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Arlene Francis (1907–2001)

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Actress, TV/radio hostess, panelist, and early-TV celebrity. Her parents discouraged her from pursuing a stage career, sending her instead to an exclusive New York finishing school. She dropped her surname, altered the spelling of her first name, and went to Hollywood to seek a career in films. After her first film... See full bio »

Born:

Arline Francis Kazanjian
in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 93) in San Francisco, California, USA
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1988 Tattingers (TV series)
– Pilot (1988)
 
1978 Fedora
Newscaster
 
1972 Harvey (TV movie)
Betty Chumley
 
1968/I Laura (TV movie)
Mrs. Ann Treadwell
 
1963 The Thrill of It All
Mrs. Fraleigh
 
1962 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV series)
Mrs. Evans
– The Mother Affair (1962) … Mrs. Evans
 
1961 One, Two, Three
Phyllis MacNamara
 
1960-1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– The Big Splash (1961)
– When in Rome (1960)
 
1959 Five Fingers (TV series)
Cardin
– The Man Who Got Away (1959) … Cardin
 
1957-1958 The Arlene Francis Show (TV series)
Host
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
– You and Me and the Gatepost (1956)
 
1953 Talent Patrol (TV series)
Host (1954)
 
1952-1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Anne / Eddie Sloan
– Measure for Greatness (1953) … Anne
– Mr. Finchley Versus the Bomb (1952) … Eddie Sloan
 
1952 Suspense (TV series)
Eva
– Her Last Adventure (1952) … Eva
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
Sylvia Willis
– The Veil (1951) … Sylvia Willis
 
1951 The Clock (TV series)
– A Dream for Susan (1951)
 
1950 Prize Performance (TV series)
Host (1950)
 
1950 Sure As Fate (TV series)
– The Dancing Doll (1950)
 
1950 With These Hands
Jenny
 
1948 All My Sons
Sue Bayliss
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Arlene Francis (uncredited)
 
1938 Too Much Johnson (short)
Mrs. Dathis
 
1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue
Woman of the Streets
 
Show ShowSelf (37 titles)
1991 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 July 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1989 Sally Jessy Raphael (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 November 1989 (1989) … Herself
 
1988 Tattingers (TV series)
Herself
– The Sonny Also Rises (1988) … Herself
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Herself
– Double Agent (1984) … Herself
 
1984 Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 June 1984 (1984) … Herself
– Episode dated 28 June 1984 (1984) … Herself
– Episode dated 27 June 1984 (1984) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 June 1984 (1984) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 June 1984 (1984) … Herself
 
1979 Over Easy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 August 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1975 What's My Line? At 25 (TV documentary)
Herself - Co-Host
 
1968-1975 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 1 December 1974 (1974) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 13 December 1973 (1973) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 1 October 1973 (1973) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 5 July 1973 (1973) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 31 May 1973 (1973) … Herself - Panelist
See all 17 episodes »
 
1973 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (1973) … Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1973) … Herself
– Unaired Pilot … Herself
 
1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.41 (1969) … Herself
 
1950-1967 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Panelist / Herself
– Episode dated 3 September 1967 (1967) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 27 August 1967 (1967) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 20 August 1967 (1967) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 13 August 1967 (1967) … Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 6 August 1967 (1967) … Herself - Panelist
See all 782 episodes »
 
1965-1966 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 November 1966 (1966) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 June 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1961-1966 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Guest star / Herself / Herself - 'What's My Line?' Panel / …
– Episode dated 6 June 1966 (1966) … Guest star
– Episode dated 21 June 1965 (1965) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 October 1964 (1964)
– Episode dated 21 May 1962 (1962) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 September 1961 (1961) … Herself - 'What's My Line?' Panel
 
1965 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 November 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1963-1965 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself - Guest Host / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 October 1965 (1965) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 2 August 1963 (1963) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 1 August 1963 (1963) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 31 July 1963 (1963) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 30 July 1963 (1963) … Herself - Guest Host
See all 6 episodes »
 
1962-1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.12 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #1.24 (1962) … Herself
– Episode #1.16 (1962) … Herself
 
1964 Get the Message (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) … Herself
– Episode dated 4 May 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1962-1964 The Match Game (TV series)
Herself / Star Team Captain / Herself - Team Captain
– Episode dated 17 January 1964 (1964) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 January 1964 (1964) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 January 1964 (1964) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 January 1964 (1964) … Herself
– Episode dated 13 January 1964 (1964) … Herself
See all 9 episodes »
 
1962 The Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 16 July 1962 (1962) … Herself - Guest Host
 
1962 The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1961-1962 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Shelley Berman vs. Arlene Francis (1962) … Herself
– Chuck Connors vs. Arlene Francis (1961) … Herself
 
1961 The Price Is Right (TV series)
Sub-hostess
 
1958-1961 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest Host / Herself / Herself - Host
– Episode dated 10 May 1961 (1961) … Herself
– Episode #3.116 (1960) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode #3.107 (1960) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode #3.106 (1960) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode #3.105 (1960) … Herself - Guest Host
See all 28 episodes »
 
1961 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself - Host
– The Younger Generation: Part I (1961) … Herself - Host
 
1954-1957 Home (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Host / Herself - Hostess
– Episode dated 25 March 1957 (1957) … Herself - Host
– Episode dated 19 June 1956 (1956) … Herself
– Episode dated 28 February 1956 (1956) … Herself - Host
– Episode dated 19 January 1956 (1956) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 July 1954 (1954) … Herself - Hostess
 
1955 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #2.30 (1955) … Herself
 
1954 The Comeback Story (TV series)
Herself - Emcee
– Episode dated 8 January 1954 (1954) … Herself - Emcee
 
1952 Who's There? (TV series)
Herself - Host
 
1952 That Reminds Me (TV series)
Herself - Host
 
1950-1952 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #3.24 (1952) … Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #2.17 (1950) … Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #2.2 (1950) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
1950 By Popular Demand (TV series)
Host (1950)
 
1950 Answer Yes or No (TV series)
Herself/panelist
 
1950 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 March 1950 (1950) … Herself
 
1950 Celebrity Time (TV series)
Herself - Substitute Host
– Episode dated 22 January 1950 (1950) … Herself - Substitute Host
 
1949-1952 Your Big Moment (TV series)
Host
 
1945 American Beauty (documentary short)
Herself (narrator) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2008 Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Herself
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1928). Stage Play: La Gringa. Written by Tom Cushing. Directed by Hamilton MacFadden. Little Theatre: 1 Feb 1928- Feb 1928 (13 performances). Cast: Clara Blandick, Claudette Colbert (as "Carlota D'Astradente"), Eva Condon (as "Belle Spinney"), Arlene Francis (as "Soror Felicidad")... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 5¾" (1.67 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on her 25 years on "What's My Line?"]: Who said where has the time gone? I watched it go and was grateful it had gone so well. See more »

Trivia:

She appeared in her only episode of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater" in 1974. See more »

Trademark:

Well known for her diamond heart-shaped necklace See more »

Star Sign:

Libra