Fay Dora Marbe (February 4, 1899 – June 2, 1986) was an American vaudeville and stage actress, singer and dancer.
[1] In interviews, Fay Marbe claimed that her family were part of "high society" in New York, and friends to the Astors and Caruso.
[3] She performed with Janette Hackett in a show built around Nora Bayes, but soon became a star in her own right as "a fine singer and dancer", noted for her physical attractiveness.
She featured in the successful shows The Velvet Lady and The Magic Melody in 1919, and performed in Hollywood as a dancer in the film The Very Idea the following year.
A critic in The New York Dramatic Mirror wrote:[3]Miss Marbe has youth – is fairly alive with it and as she has a comely face and an attractive figure and knows just the kind of stage outfits to wear to catch both the masculine and feminine eyes, the answer is all in her favor.