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Frances Marion Dee (November 26, 1909 – March 6, 2004) was an American actress. Her first film was the musical Playboy of Paris (1930). She starred in the film An American Tragedy (1931). She is also known for starring in the 1943 Val Lewton psychological horror film I Walked With a Zombie.
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Frances Dee was a beautiful and versatile actress who starred in comedies, dramas and Westerns with stars like Maurice Chevalier, Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis. She married Joel McCrea in 1933 and retired from films in 1953 to focus on her family and ranch.
- November 26, 1909
- March 6, 2004
Frances Dee, an actress of the 1930s and 1940s whose 57-year marriage to the late actor Joel McCrea was one of Hollywood’s most durable, has died. She was 94.
Actress: I Walked with a Zombie. Dee was born in Los Angeles, where her Army officer father was stationed, and grew up in Chicago after her father was transferred there. In 1929, he was re-assigned to L.A., and, as a lark, the 19 year old Dee began working in motion pictures as an extra.
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Mar 9, 2004 · Frances Dee, the actress who starred in the 1930's and 1940's with Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper, Ronald Colman and her husband, Joel McCrea, died on Saturday in Norwalk, Conn. She was 96.
Frances Dee movies: From ‘An American Tragedy’ to ‘Four Faces West’. Frances Dee began her film career at the dawn of the sound era, going from extra to leading lady within a matter of months.
Mar 8, 2004 · Frances Dee starred in films with Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper, Ronald Colman and her husband, Joel McCrea, in the 1930s and 1940s. She died in 2004 after a stroke at her son's home in Connecticut.
