Alice Faye

Alice Faye
Faye in 1934
Born
Alice Jeanne Leppert

(1915-05-05)May 5, 1915
DiedMay 9, 1998(1998-05-09) (aged 83)
Resting placeForest Lawn Cemetery
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1934–1995
Known forAlexander's Ragtime Band
Hello, Frisco, Hello
In Old Chicago
Rose of Washington Square
Lillian Russell
Spouses
(m. 1937; div. 1940)
(m. 1941; died 1995)
Children2
AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame
Websitealicefaye.com

Alice Faye (born Alice Jeanne Leppert; May 5, 1915 – May 9, 1998) was an American actress and singer. A musical star of 20th Century-Fox in the 1930s and 1940s, Faye starred in such films as On the Avenue (1937) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). She is often associated with the Academy Award–winning standard "You'll Never Know", which she introduced in the 1943 musical film Hello, Frisco, Hello.

She left her career as a film actress and became known for her role on the radio show The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show.