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
Judy Gray
Buck Privates
Marion Roberts
Incident
Caroline Bullfincher
Under California Stars
Kitty Rand
Hellzapoppin'
Carol Martin aka Carol Vanderpool
Grand Canyon Trail
Hope Holloway
San Antonio Rose
Ann Winters
Get Hep to Love
Sally Richards
Beautiful But Broke
Chiquita McSweeney
The Big Bonanza
Betty Richards
The Gay Ranchero
Patricia O'Neill
Calendar Girl
Taffy Baker
Springtime in the Sierras
Jane Cooper
Last of the Wild Horses
Gloria Jackson
Moonlight in Havana
Candy
On the Old Spanish Trail
Barbara Adams
A Guy Could Change
Jane Lord
Angels with Broken Wings
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Don't Trust Your Wife
Rosalind 'Rosie' Warren
Rosie the Riveter
Penny Morrow
Swing in the Saddle
Eileen Hasbrook
Kansas City Kitty
Jane Frazee - Vocalist
Practically Yours
Vicki Forrester
Moonlight Masquerade
Lynn Ford
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Anne Payne
What's Cookin'?
Maxine Lecour
She's a Sweetheart
Kay Barnett
Melody and Moonlight
Toby Spencer
Moonlight in Hawaii
Edna
Sing Another Chorus
Gloria Dobson
Almost Married
Joyce Benton
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Sunny Lee
Hi'ya, Chum
Joan Holton
Rhythm of the Islands
Connie Gray
Cowboy Canteen
Mary Reynolds
Don't Get Personal
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want a Model Railroad
Star of Movie House Film
Keep 'Em Slugging
Jeanne Hollis
Ten Cents a Dance
Carol Denton
Rhythm Inn
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You're Taking in a Roomer
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
So You Think the Grass Is Greener
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
42
Gender
Female
Birthday
1915-07-18
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
Mary Jane Frehse