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Fay Holden(1893-1973)

  • Actress
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Fay Holden
Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip and finds himself getting mixed up in local politics.
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Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
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Fay Holden was born on 26 September 1893 in Birmingham, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Ziegfeld Girl (1941), Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946) and Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942). She was previously married to David Clyde. She died on 23 June 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 26, 1893
DiedJune 23, 1973(79)
BornSeptember 26, 1893
DiedJune 23, 1973(79)
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Fay Holden and Brenda Marshall in Whispering Smith (1948)
Alan Ladd and Fay Holden in Whispering Smith (1948)
Alan Ladd, William Demarest, and Fay Holden in Whispering Smith (1948)
Mary Carlisle and Fay Holden in Double or Nothing (1937)
Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, and Lewis Stone in Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney, Frank Albertson, Fay Holden, and Phillip Terry in Hold That Kiss (1938)
Wallace Beery and Fay Holden in Sergeant Madden (1939)
Wallace Beery and Fay Holden in Sergeant Madden (1939)
Fay Holden, Henry Travers, and Virginia Weidler in I'll Wait for You (1941)
Mickey Rooney and Fay Holden in Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden, and Cecilia Parker in Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, and Lewis Stone in Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

Known for

Judy Garland, James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner in Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Ziegfeld Girl
6.7
  • Mrs. Regan
  • 1941
Mickey Rooney and Bonita Granville in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
5.9
  • Mrs. Hardy
  • 1946
Mickey Rooney, Ann Rutherford, and Esther Williams in Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
Andy Hardy's Double Life
6.5
  • Mrs. Hardy
  • 1942
Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949)
Samson and Delilah
6.8
  • Hazelelponit
  • 1949

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Actress

  • Mickey Rooney and Teddy Rooney in Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
    Andy Hardy Comes Home
    • Mrs. Emily Hardy
    • 1958
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    • Bess Palmer
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • The Big Hangover (1950)
    The Big Hangover
    • Martha Belney
    • 1950
  • Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949)
    Samson and Delilah
    • Hazelelponit
    • 1949
  • Alan Ladd and Brenda Marshall in Whispering Smith (1948)
    Whispering Smith
    • Emmy Dansing
    • 1948
  • Mickey Rooney and Bonita Granville in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
    • Mrs. Hardy
    • 1946
  • Frederick Brady, Fay Holden, Frank McHugh, and Beverly Simmons in Little Miss Big (1946)
    Little Miss Big
    • Mary Jane Baxter
    • 1946
  • Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, and Brian Donlevy in Canyon Passage (1946)
    Canyon Passage
    • Mrs. Overmire
    • 1946
  • Mickey Rooney, Bonita Granville, Lee Wilde, and Lyn Wilde in Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
    • Mrs. Hardy
    • 1944
  • Mickey Rooney, Ann Rutherford, and Esther Williams in Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
    Andy Hardy's Double Life
    • Mrs. Hardy
    • 1942
  • Donna Reed and Mickey Rooney in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
    The Courtship of Andy Hardy
    • Mrs. Hardy
    • 1942
  • Hedy Lamarr, Robert Young, and Ruth Hussey in H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
    H.M. Pulham, Esq.
    • Mrs. John Pulham
    • 1941
  • Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
    Life Begins for Andy Hardy
    • Mrs. Hardy
    • 1941
  • Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
    Blossoms in the Dust
    • Mrs. Kahly
    • 1941
  • Patricia Dane, Carol Hughes, Marsha Hunt, and Robert Sterling in I'll Wait for You (1941)
    I'll Wait for You
    • Mrs. Miller
    • 1941

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Gaby Fay
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • September 26, 1893
    • Birmingham, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 23, 1973
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • David Clyde1914 - May 17, 1945 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Articles

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    Well-groomed, gentle-natured, British-born character actress from the stage. In Hollywood by the mid-'30s and signed by MGM to play encouraging, benevolent relatives on film, notably Mickey Rooney's mother in the "Andy Hardy" series.
  • Nicknames
    • Gaby Fay
    • Dorothy Clyde

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