Jane Frazee

Born: 1915-07-18 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died: 1985-09-06

Known For: Acting

Biography

A professional entertainer since the age of six, blue-eyed brunette Jane Frazee and her older sister Ruth Frazee had a vaudeville sister act and appeared in nightclubs and on radio together. They journeyed to Hollywood, but the act broke up when Ruth failed her screen tests and Jane passed hers. Jane was quite attractive with a pleasant singing voice, and went on to play in numerous westerns and light musicals after signing with Republic Pictures. She later appeared in a number of films for Universal Pictures, which put her to the test by having her warble amidst the antics of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Buck Privates (1941) and Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson in Hellzapoppin' (1941). She married actor/director Glenn Tryon in 1942 and had a son, Timothy, but the couple divorced in 1947. Moving into TV guest appearances in the early 1950s, Jane later retired and started a successful real estate business. She died in Newport Beach, California at age 67 following complications from a stroke on September 6, 1985.

Filmography

1956

So You Think the Grass Is Greener as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1955

So You Don't Trust Your Wife as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want a Model Railroad as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1954

So You Want to Know Your Relatives as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You're Taking in a Roomer as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

1948

Under California Stars as Caroline Bullfincher
Incident as Marion Roberts
Last of the Wild Horses as Jane Cooper
The Gay Ranchero as Betty Richards
Grand Canyon Trail as Carol Martin aka Carol Vanderpool

1947

Springtime in the Sierras as Taffy Baker
On the Old Spanish Trail as Candy
Calendar Girl as Patricia O'Neill

1946

A Guy Could Change as Barbara Adams

1945

Ten Cents a Dance as Jeanne Hollis
Swingin' on a Rainbow as Lynn Ford

1944

She's a Sweetheart as Maxine Lecour
The Big Bonanza as Chiquita McSweeney
Practically Yours as Jane Frazee - Vocalist
Rosie the Riveter as Rosalind 'Rosie' Warren
Swing in the Saddle as Penny Morrow
Cowboy Canteen as Connie Gray
Beautiful But Broke as Sally Richards
Kansas City Kitty as Eileen Hasbrook

1943

Rhythm of the Islands as Joan Holton
Keep 'Em Slugging as Star of Movie House Film
Hi'ya, Chum as Sunny Lee

1942

Moonlight Masquerade as Vicki Forrester
Get Hep to Love as Ann Winters
What's Cookin'? as Anne Payne
Almost Married as Gloria Dobson
Moonlight in Havana as Gloria Jackson
When Johnny Comes Marching Home as Joyce
Don't Get Personal as Mary Reynolds

1941

Buck Privates as Judy Gray
Hellzapoppin' as Kitty Rand
Moonlight in Hawaii as Toby Spencer
Sing Another Chorus as Edna
San Antonio Rose as Hope Holloway
Angels with Broken Wings as Jane Lord

1940

Melody and Moonlight as Kay Barnett