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Fay McKenzie est une Actrice, Réalisatrice et Scénariste Américaine née le 19 février 1918 à Hollywood (Etats-Unis)

Fay McKenzie

Fay McKenzie
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Nom de naissance Eunice Fay McKenzie
Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 19 février 1918 à Hollywood (Etats-Unis)
Mort 16 avril 2019 (à 101 ans)

Fay McKenzie (born February 19, 1918) is an American film actress known for her leading lady roles in five Gene Autry films in the early 1940s.

Biographie

Eunice Fay McKenzie was born on February 19, 1918, in Hollywood, California, to show business parents, Eva (née Heazlitt) and Robert McKenzie. Her father had a stock company called the McKenzie Merry Makers, and was both an actor and director in stage productions and films. His company included such actors as Broncho Billy Anderson, Ben Turpin, and Victor Potel. When she was ten weeks old, she appeared in the film Station Content (1918) as Gloria Swanson's baby. She appeared in four other silent films as a child: A Knight of the West (1921) as Fray Murten, When Love Comes (1922) as Ruth, The Judgment of the Storm (1924) as a Heath Twin, and The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) as young Sarah Lincoln.

After a ten-year break from acting in order to focus on her education, McKenzie returned to films in 1934 in Student Tour as Mary Lou. That year she made her first short Western film, Sundown Trail, with wally Wales. McKenzie later recalled,


Oh my gosh, my first grown up role. My father took me. He knew everybody, and I got the job. Even though I was only 15 years old! We shot that in three days, and there was no script. They'd all ride one way and say this, then they'd all ride the other way and say that. It was very improvisational, but a great event in my life.

McKenzie appeared in numerous uncredited roles throughout the 1930s, with occasional credited roles in The Boss Cowboy (1934) as Sally Nolan, Thunderbolt (1935) as Annie, Assassin of Youth (1937) as Linda Clayton, and Slander House (1938) as Anna. In 1938, she began to appear mainly in Western films, such as Ghost Town Riders (1938) as Molly Taylor (credited as Fay Shannon), Death Rides the Range (1939) as Letty Morgan, All Women Have Secrets (1939) as Martha, and When the Daltons Rode (1940) as Hannah. In 1940, McKenzie appeared in the stage show Meet the People, which premiered in Los Angeles and ended up on Broadway.

In 1941, the president of Republic Pictures, Herbert Yates, met McKenzie through a mutual friend, and after a screen test he signed her to a contract to appear opposite the cowboy singer Gene Autry in Down Mexico Way (1941) as Maria Elena Alvarado. The film was a major financial success, and she received a lot of fan mail as a result. McKenzie went on to appear in four additional Autry films as his leading lady: Sierra Sue (1941) as Sue Larrabee, Cowboy Serenade (1942) as Stephanie Lock, Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) as Alice Bennett, and Home in Wyomin' (1942) as Clementine Benson. McKenzie sang duets with Autry in each of these films. She later remembered:


I loved working with Gene, he was terrific! I could sing and that was something the earlier girls couldn't do. Yates knew I had done Broadway; that helped! I could do more than smile and wave at the cowboy!

During World War II, McKenzie left Republic Pictures to work in theater and pursue other projects. She appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream and later appeared in Broadway in Burlesque with Bert Lahr. Much of her time during the war was devoted to shows and public appearances to support the war effort—working for the Hollywood Victory Committee. McKenzie also toured extensively entertaining the troops alongside Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Cary Grant, James Cagney, and old family friends Laurel and Hardy. She also entertained the troops with her former screen partner, Gene Autry.

After the war, McKenzie retired from films to raise her two children. In the 1950s, she traveled to New York to study with Lee Strasburg at the Actors Studio, appeared on radio shows with Groucho Marx, and toured with the songwriter Harry Ruby. She appeared in the television series The Millionaire (1959) as Ruth Spencer and Mr. Lucky (1960) as Sheila Wells, and Bonanza (1961) as Victoria Gates. In the 1960s, McKenzie returned to film in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) in a minor role and The Party (1968) as Alice Clutterbuck. She made her final screen appearance in S.O.B. (1981) as a favor to her old family friend Blake Edwards.

McKenzie was married twice. Her first marriage to Steve Cochran in 1946 ended in divorce in 1948. Her second marriage to the screenwriter Tom Waldman lasted from 1948 to his death on July 23, 1985. They had two children: the actor Tom Waldman Jr. and the writer Madora McKenzie.

