Faye Emerson
Faye Margaret Emerson was an American film and stage actress, and television interviewer who gained fame as a film actress in the 1940s, before transitioning to television in the 1950s, hosting her own talk show. Born in Louisiana, Emerson spent the majority of her early life in San Diego, California. She became interested in theater while attending San Diego State College, and subsequently pursued an acting career, appearing in stock theater in California. She subsequently signed a contract Warner Bros., and began appearing in their films in 1941. She starred in several films noir, including Lady Gangster, and Howard Hawks's war film Air Force. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's former lover in The Mask of Dimitrios. From 1944 to 1950, she was married to Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1949, Emerson began hosting The Faye Emerson Show, a late-night talk show series. She went on to become a prolific television interviewer, which earned her the nickname "The First Lady of Television". Throughout the 1950s, she also appeared in numerous Broadway stage productions. Emerson formally retired from show business in 1963, and retired to Europe. She resided there until 1983, when she died of stomach cancer in Deià, Spain, aged 65. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Emerson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 6529 Hollywood Blvd.
Known For
Credits
- 1962 · The Match Game as Self - Team Captain
- 1959 · The David Susskind Show as Self
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1954 · The George Gobel Show as Self
- 1953 · Main Street to Broadway as Self
- 1952 · I've Got a Secret as Self - Panelist
- 1950 · The Jack Benny Program as Faye Emerson
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · Guilty Bystander as Georgia
- 1950 · Your Show of Shows as
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1948 · Studio One as Melissa
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as The Glamour Girl
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Actress
- 1946 · Nobody Lives Forever as Toni Blackburn
- 1946 · Her Kind of Man as Ruby Marino
- 1945 · Danger Signal as Hilda Fenchurch
- 1945 · Hotel Berlin as Tillie Weiler
- 1944 · Hollywood Canteen as Self
- 1944 · The Very Thought of You as Cora 'Cuddles' Colton
- 1944 · Crime by Night as Ann Marlow
- 1944 · The Mask of Dimitrios as Irana Preveza
- 1944 · Between Two Worlds as Maxine Russell
- 1944 · Uncertain Glory as Louise
- 1944 · In Our Time as Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)
- 1943 · Destination Tokyo as Mrs. Cassidy
- 1943 · The Desert Song as Hajy
- 1943 · Food and Magic as
- 1943 · Find the Blackmailer as Mona Vance
- 1943 · Women at War as Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart
- 1943 · Air Force as Susan McMartin
- 1943 · The Hard Way as Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
- 1942 · Secret Enemies as Paula Fengler
- 1942 · Juke Girl as Violet 'Murph' Murphy
- 1942 · Murder in the Big House as Gladys Wayne
- 1942 · Lady Gangster as Dorothy Burton
- 1942 · Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Peg
- 1941 · Blues in the Night as Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
- 1941 · At the Stroke of Twelve as Miss LaMond
- 1941 · Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Rose Chadwick
- 1941 · Manpower as Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
- 1941 · Bad Men of Missouri as Martha Adams
- 1941 · The Nurse's Secret as Miss Hill