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Frank Fay (born Francis Anthony Donner; November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American vaudeville comedian (the first stand-up) and film and stage actor. He is considered an important pioneer in stand-up comedy.
Sep 25, 2016 · It was an event called “The Friends of Frank Fay,” which included members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi party employed as speakers to talk about the “Jewish influence” of...
Frank Fay was born on 17 November 1891 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for God's Gift to Women (1931), Nothing Sacred (1937) and The Matrimonial Bed (1930). He was married to Barbara Stanwyck, Frances White, Betty Kean and Gladys Buchanan.
Nov 17, 2009 · Almost all of the great comedians speak with reverence about Frank Fay. He originated the stand-up comedy style we associate with Hope, Benny, Carson, Leno and Letterman, the extremely polished “American Institution” style, an unspoken confidence that says “an army of people….
Frank Fay was born on November 17, 1891 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for God's Gift to Women (1931), Nothing Sacred (1937) and The Matrimonial Bed (1930). He was married to Barbara Stanwyck, Frances White, Betty Kean and Gladys Buchanan.
Frank Fay (born Francis Anthony Donner; November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American vaudeville comedian (the first stand-up) and film and stage actor. He is considered an important pioneer in stand-up comedy.
Frank Fay was the first true Stand Up Comic. He was paid more than any vaudevillian, $17,500 per week, and married Barbara Stanwyck. Not too shabby.
