Frances Lee

Personal Info

  • Known ForActing
  • GenderFemale
  • Birthday1906-05-05
  • Day of Death2000-11-05 (94 years)
  • Place of BirthEagle Grove, Iowa, USA
  • Also Known AsMerna Phyllis Tibbetts

Frances Lee

Biography

From Wikipedia Frances Lee was born as Myrna Tibbetts (some sources indicate Merna Tibbetts) in Eagle Grove, Iowa. She initially began pursuing a career as a teacher but began taking dance lessons, which led to her being spotted by Gus Edwards, who owned a theater in New York City. Edwards persuaded Lee to perform at his theater, and she joined the cast of The Ziegfeld Follies in 1923, when...Read More