Le plus souvent avec

Gene Autry
Gene Autry
(5 films)
Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards
(3 films)
Yakima Canutt
Yakima Canutt
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmographie de Fay McKenzie (28 films)

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La Party
La Party (1968)
, 1h39
Réalisé par Blake Edwards
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Thèmes Mise en scène d'un animal, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Acteurs Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Marge Champion, Jean Carson, Gavin MacLeod, Denny Miller
Rôle Alice Clutterbuck
Note73% 3.6988553.6988553.6988553.6988553.698855
Un acteur indien, nommé Hrundi V. Bakshi, est recruté par un studio hollywoodien pour jouer un soldat indigène dans un remake de Gunga Din. Lors du tournage, cet homme très maladroit détruit un des décors très coûteux du film.
Allô... Brigade spéciale, 2h3
Réalisé par Blake Edwards
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Thriller, Noir, Policier
Acteurs Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Ross Martin, Ned Glass, Clifton James
Note72% 3.6467353.6467353.6467353.6467353.646735
À San Francisco, un tueur psychotique, Garland "Red" Lynch, s'emploie à terroriser Kelly Sherwood, caissière dans une banque afin de l'obliger à subtiliser 100 000 $ dans sa caisse. Malgré ses menaces de la tuer, elle, et sa sœur cadette, elle prévient la police (le bureau du FBI à San Francisco), où l'agent John Ripley prend l'affaire en charge.
Diamants sur canapé, 1h55
Réalisé par Blake Edwards
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Comédie dramatique, Comédie romantique, Romance
Thèmes Mise en scène d'un animal, Film sur un écrivain, Mise en scène d'un chat, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Acteurs Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney
Rôle Party Guest Laughing in Mirror (uncredited)
Note76% 3.800953.800953.800953.800953.80095
Tôt un matin, un taxi s'arrête devant la célèbre vitrine de Tiffany's à New York. Une jeune femme élégante, Holly Golightly, en sort et flâne devant la vitrine en prenant son petit-déjeuner qu'elle a apporté dans son sac. Après avoir regardé la vitrine quelque temps et finissant son petit-déjeuner, elle se met à rentrer tranquillement à la maison à pied. Plus tard, réveillée par un nouveau voisin, Paul Varjack, elle pousse la sonnette pour le laisser rentrer dans l'immeuble. Ils se mettent à bavarder pendant que Holly se prépare à sortir.
-30-
-30- (1959)
, 1h28
Réalisé par Jack Webb
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Thèmes Film sur un écrivain, Journalisme
Acteurs William Conrad, Jack Webb, David Nelson, Whitney Blake, Louise Lorimer, James Bell
Rôle Mrs. Jason
Note65% 3.286823.286823.286823.286823.28682
Managing Editor Sam Gatlin arrives in the afternoon and leaves early the next morning, having put together a morning newspaper for Los Angeles. During the active day in the life of a big city newspaper, Sam and his wife Peggy argue about adopting a child named Billy. A reporter's grandson pilots a military plane from Honolulu to New York. A child is lost in the LA sewers (Gatlin composes a warning headline with picture: "Children Stay Out of These"). And copy boy Earl Collins considers quitting after failing to properly deliver a bet by city editor Jim Bathgate on the sex of children being born to a famous actress. A downpour is occurring during basically the whole movie.
Cowboy Serenade, 1h6
Réalisé par Smiley Burnette, Gene Autry, Fay McKenzie, William Morgan
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Western
Acteurs Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Cecil Cunningham, Addison Richards, Rand Brooks
Rôle Stephanie Lock
Note65% 3.267753.267753.267753.267753.26775
As president of the Flagpole Cattlemen's Association, singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) entrusts the sale of the association's large cattle herd to young Jimmy Agnew (Rand Brooks), who is so thrilled with the opportunity that he proposes marriage to his girlfriend, Millie Jackson (Linda Leighton). The next day, while traveling to Hays City with the cattle, Jimmy is persuaded to join a poker game by two crooked gamblers, Dixie Trambeau (Tristram Coffin) and Joe Crowley (John Berkes), who fleece the naive cattleman and force him at gun point to turn over the power of attorney authorizing them to sell the cattle. Ashamed at his blunder, Jimmy goes into hiding.
Heart of the Rio Grande, 1h10
Réalisé par William Morgan
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Aventure, Musical, Western
Acteurs Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Edith Fellows, Pierre Watkin, William Haade
Rôle Alice Bennett
Note64% 3.232263.232263.232263.232263.23226
Spoiled teenager Connie Lane (Edith Fellows) has no desire to join her classmates on a two-month vacation at the Smoke River Dude Ranch. Even her caring teacher, Alice Bennett (Fay McKenzie), is unable to persuade her. Connie runs off to her father, business tycoon Randolph Lane (Pierre Watkin), and pleads with him not to send her away. Preoccupied with business matters and too busy to notice how spoiled his daughter has become, Lane dismisses her and sends her away to spend the summer with her classmates at the ranch.
