Jane Frazee
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.
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Buck Privates
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Calendar Girl
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Beautiful But Broke
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Under California Stars
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She's a Sweetheart
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Incident
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Springtime in the Sierras
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Cowboy Canteen
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Keep 'Em Slugging
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Rosie the Riveter
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What's Cookin'?
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The Big Bonanza
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Swing in the Saddle
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Moonlight in Havana
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Grand Canyon Trail
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Don't Get Personal
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Get Hep to Love
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Kansas City Kitty
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Last of the Wild Horses
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Rhythm of the Islands
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San Antonio Rose
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Almost Married
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Angels with Broken Wings
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The Gay Ranchero
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A Guy Could Change
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Ten Cents a Dance
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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On the Old Spanish Trail
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Practically Yours
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Moonlight Masquerade
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Hi'ya, Chum
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Melody and Moonlight
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Swingin' on a Rainbow
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Rhythm Inn
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Racket Squad
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The Gene Autry Show
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Adventures of Superman
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