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Alice Faye
American actress and singer (1915–1998)
Alice Faye (born Alice Jeanne Leppert; May 5, 1915 – May 9, 1998) was an American actress and singer.
A musical star of 20th Century-Fox in the 1930s and 1940s, Faye starred in such films as On the Avenue (1937) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). She is often associated with the Academy Award–winning standard "You'll Never Know", which she introduced in the 1943 musical filmHello, Frisco, Hello.
Born: Alice Faye, American singer and actress, best known for the Oscar-winning song "You'll Never Know" in the film Hello, Frisco, Hello; as Alice Jeanne.
She left her career as a film actress and became known for her role on the radio show The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show.
Life and career
1915–1933: Early life and career beginnings
Alice Jeanne Leppert was born on May 5, 1915, in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan,[1] the daughter of Alice (née Moffit), who worked for the Mirror Chocolate Company, and Charles Leppert, a police officer.
She had an older brother, Charles. Faye was raised an Episcopalian. Faye's entertainment career began in vaudeville as a chorus g