Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 8, 1917
Place of Birth:
Elizabeth, Louisana, USA
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Faye 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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Self |
| 1950 | Guilty Bystander | Georgia |
| 1946 | Nobody Lives Forever | Toni Blackburn |
| 1946 | Her Kind of Man | Ruby Marino |
| 1945 | Danger Signal | Hilda Fenchurch |
| 1945 | Hotel Berlin | Tillie Weiler |
| 1944 | Between Two Worlds | Maxine Russell |
| 1944 | The Mask of Dimitrios | Irana Preveza |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen | Self |
| 1944 | Uncertain Glory | Louise |
| 1944 | Crime by Night | Ann Marlow |
| 1944 | The Very Thought of You | Cora 'Cuddles' Colton |
| 1944 | In Our Time | Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Destination Tokyo | Mrs. Cassidy |
| 1943 | The Hard Way | Ice Cream Parlor Waitress |
| 1943 | Find the Blackmailer | Mona Vance |
| 1943 | Women at War | Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart |
| 1943 | The Desert Song | Hajy |
| 1943 | Air Force | Susan McMartin |
| 1943 | Food and Magic | |
| 1942 | Lady Gangster | Dorothy Burton |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Peg |
| 1942 | Juke Girl | Violet 'Murph' Murphy |
| 1942 | Murder in the Big House | Gladys Wayne |
| 1942 | Secret Enemies | Paula Fengler |
| 1941 | Manpower | Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Rose Chadwick |
| 1941 | The Nurse's Secret | Miss Hill |
| 1941 | At the Stroke of Twelve | Miss LaMond |
| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri | Martha Adams |
| 1941 | Blues in the Night | Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Match Game | Self - Team Captain |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show | Self |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret | Self - Panelist |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Faye Emerson |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist |
| 1948 | Studio One | Melissa |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | The Glamour Girl |