Fay Marbe

Fay Dora Marbe (February 4, 1899 – June 2, 1986) was an American vaudeville and stage actress, singer and dancer.

Life and career Marbe was born in New York City, the daughter of William Marbe, a German immigrant and merchant, who died under the wheels of a subway train in 1923. In interviews, Fay Marbe claimed that her family were part of "high society" in New York, and friends to the Astors and Caruso.

Fay Marbe entered show business as second lead dancer in Jerome Kern's Oh, Boy! in 1917, after producer William Elliott saw her performing at a charity event. She performed with Janette Hackett in a show built around Nora Bayes, but soon became a star in her own right as "a fine singer and dancer", noted for her physical attractiveness.

By 1930, none of her films had been successful, and her attempts to launch herself as a cabaret performer also failed. She retired from performance soon afterwards.

Little is known of her later life. She lived in New York before moving to Fairfield, Connecticut, where she died in 1986 at the age of 87.