Here is a beautiful rare very early vintage original autographed 8" by 10" photo of actress Alice Faye (1915-1998), from her prime, in the 1930s. As A&E's Biography put it, "She rose from the mean streets of New York's Hell's Kitchen to become the most famous singing actress in the world. When the pressures of fame became too much, she had the courage to leave Hollywood on her own terms". Alice Faye was born Alice Jeanne Leppert in NYC on May 5, 1915. She was to become one of Hollywood's biggest stars of the late 1930s and early 1940s. She started her career as a singer, but later gravitated to film roles. Alice's first role was in the film George White's Scandals (1934) in 1934 where she played "Mona Vale". Lilian Harvey was set to play the lead role in this film, but quit. Alice inherited the part. She went on to star in Tinseltown's popular and lucrative cookie-cutter musicals and, with her distinctive contralto, introduced several songs that became pop standards, notably "You'll Never Know" in the film Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) in 1943. After filming Fallen Angel (1945) in 1945, in which she was very disappointed because many of her best scenes were cut, she walked out on her contract. Her life after Hollywood was charmingly simple. She was married to Hoosier Phil Harris from 1941-1995 in a union that produced two daughters. She had previously been married to Tony Martin for four years. Alice had always said that her family always came before her professional life. She went back to Hollywood to make State Fair (1962) in 1962. At that time, she said "I don't know what happened to the picture business. I'm sorry I went back to find out. Such a shame". Her last film was The Magic of Lassie (1978) in 1978 opposite James Stewart. Most of her films are big hits at revival theaters across the country, confirming the power she had in the wonderful performances she gave. Ironically, Alice is more popular in Britain than in the US. Four days after her birthday on May 9, 1998, Alice Faye died in Rancho Mirage, California. She was 83 years old. Corner crease upper right corner, minor corner and edge wear, minor fading, minor waviness. Beautiful and rare.

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Filmography:

1980The Love Boat (TV Series)

Betty Layton

- Celebration/Captain Papa/Honeymoon Pressure (1980) ... Betty Layton

 1978Every Girl Should Have One

Kathy

 1978The Magic of Lassie

The Waitress (Alice)

 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Secretary at Gate

 1962State Fair

Melissa Frake

 1945Fallen Angel

June Mills

 1944Four Jills in a Jeep

Alice Faye

 1943The Gang's All Here

Edie Allen

 1943Hello Frisco, Hello

Trudy Evans

 1941Week-End in Havana

Nan Spencer

 1941The Great American Broadcast

Vicki Adams

 1941That Night in Rio

Baroness Cecilia Duarte

 1940Tin Pan Alley

Katie Blane

 1940Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

 1940Little Old New York

Pat O'Day

 1939Barricade

Emmy Jordan

 1939Hollywood Cavalcade

Molly Adair

 1939Rose of Washington Square

Rose Sargent

 1939Tail Spin

Trixie Lee

 1938Alexander's Ragtime Band

Stella Kirby

 1938Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally Day

 1938In Old Chicago

Belle Fawcett

 1937You're a Sweetheart

Betty Bradley

 1937You Can't Have Everything

Judy Poe Wells

 1937Wake Up and Live

Alice Huntley

 1937On the Avenue

Mona Merrick

 1936Stowaway

Susan Parker

 1936Sing, Baby, Sing

Joan Warren

 1936Poor Little Rich Girl

Jerry Dolan

 1936King of Burlesque

Pat Doran

 1935Music Is Magic

Peggy Harper

 1935Every Night at Eight

Dixie Foley / Dixie Dean

 1935George White's 1935 Scandals

Honey

 1934365 Nights in Hollywood

Alice Perkins

 1934She Learned About Sailors

Jean Legoi

 1934Now I'll Tell

Peggy Warren

 1934George White's Scandals

Kitty Donnelly / Mona Vale