Nan Grey
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Grey in 1942
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| Born |
Eschal Loleet Grey Miller July 25, 1918 Houston, Texas United States |
| Died | July 25, 1993 (aged 75) San Diego, California United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1934-41 |
| Spouse(s) |
Jack Westrope (m. 1939–50) Frankie Laine (m. 1950–93) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Nan Grey (July 25, 1918 – July 25, 1993) was an American film actress.
Grey was born Eschal Loleet Grey Miller in Houston, Texas. In 1934 Grey 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.
Grey's screen debut was in 1934 in Warner Brothers' Firebird. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1936 film Sea Spoilers. She also appeared in 1936 in Dracula's Daughter and in the popular 1936 musical comedy Three Smart Girls as well as the 1939 sequel Three Smart Girls Grow Up.
Grey played Kathy Marshall in the NBC radio soap opera Those We Love 1938-1945.
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."
On May 4, 1939, Grey married U. S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Jack Westrope in Phoenix, Arizona. She married the American singer Frankie Laine in June 1950, and Laine adopted Grey's daughters (Pam and Jan) from her marriage to Westrope. The Laines' forty-three year union lasted until her death from heart failure on July 25, 1993, her 75th birthday.
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