Faye Marlowe

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Faye Marlowe , pseudonym Faye Hueston (born October 26, 1926 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actress .

Life

Faye Marlowe was born out of wedlock, her alcoholic father left the family after the birth of his daughter. At the age of 18 months, she was adopted by show producers Fanchon Simon and Bill Simon. Marlowe graduated from Los Angeles University High School in 1943. That same year she was discovered by a talent agent from 20th Century Fox .

Marlowe made her acting debut in 1945. In the same year she was in conversation for the role of Ruth Berent in the film noir Mortal Sin , which ultimately went to Jeanne Crain . Marlowe first became famous in the year of her debut with the thriller Hangover Square , in which she played the leading female role. Other leading roles followed, mostly in comedies and dramas.

In 1950 Marlowe was seen as Francesca in the US-Italian co-production The Thief of Venice . She played her last role in 1954 in the French-Italian episode film May women be like this? . After several guest appearances on the television program The Conrad Nagel Theater , Marlowe retired entirely as an actress in 1955.

In addition to her screen career, Marlowe also worked as a theater actress. For example, in 1944 she was seen alongside Glenn Langan under the direction of John Brahm in the stage production There's Always Juliet .

After her acting career, Faye Marlowe worked as a writer under the name Faye Hueston . In July 2014 she published her autobiography Fanchon's Daughter . After stays in Italy, France and Great Britain, Marlowe now lives in North Carolina .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1945: Hangover Square
  • 1945: Junior Miss
  • 1945: The Spider
  • 1946: Rendezvous with Annie
  • 1946: Johnny Comes Flying Home
  • 1950: The thief of Venice (Il ladro di Venezia)
  • 1954: Can women be like that? (Secrets d'alcôve)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gregory William Mank: Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy . McFarland, Jefferson 2018, ISBN 978-1-4766-2844-8 , 217.
personal data
SURNAME Marlowe, Faye
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hueston, Faye (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California