Jane Frazee
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.
Known For
Adventures of Superman
The Gene Autry Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
Racket Squad
Buck Privates
Hellzapoppin'
Under California Stars
Swingin' on a Rainbow
All Movies (42)
- So You Think the Grass Is Greener1956 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- So You Want a Model Railroad1955 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- So You Don't Trust Your Wife1955 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- So You Want to Know Your Relatives1954 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- So You're Taking in a Roomer1954 · as Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
- Rhythm Inn1951 · as Carol Denton
- Last of the Wild Horses1948 · as Jane Cooper
- Grand Canyon Trail1948 · as Carol Martin aka Carol Vanderpool
- Incident1948 · as Marion Roberts
- Under California Stars1948 · as Caroline Bullfincher
- The Gay Ranchero1948 · as Betty Richards
- On the Old Spanish Trail1947 · as Candy
- Springtime in the Sierras1947 · as Taffy Baker
- Calendar Girl1947 · as Patricia O'Neill
- A Guy Could Change1946 · as Barbara Adams
- Swingin' on a Rainbow1945 · as Lynn Ford
- Ten Cents a Dance1945 · as Jeanne Hollis
- The Big Bonanza1944 · as Chiquita McSweeney
- Practically Yours1944 · as Jane Frazee - Vocalist
- She's a Sweetheart1944 · as Maxine Lecour
- Kansas City Kitty1944 · as Eileen Hasbrook
- Swing in the Saddle1944 · as Penny Morrow
- Rosie the Riveter1944 · as Rosalind 'Rosie' Warren
- Cowboy Canteen1944 · as Connie Gray
- Beautiful But Broke1944 · as Sally Richards
- Rhythm of the Islands1943 · as Joan Holton
- Keep 'Em Slugging1943 · as Star of Movie House Film
- Hi'ya, Chum1943 · as Sunny Lee
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home1942 · as Joyce Benton
- Moonlight in Havana1942 · as Gloria Jackson
- Get Hep to Love1942 · as Ann Winters
- Moonlight Masquerade1942 · as Vicki Forrester
- Almost Married1942 · as Gloria Dobson
- What's Cookin'?1942 · as Anne Payne
- Don't Get Personal1942 · as Mary Reynolds
- Hellzapoppin'1941 · as Kitty Rand
- Moonlight in Hawaii1941 · as Toby Spencer
- Sing Another Chorus1941 · as Edna
- San Antonio Rose1941 · as Hope Holloway
- Angels with Broken Wings1941 · as Jane Lord
- Buck Privates1941 · as Judy Gray
- Melody and Moonlight1940 · as Kay Barnett
All TV Shows (5)
- The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Gilda
- Adventures of Superman1952 · as Farmwoman
- Racket Squad1951
- The Beulah Show1950 · as Alice Henderson
- The Gene Autry Show1950