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Norwalk, Connecticut. U.S. 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.
Dee was born Frances Marion Dee on Nov. 26, 1909, in South Pasadena, but she was reared in Chicago. She met her future husband when she was taken to the beach for studio publicity photos, and the ...
Frances Dee was a beautiful and versatile actress who starred in comedies, dramas and Westerns with Maurice Chevalier, Katharine Hepburn and Joel McCrea. She retired in 1953 and devoted herself to her family and ranching until her death in 2004.
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Frances Dee (1909-2004) Frances Dee. 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. Her debut was in Words and Music (1929) with Lois Moran.
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Mar 9, 2004 · Frances Marion Dee was born on Nov. 26, 1907, in Los Angeles, where her father, an Army officer, was stationed. He was transferred to Chicago, where she grew up. She studied at the University of ...
Mar 6, 2004 · Frances Dee was an American actress who starred in musicals, dramas and horror films from 1930 to 1954. She was married to Joel McCrea and appeared in classics such as An American Tragedy, I Walked With a Zombie and Of Human Bondage.
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Mar 10, 2004 · Actress Born Frances Marion Dee on Nov. 26, 1909 in South Pasadena, CA. Died March 6, 2004 of pneumonia in Norwalk, CT. F rances Dee, called "one of the most beautiful women ever to grace Hollywood" by Paramount producer A.C. Lyles, was a stunning brunet whose dramatic portrayals caught the eye of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.
