Arlene Francis Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Arlene Francis, the witty actress and popular television personality, was born Arlene Francis Kazanjian on Oct. 20, 1907, in Boston. Her father was an Armenian immigrant, later painter and portrait photographer; her mother was the daughter of actor Alfred Davis. Even at an early age, Arlene said, "I started out with one goal: I wanted to be a ...
Full Name
Arlene Francis
Net Worth
$20 Million
Date Of Birth
October 20, 1907
Died
May 31, 2001, San Francisco, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height
5' 5¾" (1.67 m)
Occupation
Actress, radio presenter, television personality
Profession
Actor, Radio personality, TV Personality
Education
Finch College
Spouse
Martin Gabel, Neil Agnew
Children
Peter Gabel
Parents
Aram Kazanjian, Leah Kazanjian
Nicknames
Arlene Francis, Francis, Arlene
IMDB
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Contributing to Daytime Programming, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Female Personality Continuing Performance
Movies
Fedora, The Thrill of It All, One, Two, Three, All My Sons, Too Much Johnson, Murders in the Rue Morgue
TV Shows
What's My Line?, Talent Patrol, The Price Is Right, The Comeback Story, Blind Date, The Arlene Francis Show, Home, By Popular Demand
Star Sign
Libra
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Trademark
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Well known for her diamond heart-shaped necklace
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Quote
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[on her 25 years on "What's My Line?"]: Who said where has the time gone? I watched it go and was grateful it had gone so well.
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Fact
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Was offered the role of Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote (1984) but declined because she felt the part would be mundane.
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Often wore glasses - usually tinted, and typically off-camera - as a result of various eye injuries and hyperopia (farsightedness).
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Her favorite song was "My Funny Valentine," composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
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She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6432 Hollywood Boulevard and for Television at 1735 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
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On December 4, 1954, she was awarded a citation for outstanding performance in her profession by Emerson College in Boston.
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Hosted a daily radio show broadcast locally on New York's WOR from 1960 until 1985, when the station canceled it.
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Began practicing yoga in the 1950s when that was unusual for New Yorkers of her generation. She never referred to it on What's My Line? (1950). Arlene was able to share her interest with Jess Stearn, author of one of the first best-selling books on yoga. Dorothy Kilgallen plugged the book in her newspaper column in 1965, misspelling his first name as "Jesse." Either Dorothy or her editor placed the item immediately after one about an upcoming Las Vegas singing engagement of Johnnie Ray.
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Began her Broadway career in early 1928 in the flop play "La Gringa" (directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Claudette Colbert). She remained very active there until early 1954 when her TV commitments increased. Arlene continued to appear on Broadway with far less frequency through 1975 (see "Other Works").
On May 26, 1963, Arlene was involved in an automobile accident in which she was injured and prevented her from being on the show that night. Kitty Carlisle stood in for her on that night.
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She appeared in her only episode of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater" in 1974.
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She and her husband Martin Gabel were the parents of a son, Peter Gabel born January 28, 1947.
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The heart-shaped diamond necklace she always wore was given to her by husband Martin Gabel. It triggered a heart-shaped diamond fad in the mid-50s.
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Although semi-retired starting 1983, Arlene was the co-host up until about 1986-1987 of a local New York show that aired once a week (early Saturday nights) on WNBC-TV
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In many of the newspapers that carried her obituary, the wrong photograph was published.
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After unsuccessfully owning and operating a boutique on Madison Avenue in New York City, she dropped her surname, changed the spelling of her first name and headed to Hollywood.
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In 1960, her maid accidentally dropped a barbell from her apartment window or balcony, killing a passerby. Ms. Francis paid $175,000 in damages.
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Suffered from Alzheimer's disease from mid 1980s until her death in 2001.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fedora
1978
Newscaster
Harvey
1972
TV Movie
Betty Chumley
Laura
1968/I
TV Movie
Mrs. Ann Treadwell
The Thrill of It All
1963
Mrs. Fraleigh
The Gertrude Berg Show
1962
TV Series
Mrs. Evans
One, Two, Three
1961
Phyllis MacNamara
The United States Steel Hour
1960-1961
TV Series
Five Fingers
1959
TV Series
Cardin
The Arlene Francis Show
1957
TV Series
Host (1957-1958)
Playwrights '56
1956
TV Series
Lux Video Theatre
1952-1953
TV Series
Anne / Eddie Sloan
Talent Patrol
1953
TV Series
Host (1954)
Suspense
1952
TV Series
Eva
Lights Out
1951
TV Series
Sylvia Willis
The Clock
1951
TV Series
Sure As Fate
1950
TV Series
Prize Performance
1950
TV Series
Host (1950)
With These Hands
1950
Jenny Brody
All My Sons
1948
Sue Bayliss
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Arlene Francis (uncredited)
Too Much Johnson
1938
Mrs. Clairette Dathis
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932
Woman of the Streets
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
What's My Line?
1955
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Howard Stern Show
1991
TV Series
Herself
Sally Jessy Raphael
1989
TV Series
Herself
Tattinger's
1988
TV Series
Herself
Hour Magazine
1986
TV Series
Herself
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration
1986
TV Special documentary
Herself
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1984
TV Series
Herself
Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour
1984
TV Series
Herself - Panelist
Over Easy
1979
TV Series
Herself
The Mike Douglas Show
1963-1978
TV Series
Herself - Co-Host / Herself - TV Personality
Match Game 73
1973-1976
TV Series
Herself - Panelist
Match Game PM
1975
TV Series
Herself - Panelist
ABC Late Night
1975
TV Series
Herself - Host
What's My Line? At 25
1975
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Co-Host
What's My Line?
1968-1974
TV Series
Herself - Panelist
He Said, She Said
1970
TV Series
Herself
Allen Ludden's Gallery
1969
TV Series
Herself
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards
1969
TV Special
Herself - Accepting Award for Best Director in a Play
