to Europe. She resided there until 1983, when she died of stomach cancer in Deià, Spain, aged 65. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Emerson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 6529 Hollywood Blvd.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1950
Guilty Bystander

as    Georgia

1946
Nobody Lives Forever

as    Toni Blackburn

1945
Danger Signal

as    Hilda Fenchurch

1945
Hotel Berlin

as    Tillie Weiler

1944
Crime by Night

as    Ann Marlow

1944
The Very Thought of You

as    Cora 'Cuddles' Colton

1944
In Our Time

as    Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)

1944
Between Two Worlds

as    Maxine Russell

1943
The Desert Song

as    Hajy

1943
Find the Blackmailer

as    Mona Vance

1942
Lady Gangster

as    Dorothy Burton

1942
Murder in the Big House

as    Gladys Wayne

1942
Secret Enemies

as    Paula Fengler

1941
Bad Men of Missouri

as    Martha Adams

1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as    Rose Chadwick