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Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Frances Marion Dee (November 26, 1909 – March 6, 2004) was an American screen and television actress. She starred opposite Maurice Chevalier in the early talkie musical Playboy of Paris (1930). She starred in the film An American Tragedy (1931) in a role later recreated by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1951 re-titled remake A Place in the Sun. She also had a prominent role in the classic 1943 Val Lewton psychological horror film I Walked With a Zombie. Dee was the wife of Hollywood star Joel McCrea.

Known for

Complicated Women
Complicated Women
2003 • Self - Interviewee
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 • Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • Self
Gypsy Colt
Gypsy Colt
1954 • Em MacWade
Mister Scoutmaster
Mister Scoutmaster
1953 • Helen Jordan
Because of You
Because of You
1952 • Susan Arnold
Reunion in Reno
Reunion in Reno
1951 • Mrs. Doris Linaker
Payment on Demand
Payment on Demand
1951 • Eileen Benson

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Complicated Women
Complicated Women
2003 • Self - Interviewee
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Gypsy Colt
Gypsy Colt
1954 • Em MacWade
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Mister Scoutmaster
Mister Scoutmaster
1953 • Helen Jordan
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Because of You
Because of You
1952 • Susan Arnold
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Reunion in Reno
Reunion in Reno
1951 • Mrs. Doris Linaker
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Payment on Demand
Payment on Demand
1951 • Eileen Benson
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Four Faces West
Four Faces West
1948 • Fay Hollister
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Patrick the Great
Patrick the Great
1945 • Lynn Andrews
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Happy Land
Happy Land
1943 • Agnes Marsh
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I Walked with a Zombie
I Walked with a Zombie
1943 • Betsy Connell
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Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
1942 • Candace "Candy" Goodwin
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A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed
1941 • Sabra Cameron
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So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night
1941 • Marie Steiner
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Coast Guard
Coast Guard
1939 • Nancy Bliss
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If I Were King
If I Were King
1938 • Katherine de Vaucelles
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Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 • Justine Pryor
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Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea
1937 • Margaret Tarryton
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Half Angel
Half Angel
1936 • Allison Lang
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Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp
1935 • Amelia Sedley
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Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage
1934 • Sally Athelny
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Finishing School
Finishing School
1934 • Virginia Radcliffe
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Coming Out Party
Coming Out Party
1934 • Joyce 'Joy' Stanhope
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Keep 'Em Rolling
Keep 'Em Rolling
1934 • Marjorie Deane
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Blood Money
Blood Money
1933 • Elaine Talbart
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One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey
1933 • Joan Stockton
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Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter
1933 • Jane Mallory
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King of the Jungle
King of the Jungle
1933 • Ann Rogers
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If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932 • Mary Wallace (uncredited)
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The Night of June 13
The Night of June 13
1932 • Ginger Blake
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Love is a Racket
Love is a Racket
1932 • Mary Wodehouse
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This Reckless Age
This Reckless Age
1932 • Lois Ingals
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Working Girls
Working Girls
1931 • Louise Adams
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Nice Women
Nice Women
1931 • Jerry Girard
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Rich Man's Folly
Rich Man's Folly
1931 • Ann Trumbull
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An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
1931 • Sondra Finchley
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Caught
Caught
1931 • Kate Winslow
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June Moon
June Moon
1931 • Edna Baker
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Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris
1930 • Yvonne Philibert
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Follow Thru
Follow Thru
1930 • Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)
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Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
1930 • Receptionist (uncredited)
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A Man from Wyoming
A Man from Wyoming
1930 • Nurse (uncredited)
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True to the Navy
True to the Navy
1930 • Girl at Table (uncredited)
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Words and Music
Words and Music
1929 • Co-Ed (uncredited)
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Frances Dee – Biography, Known For & Filmography