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Frances Lee
Acting
05 May 1906
† 05 Nov 2000
Eagle Grove, Iowa, USA
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 t...
Also Known As
Merna Phyllis Tibbetts
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Frances Lee's Movies
56%
Flirtation Walk
01 Dec 1934
43%
Phantom Thunderbolt
04 Mar 1933
55%
The Show of Shows
21 Nov 1929
60%
Down with Husbands
08 Mar 1930
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Good as Gold
12 Jun 1927
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Nifty Numbers
29 Dec 1928
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Her Splendid Folly
07 Oct 1933
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These Thirty Years
23 May 1934
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The Carnation Kid
02 Mar 1929
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Page Me
28 Feb 1926
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Dummy Love
15 Aug 1926
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Naughty Baby
06 Apr 1929
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Chicken à la King
09 Jun 1928
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The Little Snob
11 Feb 1928
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The Tabasco Kid
30 Jan 1932
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Stage Struck Susie
04 May 1929
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Duck Out
13 Feb 1927
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Divorce Made Easy
06 Jul 1929
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Yes, Yes, Babette
27 Dec 1925
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The Stronger Sex
15 Mar 1930