Biografía

Feeling she had given one of the best dramatic performances of her career, Faye was so upset by Darryl F. Zanuck's editing hack job on ¿Ángel o diablo? (1945), in order to benefit newcomer Linda Darnell, that she literally walked away from the studio and didn't return for 16 years.

She introduced almost twice as many hit parade songs in her movies (23) as each of her closest competitors: Judy Garland (13), Betty Grable (12) and Doris Day (12).

She remained quite good friends with her 20th Century Fox rival and successor, Betty Grable, up until Grable's death of cancer on July 2, 1973.

She referred to her home studio as "Penitentiary Fox".

She was considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Lo que el viento se llevó (1939), which went to Vivien Leigh.

Six films I made with Don Ameche and, in every one of them, my voice was deeper than the plot.

[on Shirley Temple] She was a nice kid, with a really wonderful mother and father. We all liked her. But she was brilliant. She knew everyone's dialogue and, if you forgot a line, she gave it to you. We all hated her for that.

[on Tyrone Power] He was the best looking thing I've ever seen in my life. Kissing him was like dying and going to heaven.

[on Henry King] He was kind of special. I loved him very much.

[on Lux Radio Theatre] The way it went was Lux Soap had a deal with different actresses - I was one - and then they gave you all this publicity - you know. 'So-and-so uses Lux Soap, blah-blah-blah...' and you would have to do so many Lux shows. They would ask you if you wanted to do certain ones. I enjoyed doing those shows.