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- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Fay Templeton was born on December 25, 1865 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for The March of Time (1930) and Fay Templeton (1906). She was married to William Patterson, Howell Osborne and Billy West. She died on October 3, 1939 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- SpousesWilliam Patterson(1906 - 1931) (his death)Howell Osborne(1887 - 1895) (his death)Billy West(c. 1880 - c. 1883) (divorced)
- Famous Broadway star in 1900s and 1910s.
- Star of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
- In addition to be portrayed by Irene Manning in "Yankee Doodle Dandy," she was also portrayed by June Havoc in the 1957 TV special "Mr. Broadway," in which Mickey Rooney played George M. Cohan.
- Starred in one of George M. Cohan's greatest Broadway hits, "45 Minutes From Broadway," in which she introduced the song "Mary's a Grand Old Name.".
- Parents: John Templeton and Alice Vane, both actors.
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