Nothing Sacred
1937
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Frank Fay (born Francis Anthony Donner; November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American vaudeville comedian (the first stand-up) and film and stage actor. He is considered an important pioneer in stand-up comedy.
Sep 25, 2016 · Frank Fay (circa 1930s) At the height of his fame, and in the weeks before the stock market crash of 1929, Fay was making $18,000 a week. He was the most sought after talent in all of vaudeville,...
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Frank Fay was a vaudeville star and a popular comedian in Hollywood. He starred in films like God's Gift to Women, Nothing Sacred and The Matrimonial Bed, and was married to Barbara Stanwyck.
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Frank Fay (born Francis Anthony Donner; November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American vaudeville comedian (the first stand-up) and film and stage actor. He is considered an important pioneer in stand-up comedy.
- Broadway Stardom
- Frank Fay, Master of Ceremonies
- The Fays Go to Hollywood
- From Porcupine to Movie Star
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“Burlesque” opened at the Plymouth Theater on September 1, 1927. It was an overwhelming success and made Barbara a Broadway star. In it, Barbara portrayed Bonny, the wife and vaudeville partner to Skid (Hal Skelly). Through Bonny, Skid gains considerable fame on Broadway until his devotion to the bottle ruins both his career and their marriage. Ale...
A brilliant comedian and impresario, Frank Fay was quick as a whip and a true original. Having built his reputation serving as a Ring Master and Master of Ceremonies for countless shows, his style was natural, unrehearsed, and essentially improvised. Professional icons including Bob Hope and Jack Benny would later credit him with the birth of stand...
In the Fall of 1929, Barbara and Fay boarded the 20th Century with Joseph Schenck and headed West. They were received with high honors: “In New York, he might have been another night-club guest… But he must have been something pretty celestial out here. Two-thirds of Hollywood was there to meet him.” was Stanwyck remark to this Hollywood welcome to...
Fay surprisingly went to bat for his wife. When he saw Barbara returning from the Capra interview in tears, he called the director: Fay delivered Barbara’s “The Noose” screen test to Capra personally. What had defensively frozen in Barbara during their in-person interview melted before his eyes. Capra perceived a woman of passion, guts and sensuali...
Learn how Barbara Stanwyck rose to Broadway stardom and met Frank Fay, the king of one-liners, in this biography series. Find out how Fay influenced her career and personal life, and how she faced the challenges of Hollywood.
Nov 17, 2009 · Frank Fay was a pioneer of stand-up comedy and a Palace headliner, but also a notorious jerk and a mean drunk. He married Barbara Stanwyck, but failed in Hollywood and died in obscurity.
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Frank Fay (November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American film and stage actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway.
