Jesslyn Fax
Jesslyn Fax in the episode titled "Four O'Clock" (1941)
Born(1893-01-04)January 4, 1893
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 16, 1975(1975-02-16) (aged 82)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationActress

Jesslyn Fax (January 4, 1893 – February 16, 1975)[1] was a Canadian-American actress. She is known for playing 'Miss Hearing Aid' in Rear Window (1954),[2][3] Avis Grubb in The Music Man (1962), Miss Hemphill in The Man Who Died Twice (1958),[4] and Airline passenger in The Family Jewels (1965).[5]

Early years

Fax was born in Toronto, the daughter of Jimmy Fax, a noted Canadian actor and comedian. She began working with her father as a singer, pianist, and monologist when she was 16, then left her father's troupe after five seasons to work in vaudeville and traveling stock companies. She moved to Hollywood in 1949.[1]

Career

Fax in North by Northwest

A short, cherubic-like character actress, Fax mainly appeared in cheerful small supporting roles as 'little old ladies'. Occasional comic foil to Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, in a guest appearance on I Love Lucy and others. She also made appearances in numerous other popular 1950s-1960s TV shows such as Peter Gunn, Our Miss Brooks, The Jack Benny Program, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, The Joey Bishop Show, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Andy Griffith Show,[6] Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., and The Wild Wild West. Her film appearances include roles in the Don Knotts films The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) and The Love God? (1969), the Alfred Hitchcock murder/suspense film North By Northwest (1959), which starred Cary Grant,[7] The Music Man (1962), The Family Jewels (1965) with Jerry Lewis and the Andy Griffith film Angel in My Pocket (1969).

Filmography

Films

TV series

Radio series

  • Our Miss Brooks: "Mr. Conklin's Wax Effigies" (1954) as "Mrs. Davis's" sister "Angela"(?)
  • Our Miss Brooks: "Outpost Road" (1955) as unknown

References

  1. 1 2 Cox, Stephen; Marhanka, Kevin (2008). The Incredible Mr. Don Knotts. Cumberland House. p. 101. ISBN 9781581826586.
  2. ↑ Kehr, Dave. "Rear Window". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Haubrich, Wess (13 July 2017). "Rear Window ('54): A Tension-Filled Study in Voyeurism". The Four Oh Five. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Galbraith IV, Stuart (10 November 2017). "The Man Who Died Twice (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "I 7 MAGNIFICI JERRY". Comingsoon.net (in Italian). Anicaflash S.r.l. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. ↑ The Andy Griffith Show : Andy's Investment (1967) - Alan Rafkin | Cast and Crew | AllMovie, retrieved 2023-02-13
  7. ↑ "North by Northwest cast & crew". TV Guide.
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