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Acting

Fay McKenzie

Born
Feb 19, 1918 · Aged 101
Died
Apr 16, 2019
Place of birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
38
TV credits
3
Also known as (2)
  • Eunice Fay McKenzie
  • Fay Shannon

Biography

Eunice Fay McKenzie was an American actress and singer. She starred in silent films as a child, and then sound films as an adult, but perhaps she is best known for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry in the early 1940s in five horse opera features. She was also known for her collaborations with director Blake Edwards on five occasions. She also appeared on Broadway, radio, and television, having appeared on screen at ten weeks old in 1918. She was still appearing on screen at the time of her death, with her latest project opposite her son Tom Waldman Jr. in the comedy Kill a Better…