Starr, Frances Grant (1886–1973)

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Starr, Frances Grant (1886–1973)

American stage and screen actress. Born June 6, 1886, in Oneonta, NY; died June 11, 1973, in New York, NY; m. Haskell Coffin (div.); m. Robert G. Donaldson (died); m. Emil Churchill Wetten.

Made stage debut in stock; had 1st success as Juanita in Belasco's The Rose of the Rancho (1908), and was considered one of Belasco's brightest stars; other plays include Music Master, The Easiest Way, The Case of Becky, Marie—Odile, Tiger! Tiger!, The Lake, Claudia, The Second Flame, Midnight Bell, Little Lady in Blue and Ladies of the Corridor; made film debut in Five Star Final (1931).

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