
Acting
Fay McKenzie
- Born
- February 19, 1918
- Died
- April 16, 2019
Biography
Eunice Fay McKenzie was an American actress and singer. She starred in silent films as a child, and then sound films as an adult, but perhaps she is best known for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry in the early 1940s in five horse opera features. She was also known for her collaborations with director Blake Edwards on five occasions. She also appeared on Broadway, radio, and television, having appeared on screen at ten weeks old in 1918. She was still appearing on screen at the time of her death, with her latest project opposite her son Tom Waldman Jr. in the comedy Kill a Better Mousetrap, based on a play by Scott K. Ratner, filmed in the summer of 2018 and not yet released at the time of her death. She was briefly billed as Fay Shannon. She's the actress with the longest movie career ever, (100 years).
Filmography
Known for
7.6Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
8.0Death Rides the Range
1939
8.0The Big Guy
1939
2.9Assassin of Youth
1938
8.0When Love Comes
1922
9.0Heart of the Rio Grande
1942
6.2When the Daltons Rode
1940
10.0Down Mexico Way
1941
6.0Swingtime in the Movies
1938
8.0Judgment of the Storm
1924
4.4Slander House
1938
10.0Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936
7.0Remember Pearl Harbor
1942
7.0The Boss Cowboy
1934
10.0What a Life
1939
6.5Gunga Din
1939
6.5It's a Wonderful World
1939
8.0Thunderbolt
1935