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Frances Lee

Actor

Frances Lee Movies, Biography & Filmography

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Birthday

May 5, 1906

Deathday

November 5, 2000

Birthplace

Eagle Grove, Iowa, USA

Gender

Female

Also known as

Merna Phyllis Tibbetts

Popularity

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Biography

From Wikipedia Frances Lee was born as Myrna Tibbetts (some sources indicate Merna Tibbetts) in Eagle Grove, Iowa. She initially began pursuing a career as a teacher but began taking dance lessons, which led to her being spotted by Gus Edwards, who owned a theater in New York City. Edwards persuaded Lee to perform at his theater, and she joined the cast of The Ziegfeld Follies in 1923, when she was hired by Al Christie to perform in his Christie Comedies. Moving to Hollywood in the mid-1920s to pursue acting, she received her first film role in 1924, starring in Hello and Goodbye, a comedy short film. That brought her to the attention of the studios and launched her into a very successful and busy silent film career. In 1925…

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