Nan Grey

Nan Grey
Grey in 1942
Born Eschal Loleet Grey Miller
(1918-07-25)July 25, 1918
Houston, Texas, United States
Died July 25, 1993(1993-07-25) (aged 75)
San Diego, California, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 1934–1941
Spouse(s)
Jack Westrope (m. 1939–1950)

Frankie Laine (m. 1950–1993)
Children 2 daughters

Nan Grey (July 25, 1918 – July 25, 1993) was an American film actress.

Early years

Grey was born Eschal Loleet Grey Miller[1] in Houston, Texas. In 1934, she went to Hollywood with her mother for a holiday. She was persuaded by a friend to take a screen test and ended up in pictures.

Grey attended the school that Universal Studios operated for children who had film contracts.[2]

Career

Film

Grey's screen debut was in 1934 in Warner Brothers' Firebird.[3] She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1936 film Sea Spoilers. Grey appeared in the Universal Monsters films Dracula's Daughter (1936) and The Invisible Man Returns (1940). She also appeared in the popular 1936 musical comedy Three Smart Girls as well as the 1939 sequel Three Smart Girls Grow Up.

Radio

Grey played Kathy Marshall in the NBC radio soap opera Those We Love[4] 1938-1945.[3]

Grey played in The Lux Radio Theatre, November 8, 1937 episode, She Loves Me Not with Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, and Sterling Holloway[5][6][7]

Invention

In the 1960s, Grey invented and marketed a cosmetic mirror especially suited to nearsighted women. An obituary noted, "Among its users was Princess Grace of Monaco."[3]

Personal life

On May 4, 1939, Grey married U. S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Jack Westrope in Phoenix, Arizona.[8]

She married singer Frankie Laine in June 1950, and Laine adopted Grey's daughters (Pam and Jan) from her marriage to Westrope.

Death

The Laines' forty-three year union lasted until her death from heart failure on July 25, 1993, her 75th birthday.[9]

Partial filmography

Grey in Dracula's Daughter (1936)

References

  1. ↑ Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ Shaffer, George (June 26, 1936). "Studio School Passes Three Film Players". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. Chicago Tribune Press Service. p. 23. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nan Grey, Actress In Films of 1930's And Inventor, 75". New York Times. July 27, 1993. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Proctor, Kay (April 1940). "Enchanted Love" (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror. 13 (6): 6–7, 58–59. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Copyright 2018, J. David Goldin". radiogoldindex.com.
  6. ↑ Wright, Stewart; Passage, Frank. "The Lux Radio Theater". Old Time Radio Program Logs. The Original Old Time Radio (OTR) WWW Pages. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "lux radio theatre". www.botar.us.
  8. ↑ "Jockey Westrope Weds Film Actress Nan Grey". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. United Press. May 5, 1939. p. 17. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Oliver, Myrna (July 17, 1993). "Nan Grey; Left Acting Career After Marriage". Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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