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Frances Day (born Frances Victoria Schenk; December 16, 1907 – April 29, 1984) was an American actress and singer who achieved great popularity in the UK in the 1930s. Her career began as a nightclub cabaret singer in New York City and London.
Frances Day was a platinum blonde cabaret star who seduced royalty and celebrities with her bawdy performances. She later changed her name and vanished from public life, leaving her fortune to a stranger.
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Frances Day (1907-1984) was a popular British actress and singer in the 1930s and 1940s. She starred in films such as The Girl from Maxim's, While Nero Fiddled, and Boyant Billions, written by George Bernard Shaw for her.
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Frances Day was a revue star in England in the 1930s, known for her blonde bombshell image and her affairs with royalty and celebrities. She was born Frankie Schenk in New Jersey, changed her name to Samta Young Johnson in England, and retired in 1965.
- December 16, 1907
Jan 6, 2024 · Frances Day was a film and stage actress and singer who had affairs with famous women and men, including the Prince of Wales. She disappeared from public life in 1965 and left her estate to a stranger in her will.
Jun 17, 2011 · Band on film! Endearing 30s melody sung by New York cabaret singer Frances Day. Backed by Carroll Gibbons and the impeccable Savoy Hotel Orpheans. Former leader Harold Jacobs on clarinet and...
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Frances Day (Frances Victoria Schenk) Sitter in 7 portraits. American-born actress and singer, Frances Victoria Schenck began her career in New York nightclubs. The Australian impresario Beaumont Alexander brought her to London and changed her name to Frances Day.
