Faye Emerson
Gender: Female
Born: 8th July 1917
Died: 9th March 1983
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre, Author Meets the Critics, I've Got a Secret
Movies: Guilty Bystander, Nobody Lives Forever, The Mask of Dimitrios, Hotel Berlin, Danger Signal, Lady Gangster, Between Two Worlds, Uncertain Glory, Crime by Night, Bad Men of Missouri, Murder in the Big House, The Desert Song
Faye Margaret Emerson (July 8, 1917 – March 9, 1983) was an American film actress and television interviewer known as "The First Lady of Television". Beginning in 1941, she acted in many Warner Brothers films. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's former wife in The Mask of Dimitrios. She was born to Lawrence and Emma (Smythe) in the tiny community of Elizabeth in Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana.
In 1948, she made a move to television and began acting in various anthology series, including The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre, The Philco Television Playhouse, and Goodyear Television Playhouse. She served as host for several short-lived talk shows and musical/variety shows, including Paris Cavalcade of Fashions (1948) and The Faye Emerson Show (CBS, 1950).
Although The Faye Emerson Show only lasted one season, it gave her wide exposure because her time slot immediately followed the CBS Evening News and alternated weeknights with the popular The Perry Como Show. According to author Gabe Essoe in The Book of TV Lists, on one of the show's segments, her low-cut gown slipped and "she exposed her ample self coast to coast." The show was broadcast from a
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