Frank Fay(U.S.-born)

Born Francis Anthony Donner, Frank Fay was a movie and stage actor, most famous for playing 'Elwood P. Dowd' (whose friend is an invisible 6-foot rabbit) in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway, however James Stewart would play the role in the film version. The play, nonetheless, re-invigorated his flagging career.

Related Topics:
Harvey - American - Mary Coyle Chase - James Stewart

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Francis Anthony Donner was born to Irish Catholic parents on November 17, 1897 in San Francisco, California, and died on September 25, 1961 in Santa Monica, California at the age of 63. He was Barbara Stanwyck's first husband (from 1928 to 1936), and they adopted a son, Dion, on December 5, 1932.

Related Topics:
Irish - Catholic - November 17 - 1897 - San Francisco, California - September 25 - 1961 - Santa Monica, California - Barbara Stanwyck - December 5 - 1932

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He took the professional name of Frank Fay after concluding that his real name was unsatisfactory. He had a long career in movies and on stage.

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He had a battle with alcoholism, which he claimed was the reason for the failure of his marriage to Stanwyck, but it is probable that there were other causes (e.g. alleged violence, sexual orientations, etc) that were to blame.

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