Jane Frazee
Known For
Acting
Born
1915-07-18 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Died
1985-09-06
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.
Most Known For
Adventures of Superman
as Farmwoman
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Gilda
Racket Squad
Buck Privates
as Judy Gray
The Gene Autry Show
The Beulah Show
as Alice Henderson
Moonlight Masquerade
as Vicki Forrester
Calendar Girl
as Patricia O'Neill
Hellzapoppin'
as Kitty Rand
Last of the Wild Horses
as Jane Cooper
San Antonio Rose
as Hope Holloway
Under California Stars
as Caroline Bullfincher
Springtime in the Sierras
as Taffy Baker
She's a Sweetheart
as Maxine Lecour
The Gay Ranchero
as Betty Richards
Beautiful But Broke
as Sally Richards
Cowboy Canteen
as Connie Gray
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Star of Movie House Film
On the Old Spanish Trail
as Candy
Practically Yours
as Jane Frazee - Vocalist