Alice Faye

• Birthplace: New York, New York
• Birthday: May 5, 1915

Personable, slightly wry, blonde mainstay of 20th Century Fox musicals during the late 1930s and 40s whose mellow charm and rich, velvety contralto voice made her a popular favorite. A former nightclub and Broadway chorus dancer and singer with Rudy Vallee's band, Faye went to Hollywood to appear with Vallee in a small role in "George White's Scandals" (1934) and in true movie musical tradition was elevated to the lead when star Lilian Harvey walked off the set.

In a series of handsomely produced boxoffice hits--backstage m…more