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Frances Day(1907-1984)

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Frances Day in The Girl from Maxim's (1933)
Frances Day was the 'Toast of London' in the 1930s. George Bernard Shaw wrote 'Boyant Billions' for her in 1949. She retired in 1965 after appearing in London's West End in 'The Gulls', with Bob Monkhouse. She moved to Berkshire, became known as Frankie Day and said that Frances was her mother. Miss Day passed away on April, 1984 in Brighton.
BornDecember 16, 1907
DiedApril 1984
BornDecember 16, 1907
DiedApril 1984
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Known for

Frances Day and Alexander Korda in The Girl from Maxim's (1933)
The Girl from Maxim's
6.5
  • La Mome
  • 1933
Frances Day and Tommy Trinder in Néron et les Deux Marins (1944)
Néron et les Deux Marins
5.4
  • Poppaea
  • 1944
Public Nuisance No. 1
5.7
  • Frances Travers
  • 1936
Frances Day in Room for Two (1940)
Room for Two
  • Clare Spencer
  • 1940

Credits

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Actress



  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Helen Manning
    • 1958
  • There's Always a Thursday (1957)
    There's Always a Thursday
    6.2
    • Vera Clandon
    • 1957
  • Tread Softly (1952)
    Tread Softly
    5.4
    • Madeleine Peters
    • 1952
  • Buoyant Billions
    TV Movie
    • She
    • 1949
  • Frances Day and Tommy Trinder in Néron et les Deux Marins (1944)
    Néron et les Deux Marins
    5.4
    • Poppaea
    • 1944
  • Frances Day in Room for Two (1940)
    Room for Two
    • Clare Spencer
    • 1940
  • Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
    Kicking the Moon Around
    5.4
    • (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • The Girl in the Taxi (1937)
    The Girl in the Taxi
    5.3
    • Suzanne Pomarel
    • 1937
  • Who's Your Lady Friend? (1937)
    Who's Your Lady Friend?
    4.5
    • Lulu
    • 1937
  • You Must Get Married
    • Fenella Dane
    • 1936
  • Dreams Come True
    • Ilona Ratkay
    • 1936
  • Public Nuisance No. 1
    5.7
    • Frances Travers
    • 1936
  • Tony De Lungo in Oh, Daddy! (1935)
    Oh, Daddy!
    5.6
    • Benita de Lys
    • 1935
  • Temptation
    • Antonia Palmay
    • 1934
  • Carl Brisson in Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934)
    Two Hearts in Waltz Time
    3.3
    • Helene Barry
    • 1934

Soundtrack



  • Frances Day and Tommy Trinder in Néron et les Deux Marins (1944)
    Néron et les Deux Marins
    5.4
    • performer: "Caesar's Wife" (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Frances Day in Room for Two (1940)
    Room for Two
    • performer: "Just For the Fun of It"
    • 1940
  • Public Nuisance No. 1
    5.7
    • performer: "Swing", "Give Me A Place In The Sun", "Between You, Me and the Carpet", "Me and My Dog" (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Tony De Lungo in Oh, Daddy! (1935)
    Oh, Daddy!
    5.6
    • performer: "You Bring Out The Savage In Me", "Now I Understand", "Hang On To Happiness" (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 16, 1907
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • April 1984
    • Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK(leukemia)
  • Spouse
    • Beaumont AlexanderJune 3, 1927 - May 2, 1938 (divorced)
  • Other works
    In 1956, she covered Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" under the name 'Gail Warning & Her Weathermen'.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Changed her name on escaping to Maidenhead, Berkshire, England to Samta Young Johnson.
  • Nickname
    • Frankie

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