Alice Faye
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 film Hello, Frisco, Hello. She left her career as a film actress and became known for her role on the radio show The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 5, 1915 (New York City), Died May 9, 1998 (Rancho Mirage)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto, songwriter
See Also: Harris, Alice
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-77619 | 10-in. | 9/6/1933 | Shame on you | Connecticut Yankees ; Alice Faye ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-77621 | 10-in. | 9/6/1933 | Honeymoon hotel | Connecticut Yankees ; Alice Faye ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | BS-031896 | 10-in. | 2/8/1939 | I promise you | Three Reasons ; Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-033764 | 10-in. | 2/25/1939 | I promise you | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber Rhythmic Pyramids Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Faye, Alice," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101869.
Faye, Alice. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101869.
"Faye, Alice." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Faye, Alice, 1915-1998 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50003081
Wikidata: Alice Faye - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q254603
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69115415
MusicBrainz: Alice Faye - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dff30814-a2f7-4f70-a0f5-70aeb695fc3b
ISNI: 0000 0000 8149 0611 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081490611
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