Nan Grey was an American film actress. She was born Eschal Loleet Grey Miller on July 25, 1918 in Houston, Texas.

Career

In 1934 Grey 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. She starred opposite John Wayne

John Wayne

Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...

 in the 1936 film Sea Spoilers

Sea Spoilers

-Cast:* John Wayne - 'Bos'n' Bob Randall* Nan Grey - Connie Dawson* William Bakewell - Lieut. Commander Mays* Fuzzy Knight - Hogan* Russell Hicks - Phil Morgan* George Irving - Commander Mays* Lotus Long - Marie* Harry Worth - Nick Austin...

. She also appeared 1936 Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Studios, a sequel to the 1931 film Dracula. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill and, as the only cast member to return from the...

and in the popular 1936 musical comedy Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls is a 1936 musical comedy film. The Craig sisters, played by Barbara Read, Nan Grey and Deanna Durbin in her first feature film role, travel to New York City to prevent their father from remarrying....

as well as the 1939 sequel Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Three Smart Girls Grow Up is a 1939 musical comedy film starring Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey and Helen Parrish as the title sisters, with Durbin and Grey reprising their roles from Three Smart Girls, and Parrish replacing Barbara Read in the role of the middle sister.-Cast:*Deanna Durbin as Penelope...

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Personal life

Gray married the American singer Frankie Laine

Frankie Laine

Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio , was a successful American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spanned 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005...

 in June 1950, and Laine adopted Grey's daughters (Pam and Jan) from her first marriage to U. S. Racing Hall of Fame

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...

 jockey, Jack Westrope

Jack Westrope

Jack Gordon Westrope was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Baker, Montana, Westrope was the son of racehorse owner/trainer W. T. Westrope. Jack was only 12 years old when he rode his first winner on a small track in Lemmon, South Dakota...

. The Laines' forty-three year union lasted until Nan Grey's death from heart failure in on July 25, 1993, her 75th birthday.

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