Frances Grant
| Frances Grant | |
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Frances Grant, 1937
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| Born | Stella Fortier February 15, 1909 Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Lexington, Massachusetts, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer |
Frances Grant (February 15, 1909 – February 20, 1982) was an American movie actress and dancer. She appeared as the leading lady of Gene Autry in Red River Valley (1936) and Oh, Susanna! (1936) and other b-films.
Biography
According to the US Censuses for 1920, 1930 and 1940, Frances Grant was born in 1911 in Colorado, to Fannie Hale Grant and Ernest V. Grant, a mining engineer, and was their only child. They had moved to Los Angeles, California, by 1920 (where the census identifies her as "Donna" Grant), at which time she was already a dancer. In the early 1930s, she became the dancing partner of Hal Le Roy in the Ziegfeld Follies.[1] In 1934, she began her film career with uncredited roles as a dancer in the Kentucky Kernels (1934) and The Nitwits (1935).[1]
Grant appeared in her first major film role in the 1935 Western film Thunder Mountain opposite George O'Brien. In the following year she appeared as the leading lady of Gene Autry in Red River Valley (1936) and Oh, Susanna! (1936).[1] In the latter film, Grant sings a duet with Autry on the song "Water Wheel" with Autry accompanying them on guitar. That same year she had leading roles in Born to Fight with Frankie Darro, The Traitor with Tim McCoy, and Cavalry opposite Bob Steele.
Grant's last leading role was in Rich Relations (1937). She appeared in three additional films as a dancer uncredited. In the 1940s and 1950s, Grant worked as a dance director in films such as Masquerade in Mexico (1945), Mrs. Mike (1949), and Fancy Pants (1950).[1]
Frances Grant died in Lexington, Massachusetts on February 20, 1982 at the age of 73.[1]
Filmography
- Kentucky Kernels (1934) Kentucky Belle (uncredited)
- The Nitwits (1935) Hoofer (uncredited)
- Doubting Thomas (1934) Peggy Burns
- Thunder Mountain (1935) Nugget
- The Oregon Trail (1936) Settler Girl (uncredited)
- Dancing Feet (1936) Dance Hall (uncredited)
- Red River Valley (1936) Mary Baxter
- Born to Fight (1936) Nan Howard
- Oh, Susanna! (1936) Mary Ann Lee
- The Traitor (1936) Mary Allen
- Cavalry (1936) Betty Lee Harvey
- Rich Relations (1937) Nancy Tilton
- Top of the Town (1937) Dancer (uncredited)
- Bride by Mistake (1944) Dancing Instructress (uncredited)
- Gypsy Holiday (Short) (1948) Specialty Dancer
- Artists and Models (1955) Dancer (uncredited)
References
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External links
- Frances Grant at the Internet Movie Database (also compiled from the "information" from Magers)
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