Home in Wyomin', 1h7
Réalisé par William Morgan
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Western
Acteurs Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Olin Howland, Chick Chandler, Forrest Taylor
Rôle Clementine (Clem) Benson
Note63% 3.184513.184513.184513.184513.18451
Singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) appears on a radio program to promote U.S. Defense Bonds. In the audience, wisecracking photographer Clementine Benson (Fay McKenzie) and reporter "Hack" Hackett (Chick Chandler) make fun of the singer and his devoted fans. After the program, Clementine and Hack try to get an embarrassing story on Gene, who knows their game and eludes the pair, who previously ridiculed him in print.
Down Mexico Way, 1h18
Réalisé par Joseph Santley
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Western
Acteurs Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Harold Huber, Sidney Blackmer, Duncan Renaldo
Rôle Maria Elena Alvarado
Note62% 3.142663.142663.142663.142663.14266
The townspeople of Sage City are celebrating the upcoming production of a motion picture in their community. The film's producers, Homer Gerard (Arthur Loft) and Ellery Gibson (Sidney Blackmer), assure the townspeople that if they invest financially in the production, that John Wayne himself will star in the movie, and the world premier will be held in Sage City, putting their community on the map. Singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his sidekick Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) are caught up in the excitement and host a barbecue for the town and its good fortune.
Sierra Sue
Sierra Sue (1941)
, 1h4
Réalisé par William Morgan
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Aventure, Musical, Romance, Western
Acteurs Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Frank M. Thomas, Robert Homans, Earle Hodgins
Rôle Sue Larrabee
Note63% 3.1838153.1838153.1838153.1838153.183815
Inspecteur envoyé par le gouvernement, Gene est à la recherche de ce qui tue le bétail. La découverte d'une plante toxique désigne la coupable et les ranchers veulent incendier la zone. Mais Gene préconise d'utiliser un avion et de pulvériser la zone avec des produits chimiques. L'opposition d'un éleveur va précipiter le drame.
La Douce Illusion, 1h43
Réalisé par Joe Pasternak, William A. Seiter, Norman Krasna, Ralph J. Block, Frederick Kohner
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie romantique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes La mer, La musique, Transport, Musique
Acteurs Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Eugene Pallette, Henry Stephenson, S.Z. Sakall
Rôle Young Girl (uncredited)
Note63% 3.1965253.1965253.1965253.1965253.196525
The movie begins with Georgia Drake (Kay Francis) performing on the stage, singing "Gypsy Lullaby" while her daughter, Pamela (Deanna Durbin), watches with her boyfriend Freddie Miller (Lewis Howard). Georgia is an older Broadway actress who was once very famous. Her daughter, Pam, also has great acting skills and hopes to be a successful actress as well. At an after-party celebrating the closing of a play that Georgia was in, Pamela convinces director Sidney Simpson (Samuel S. Hinds) and writer Carl Ober (S.Z. Sakall) to attend one of the plays she is in. After the party ends, Pamela sings "Love is All" with the maid, Sara (Cecilia Loftus), playing piano and her mother listening.
Jeunesse Mauvaise, 1h16
Réalisé par Melville Shyer
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Acteurs Mary Ainslee, Betty Compson, Hal Price, Steve Clemente, Ethelreda Leopold, Fay McKenzie
Rôle Escort Girl
Note50% 2.526042.526042.526042.526042.52604
Une mère riche société engage une escorte masculine, mais il tombe amoureux de sa fille à la place. Le conflit mère-fille oblige la fille à ruisseler de rester avec un ami qui est réduit en esclavage par un anneau de prostitution.
Les Daltons arrivent, 1h21
Réalisé par George Marshall, Harold Shumate
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Western
Acteurs Randolph Scott, Kay Francis, Brian Donlevy, George Bancroft, Broderick Crawford, Stuart Erwin
Rôle Hannah
Note63% 3.1941453.1941453.1941453.1941453.194145
Le film raconte l'histoire des célèbres frères Dalton.
Gunga Din
Gunga Din (1939)
, 1h57
Réalisé par Robert Parrish, George Stevens
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Guerre, Comédie, Action, Aventure
Thèmes Poésie, Politique, Adaptation d'un poème
Acteurs Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Eduardo Ciannelli, Sam Jaffe, Joan Fontaine
Rôle Girl at Party (uncredited)
Note71% 3.595353.595353.595353.595353.59535
Un porteur d'eau indien, Gunga Din, se sacrifie pour empêcher que les troupes anglaises ne tombent dans un piège tendu par les Thugs, une secte d'assassins vénérant Kali.