Frank Fay Overview:

Actor, Frank Fay, was born Francis Anthony Donner on Nov 17, 1891 in San Francisco, CA. Fay died at the age of 69 on Sep 25, 1961 in Santa Monica, CA .

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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Radio and Motion Pictures.

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God’s Gift to Women (1931) with Frank Fay

By Orson De Welles on Jul 23, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! Frank Fay is an actor whose name has never been used here in the past and it?s rather doubtful that his name will come up again anytime soon after this reflection. He?s the star of 1931?s God?s Gift to Women and he is the gift, such as it is. In this short little film he is Toto, a direc... Read full article


God’s Gift to Women (1931) with Frank Fay

By Orson De Welles on Jul 23, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! Frank Fay is an actor whose name has never been used here in the past and it?s rather doubtful that his name will come up again anytime soon after this reflection. He?s the star of 1931?s God?s Gift to Women and he is the gift, such as it is. In this short little film he is Toto, a direc... Read full article


Discovering Frank Fay: "The Matrimonial Bed"

By David on Nov 7, 2012 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

In vaudeville, Frank Fay was big. He strolled onstage casually, with a slight swish, and then stood and told jokes -- a revolutionary concept for the time. No juggling, no slapstick, no mugging. He was known for his quick wit -- when he was heckled with a Bronx cheer, he responded, "Two of those ma... Read full article


Discovering Frank Fay: "The Matrimonial Bed"

By David on Nov 7, 2012 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

In vaudeville, Frank Fay was big. He strolled onstage casually, with a slight swish, and then stood and told jokes -- a revolutionary concept for the time. No juggling, no slapstick, no mugging. He was known for his quick wit -- when he was heckled with a Bronx cheer, he responded, "Two of those ma... Read full article


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He revived himself in the 40s when he starred in the play "Harvey" as Elwood P. Dowd, whose friend is an invisible rabbit. James Stewart played the role in the film version.

A popular vaudeville star, on stage from age 4.

He was the first really successful stand up comedian and MC to work in nightclubs and in Vaudville. He did his act in top hat and tails(Sans clown makeup, costumes and pratfalls). He used wit and interaction with the other performers and the audiences to make his act unique. He was also responsible for discovering Comic/character actresses Patsy Kelly and Barbara Stanwyck (formerly Ruby Stevens) and giving them their first acting gigs in Vaudville and in the theater. Mr. Fay and Ms. Stanwyck appeared in the star studded film comedy "The Slippery Pearls" in April, 1931. (The film was produced as a fund raiser by The Hollywood Masquers Club and by Paramount Pictures to raise monies to build The Will Rogers Memorial Hospital in Lake Saranc, New York).

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