Alice Faye

Birth Name:

Alice Jeanne Leppert

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress

In 1991, she was honored with a Golden Boot award
Was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960
Was given a Golden Palm Star on the Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California
Got her big break in the film "George White's 1935 Scandals" when Lilian Harvey abandoned the lead role
Lied about her age in order to audition as a chorus girl in New York, even though she was only 12 years old at the time
Quote: "(On working with Shirley Temple) "She was a nice kid, with a really wonderful mother and father․ We all liked her․ But she was brilliant․ She knew everyone's dialogue and, if you forgot a line, she gave it to you․ We all hated her for that․""
Quote: "Six films I made with Don Ameche and, in every one of them, my voice was deeper than the plot․"
Was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee
After seeing that most of her best scenes were cut from "Fallen Angel," she left the studio immediately and did not return until 16 years later
Was friends with her studio rival Betty Grabel until Grabel's death in 1973

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