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Yes, she was a top leading woman…. at Republic. (That’s because Republic offered her $250 per week, $100 more than MGM proffered.) But back to the beginning. Frazee was born (depending on the source you believe) either in 1915 or 1918 in Minnesota as Mary Jane Frehse. And talk about a child performer: she and […]
No question that the studios had their leading men. Dick Foran started at Warners, but wound up at Universal. Nowadays, he is considered generously as a matinee idol of B pictures. His stock in trade? A big frame, genial face, genial onscreen personality and a pretty decent singing voice. He was once groomed at Warners […]