Williams, Frances (1903–1959)
Williams, Frances (1903–1959)
American musical-comedy star. Name variations: Frances E. Williams. Born Frances Jellineck (also seen as Jellinek), Nov 3, 1901, in St. Paul, MN; died Jan 27, 1959, in New York, NY; m. Frank Malino (div.); m. Lester Clark (div.); m. Baron Miguel de Sousa (div.); m. Robert A. Wachsman (div.); m. Frank Lovejoy (actor, div.).
Popular star of vaudeville and the NY stage, made Broadway debut in Innocent Eyes (1924); credits include Mary, Artists and Models, George White's Scandals (5 editions), The Cocoanuts, The New Yorkers, Life Begins at 8:40, Panama Hattie, Bright Lights of 1944 and Toplitsky of Notre Dame; introduced the song "As Time Goes By" in Everybody's Welcome.
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