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Fanchon(1892-1965)

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Fanchon was part of the brother and sister team Fanchon and Marco, who started off as Vaudeville performers and eventually started producing their own shows. They became the primary producers of movie prologues called "The Ideas", and lavish stage revues in the late 20's early 30's. At one point they had over 50 shows a year touring the country in the larger movie houses. They also ran a major talent and theatrical school in Hollywood. Past students and performers working with Fanchon and Marco included: Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Shirley Temple, Ginger Rogers, Dorothy Lamour, Cyd Charisse, Betty Grable, Joan Crawford, Will Rogers, May West, and many others. Directors and artistic staff that started with Fanchon and Marco included Busby Berkley, Gay Foster, Carlos Ramero, and fashion designers Helen Rose, and Bonnie Cashin. Fanchon was also the first female film producer for a major studio. In addition to producing, she had worked with MGM, Republic, and Paramount providing choreography and musical dance supervision. Her famous dance troop the Fanchonettees, the west coast predecessor to the Rockettes, were also featured in several films. Fanchon and Marco became part of Fox West Coast Theaters and managed the San Fransisco Orpheum and the Los Angeles Paramount and Hollywood Paramount (now the El Capitan) theaters.
BornSeptember 14, 1892
DiedFebruary 3, 1965(72)
BornSeptember 14, 1892
DiedFebruary 3, 1965(72)
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Johnny Downs, Charles Ruggles, and Eleanore Whitney in Turn Off the Moon (1937)
Turn Off the Moon
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1937
Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
Stormy Weather
7.3
  • Music Department
  • 1943
Cesar Romero, Sonja Henie, Woody Herman, Carole Landis, and Jack Oakie in Wintertime (1943)
Wintertime
6.2
  • Music Department
  • 1943
Hal Hackett and Lee Wilde in Campus Honeymoon (1948)
Campus Honeymoon
6.4
  • Producer
  • 1948

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  • Jane Frazee and William Marshall in Calendar Girl (1947)
    Calendar Girl
    • dance director
    • 1947
  • Bill Elliott and Vera Ralston in Plainsman and the Lady (1946)
    Plainsman and the Lady
    • dance director
    • 1946
  • Rendezvous with Annie (1946)
    Rendezvous with Annie
    • dance director
    • 1946
  • Bill Elliott and Constance Moore in In Old Sacramento (1946)
    In Old Sacramento
    • choreographer
    • 1946
  • Julie Bishop, Nancy Kelly, William Marshall, Vera Ralston, Ann Rutherford, and Helen Walker in Murder in the Music Hall (1946)
    Murder in the Music Hall
    • choreographer
    • 1946
  • June Haver, Joan Leslie, and Fred MacMurray in Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)
    Where Do We Go from Here?
    • dances stager
    • 1945
  • Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, and George Montgomery in Coney Island (1943)
    Coney Island
    • dance supervisor
    • 1943
  • Lynn Bari, Mary Blackwood, Julie Cabanne, Dorothy Dearing, Paul Kelly, Virginia Myers, Ruth Peterson, Jean Porter, Juana Sutton, Anita Thompson, Claire Trevor, Michael Whalen, Aurelia Fairfax, Marie Stevens, and Beatrice Hagen in Song and Dance Man (1936)
    Song and Dance Man
    • choreographer
    • 1936
  • Jane Withers in Paddy O'Day (1936)
    Paddy O'Day
    • choreographer
    • 1936
  • Jane Withers in This Is the Life (1935)
    This Is the Life
    • choreographer
    • 1935
  • Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
    Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
    • director of ensemble productions (as Fanchon & Marco)
    • 1929
  • Mae Busch and Chester Morris in Alibi (1929)
    Alibi
    • choreographer
    • 1929
  • Hearts in Dixie (1929)
    Hearts in Dixie
    • choreographer
    • 1929
  • Clara Bow in Three Week Ends (1928)
    Three Week Ends
    • dance director (as Fanchon & Marco)
    • 1928
  • Raymond Keane and Laura La Plante in The Midnight Sun (1926)
    The Midnight Sun
    • choreographer: Ballet of Jewels
    • 1926

Music Department

  • Betty Grable in Pin Up Girl (1944)
    Pin Up Girl
    • musical number supervisor
    • 1944
  • Robert Young, Betty Grable, and Adolphe Menjou in Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
    Sweet Rosie O'Grady
    • supervisor of musical sequences
    • 1943
  • Cesar Romero, Sonja Henie, Woody Herman, Carole Landis, and Jack Oakie in Wintertime (1943)
    Wintertime
    • musical sequences supervised by
    • 1943
  • Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Stormy Weather
    • musical sequences supervised by
    • 1943
  • Lynn Bari, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, and John Payne in Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
    Hello Frisco, Hello
    • supervisor of musical sequences
    • 1943

Producer

  • Hal Hackett and Lee Wilde in Campus Honeymoon (1948)
    Campus Honeymoon
    • associate producer
    • 1948
  • The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)
    The All-Star Bond Rally
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1945
  • Leif Erickson, Betty Grable, Ben Blue, Judy Canova, Buster Crabbe, Johnny Downs, George Kelly, Dorothy Lamour, Billy Mann, Mary Stewart, and Charles Adler in Thrill of a Lifetime (1937)
    Thrill of a Lifetime
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Johnny Downs, Charles Ruggles, and Eleanore Whitney in Turn Off the Moon (1937)
    Turn Off the Moon
    • producer
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Fanchon & Marco
  • Born
    • September 14, 1892
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 3, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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