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Faye Emerson (1917–1983)

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Synonymous with chic, the ever-fashionable Faye Emerson certainly qualified as one of the "first ladies" of TV glamor. Bedecked in sweeping, rather low-cut gowns and expensive, dangling jewelry, she was a highly poised and stylish presence on the small screen during its exciting "Golden Age". An enduring presence throughout the 1950s... See full bio »

Born:

in Elizabeth, Louisiana, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Deyva, Spain
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1953-1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Dorothy Hilton / Hazel Curtis / Marian Burnett
– The Oddball (1961)
– Call It a Day (1959) … Dorothy Hilton
– Secret in the Family (1958) … Hazel Curtis
– The Fifth Wheel (1954) … Marian Burnett
– Hope for a Harvest (1953)
 
1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Melissa
– Melissa (1954) … Melissa
 
1953-1954 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
– Episode dated 5 June 1954 (1954)
– Episode dated 5 December 1953 (1953)
 
1953 Faye and Skitch (TV series)
Co-host (1953-54)
 
1953 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Catch a Falling Star (1953)
 
1947 Author Meets the Critics (TV series)
Moderator (1952)
 
1952 Chesterfield Presents (TV series)
– Count Victor Lustig, the Fabulous Swindler (1952)
 
1951 Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (TV series)
Host (1951-52)
 
1950 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
– George III Once Drooled in This Plate (1950)
 
1950 Guilty Bystander
Georgia
 
1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
The Glamour Girl
– Home Town (1950) … The Glamour Girl
 
1948-1950 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
Wife
– Oropalo (1950) … Wife
– The Million Dollar Question (1950)
– The Purple Doorknob (1948)
 
1949 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Lydia Kenyon
– Skylark (1949) … Lydia Kenyon
 
1949 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
– 'Til Death Do Us Part (1949)
 
1948 Paris Cavalcade of Fashions (TV series)
Host (1948)
 
1946 Nobody Lives Forever
Toni Blackburn
 
1946 Her Kind of Man
Ruby Marino
 
1945 Danger Signal
Hilda Fenchurch
 
1945 Hotel Berlin
Tillie Weiler
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
Faye Emerson
 
1944 The Very Thought of You
Cora 'Cuddles' Colton
 
1944 Crime by Night
Ann Marlow
 
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios
Irana Preveza
 
1944 Between Two Worlds
Miss Maxine Russell
 
1944 Uncertain Glory
Louise
 
1944 In Our Time
Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)
 
1943 The Desert Song
Hajy
 
1943 Destination Tokyo
Mrs. Cassidy
 
1943 Find the Blackmailer
Mona Vance
 
1943 Women at War (short)
Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart
 
1943 The Hard Way
Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
 
1943 Air Force
Susan McMartin
 
1942 Secret Enemies
Paula Fengler
 
1942 Juke Girl
Violet 'Murph' Murphy
 
1942 Murder in the Big House
Gladys Wayne
 
1942 Lady Gangster
Dot Burton
 
1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Peg, Chorus Girl
 
1941 At the Stroke of Twelve (short)
Miss LaMond (uncredited)
 
1941 Blues in the Night
Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
 
1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Rose Chadwick
 
1941 Manpower
Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
 
1941 Bad Men of Missouri
Martha Adams
 
1941 The Nurse's Secret
Telephone Girl
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
 
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1946 Nobody Lives Forever (performer: "You Again" - uncredited)
 
1945 Danger Signal (performer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
1963 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 February 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1952-1963 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself - Panelist / Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 18 February 1963 (1963) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 11 February 1963 (1963) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 14 May 1962 (1962) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 2 August 1961 (1961) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 19 June 1957 (1957) … Herself - Panelist
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1950-1962 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist / Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 17 June 1962 (1962) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 1 January 1961 (1961) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 19 October 1958 (1958) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 12 October 1958 (1958) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 1 April 1956 (1956) … Herself - Mystery Guest
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1960-1961 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist / Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 25 September 1961 (1961) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 20 February 1961 (1961) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 13 February 1961 (1961) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 6 February 1961 (1961) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 30 January 1961 (1961) … Herself - Guest Panelist
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1957-1960 Masquerade Party (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 January 1960 (1960) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 August 1957 (1957) … Herself
 
1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.176 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #2.101 (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The 13th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1957 A Face in the Crowd
Herself (uncredited)
 
1957 The 11th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1956 Of All Things (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 July 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1954 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (1954) … Herself
 
1954 What's in a Word (TV series)
Herself/panelist
 
1953 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself - Hostess
– Episode #1.13 (1953) … Herself - Hostess
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Herself
 
1951-1952 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #4.17 (1952) … Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #2.36 (1951) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
1952 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Actress / Herself - TV Hostess
– Episode #5.3 (1952) … Herself - TV Hostess / Actress
 
1951 Premiere (TV movie)
Herself
 
1950-1951 The Faye Emerson Show (TV series)
Herself - Host
– Men's Fashions: Steve Allen (1951) … Herself - Host
– Frank Sinatra (1951) … Herself - Host
– Gielgud and Brown (1951) … Herself - Host
– Famous Artists (1951) … Herself - Host
– Tough Guys (1951) … Herself - Host
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1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.31 (1951) … Herself
 
1951 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Herself
– The Faye Emerson and Frank Sinatra Show (1951) … Herself
 
1950 Showtime, U.S.A. (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (1950) … Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1950) … Herself
 
1950 College of Musical Knowledge (TV series)
– Episode dated 9 November 1950 (1950)
 
1949-1950 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.1 (1950) … Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1949) … Herself
 
1949 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #2.24 (1949) … Herself - Actress
 
1943 Food and Magic (documentary short)
Girl in Audience (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1960 Project XX (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared on Broadway in "The Parisienne", 1950.

Alternate Names:

Faye Margaret Emerson

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

While at Warner Bros, she became close friends with Ann Sheridan who encouraged her to bleach her brunette hair blonde. She wore it pulled back and tightly wound in the back which became her trademark. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer