Faye Emerson

Faye Emerson

  • Birthday: 1917-07-08
  • Deathday: 1983-03-09
  • Place of birth: Elizabeth, Louisana, USA
  • Also know as: Faye Margaret Emerson

Biography

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.

Filmography

Lady Gangster

1942

As Dorothy Burton

Danger Signal

1945

As Hilda Fenchurch

Women at War

1943

As Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart

Hotel Berlin

1945

As Tillie Weiler

Guilty Bystander

1950

As Georgia

Find the Blackmailer

1943

As Mona Vance

Secret Enemies

1942

As Paula Fengler

Murder in the Big House

1942

As Gladys Wayne

Crime by Night

1944

As Ann Marlow

Nobody Lives Forever

1946

As Toni Blackburn

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

As Irana Preveza

Her Kind of Man

1946

As Ruby Marino

The Very Thought of You

1944

As Cora 'Cuddles' Colton

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941

As Rose Chadwick

The Desert Song

1943

As Hajy

Between Two Worlds

1944

As Maxine Russell

At the Stroke of Twelve

1941

As Miss LaMond

Bad Men of Missouri

1941

As Martha Adams

In Our Time

1944

As Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)

Destination Tokyo

1943

As Mrs. Cassidy

Juke Girl

1942

As Violet 'Murph' Murphy

Blues in the Night

1941

As Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)

The Nurse's Secret

1941

As Miss Hill

Uncertain Glory

1944

As Louise

Hollywood Canteen

1944

As Self

Air Force

1943

As Susan McMartin

The Hard Way

1943

As Ice Cream Parlor Waitress

Manpower

1941

As Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)

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