Fay Lanphier
Fay Lanphier (born December 12, 1905 in Los Angeles County , California , USA ; † June 12, 1959 Oakland , California, USA ) was the fifth Miss America in 1925 and later an actress .
Life
Fay Lanphier was the oldest of six siblings and had to help her single mother around the house at an early age. They later moved to Oakland, where Fay attended business college. In 1924 she was elected Miss Santa Cruz and came third in the Miss America election. In 1925 she became Miss California and started in Atlantic City as the favorite for the Miss America election, which she also won. In the same year she was also Rose Queen .
In 1926 she moved to New York to direct her first film with Paramount Pictures . The second film followed in 1928, but both were a flop. She then took part in a 16-week dance tournament, which she won and received a very high prize money of 50,000 USD for the time . In 1931 she married her college sweetheart, Winfield Daniels, with whom she had two daughters. Fay Lanphier died in 1959 at the age of 53 years at a pneumonia .
Filmography
- 1926: Flying Elephants
- 1928: The American Venus
Web links
- Fay Lanphier in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lanphier, Fay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Miss America and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles County , California , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1959 |
| Place of death | Oakland , California |