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Francis was born on October 20, 1907, in Boston, Massachusetts, [2] the daughter of Leah (née Davis) and Aram Kazanjian. [3] Her Armenian father was studying art in Paris at the age of 16 when he learned that both his parents had died in one of the massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman government in Turkey between 1894 and 1896, known as the ...
Arlene Francis, the witty actress and popular television personality, was born Arlene Francis Kazanjian on Oct. 20, 1907, in Boston. Her father was an Armenian immigrant, later painter and portrait photographer; her mother was the daughter of actor Alfred Davis.
- October 20, 1907
- May 31, 2001
Arlene grew up mostly in New York City, where so much of her career would be based. Like Kilgallen, Francis was a vivacious, confident college student who wasted no time pursuing her career goals. She appeared in the Broadway play La Gringa at just 21.
Arlene Francis, the witty actress and popular television personality, was born Arlene Francis Kazanjian on Oct. 20, 1907, in Boston. Her father was an Armenian immigrant, later painter and portrait photographer; her mother was the daughter of actor Alfred Davis.
- January 1, 1
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- San Francisco, California, USA
Although semi-retired starting 1983, Arlene was the co-host up until about 1986-87 of a local New York show that aired once a week (early Saturday nights) on WNBC-TV Began her Broadway career in early 1928 in the flop play "La Gringa" (directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Claudette Colbert ).
American television personality and actress. Born Arlene Francis Kazanjian in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1908; died in 2001; only child of Aram Kazanjian (a portrait photographer), and Leah (Davis) Kazanjian ; attended grade school in Boston; graduated from the Academy of Mount St. Vincent, Riverdale, New York; attended Finch School, New York ...
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Born Arlene Kazanjian, October 20, 1908, in Boston, MA; daughter of Aram andLeah (Davis) Kazanjian; married Martin Gabel (an actor), May 14, 1946 (died, May 22, 1986); children: Peter. Addresses: OFFICE--c/o Actors' Equity Association, 165 W. 46th Street, New York, NY 10036.
