1917-07-08 ( 107 years old ) in Elizabeth, Louisana, USA
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.
Movies
Main Street to Broadway
1953-10-12
Guilty Bystander
1950-04-20
Nobody Lives Forever
1946-11-01
Her Kind of Man
1946-05-11
Danger Signal
1945-11-21
Hotel Berlin
1945-03-02
Hollywood Canteen
1944-12-15
The Very Thought of You
1944-10-20
Crime by Night
1944-09-09
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944-06-23
Between Two Worlds
1944-05-20
Uncertain Glory
1944-04-07
In Our Time
1944-02-19
Destination Tokyo
1943-12-31
The Desert Song
1943-12-17
Food and Magic
1943-11-18
Find the Blackmailer
1943-11-06
Women at War
1943-10-02
Air Force
1943-03-20
The Hard Way
1943-01-13
Secret Enemies
1942-09-17
Juke Girl
1942-05-30
Murder in the Big House
1942-04-11
Lady Gangster
1942-04-01
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942-01-31
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941-11-15
Blues in the Night
1941-11-15
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941-09-20
Manpower
1941-08-09
Bad Men of Missouri
1941-07-26
The Nurse's Secret
1941-05-24
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