Nan Grey (born Eschal Loleet Grey Miller;
Early years
Grey was born in
Houston,
Texas. In 1934, at age 16, she 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.
Career
Film
Grey's screen debut was in 1934 in Warner Bros.'s
The Firebird.
She starred opposite
John Wayne in the 1936 film
Sea Spoilers. Grey appeared in the Universal Monsters films
Dracula's Daughter (1936) and
The Invisible Man Returns (1940). She also appeared in the popular 1936 musical comedy
Three Smart Girls, as well as the 1939 sequel
Three Smart Girls Grow Up.
Radio
Grey played Kathy Marshall in the
NBC radio soap opera
Those We Love 1938-1945.
[ Grey played in The Lux Radio Theatre, November 8, 1937 episode, "She Loves Me Not" with Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, and Sterling Holloway]
Invention
In the 1960s, Grey invented and marketed a cosmetic mirror especially suited to nearsighted women. An obituary noted, "Among its users was Grace Kelly."[
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Personal life
On May 4, 1939, Grey married U. S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Jack Westrope in Phoenix, Arizona.[ ]
She married singer Frankie Laine in June 1950, and Laine adopted Grey's daughters (Pam and Jan) from her marriage to Westrope.
Death
The Laines' 43-year union lasted until her death from heart failure on July 25, 1993, her 75th birthday.
Filmography
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