Frances Faye
Frances Faye (real name Frances Cohen, November 4th, 1912-November 8th, 1991) was an American cabaret and show tune singer and pianist. She was born to a working-class Jewish family in Brooklyn, NY. She was the second-cousin of actor Danny Kaye.
Faye's showbiz career began at age 15 in nightclubs where she first became a star. She appeared in one Bing Crosby film; Double of Nothing singing After You. She wrote the song "Well All Right" recorded by the Andrews Sisters. Faye made her solo recording debut in 1936. Her act became infamous for including double entendres and references to homosexuality. Faye herself was bisexual and refrenced this frequently in her act; she would often playfully alter pronouns in love songs.
Faye was married twice and later lived for years with her manager,Carson Cameron, whom she identified as her husband. In reality the two were only lovers and cohabitated for many years, but were never legally married. Cameron and Faye eventually "divorced", but Cameron remained Faye's manager. In the late 1950's Teri Shepherd became her manager and life long partner.
Starting in the 1960's, Faye experienced a number of health related problems but continued to tour into the early 1980's. She returned to film in 1978, playing a madam in the Louis Malle film Pretty Baby. Faye retired from showbiz shortly after this. At the time of her death in 1991, Faye was living in a relationship with a woman named Teri Shepherd.
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