Arlene Francis
American actress and television host (1907-2001) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 93
Arlene Francis was an American game show panelist, actress, and radio and television talk show host. She was a pioneer for women in television, and is best known for her long-running role as a panelist on the television game show What's My Line?, on which she appeared regularly from 1950 to 1975.
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2001Died31 May 20011988TattingersSeries1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries1978
FedoraFilm, Newscaster1975
What's My Line At 25Film1972
The Price Is RightSeries
HarveyFilm, 1972Betty Chumley1968
LauraFilm, Ann Treadwell1963
The Thrill of It AllFilm, Mrs. Fraleigh1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries
One, Two, ThreeFilm, 1961Phyllis MacNamara1960Sounds FamiliarFilm1959
The Bell Telephone HourSeries1957The Arlene Francis ShowSeries1956
Tony AwardsSeries1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Betty Chumley1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Eddie Sloan
With These HandsFilm, 1950Jenny Brody1949
Lights OutSeries1948
All My SonsFilm, Sue Bayliss1945American BeautyFilm, Narrator (voice)1943
Stage Door CanteenFilm, Arlene Francis (uncredited)1932
Murders in the Rue MorgueFilm, Woman of the Streets1907Born20 October 1907
Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries1978FedoraFilm, Newscaster1975What's My Line At 25Film1972The Price Is RightSeriesHarveyFilm, 1972Betty Chumley1968LauraFilm, Ann Treadwell1963The Thrill of It AllFilm, Mrs. Fraleigh1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesOne, Two, ThreeFilm, 1961Phyllis MacNamara1960Sounds FamiliarFilm1959The Bell Telephone HourSeries1957The Arlene Francis ShowSeries1956Tony AwardsSeries1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Betty Chumley1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Eddie SloanWith These HandsFilm, 1950Jenny Brody1949Lights OutSeries1948All My SonsFilm, Sue Bayliss1945American BeautyFilm, Narrator (voice)1943Stage Door CanteenFilm, Arlene Francis (uncredited)1932Murders in the Rue MorgueFilm, Woman of the Streets1907Born20 October 1907People around Arlene
Billy Wilder Produced One, Two, Three and Fedora
Orson Welles Directed Too Much Johnson (1938)
Norman Jewison Directed The Thrill of It All (1963)
John Houseman Produced Too Much Johnson (1938)
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)- I. A. L. Diamond Wrote One, Two, Three and Fedora
Robert Florey Directed Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)- Irving Reis Directed All My Sons (1948)
Ross Hunter Produced The Thrill of It All (1963)
Peter Capell Also in One, Two, Three (1961)
Chester Erskine Produced All My Sons (1948)- Paul Alter Directed What's My Line?
Martin Melcher Produced The Thrill of It All (1963)
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One, Two, Three 1961
The Thrill of It All 1963
Fedora 1978
Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932
Filmography 14
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Television 18
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United States
Category
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Type
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1907 to 2001 · aged 93
