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Frances Upton
Born (1904-04-15 ) April 15, 1904
Died November 27, 1975(1975-11-27) (aged 71 )
Occupation(s ) Actress, comedian Spouse Bert Bell Children 3, including Upton Bell
The Smart Set, 1927
Ziegfeld girl, 1928
Poster for Night Work (1930)
Frances Upton (April 15, 1904[2] – November 27, 1975) was an American Broadway theatre actress and comedian.
Early life
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Upton attended a business college after she finished high school.[citation needed ]
Her father, Francis, was a decorated New York City detective sergeant and World War I veteran.,[3] [4] [5] formerly of the Italian Squad , and recalled from retirement, to help investigate, apprehended "Dago" Frank Cirofici , among the accomplices of NYPD Lieutenant Charles Becker in the 1912 murder of bookmaker Herman Rosenthal . Her paternal grandfather, William C. Upton, was a member of Ireland's Fenian movement of the late 19th century, and wrote a novel, about life under English rule, Uncle Pat's Cabin (1882).[6]
Career
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She worked in at Macy's perfume counter,[4] also a store's music department.[citation needed ] She also took dancing lessons,[citation needed ] which helped her get a part in a benefit production.[citation needed ] Director Julian Mitchell saw her perform and offered her an opportunity to go on Broadway .[5] On Broadway, Upton appeared in Pins and Needles (Feb 01, 1922 - Mar 11, 1922) Shubert Theatre (Broadway) , and Little Jessie James (Aug 15, 1923 - Jan 27, 1924) Longacre Theatre .[7] [8]
In 1923 and 1927, she is known to have signed contracts with the Ziegfeld Follies .[4] [9]
On Broadway, Upton starred with Eddie Cantor in Whoopee! (1928)[10] and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 (1927). Her other Broadway credits included Hold Your Horses (1933),[11] Girl Crazy (1931),[12] Talk About Girls (1927),[13] Lady Do (1927), Twinkle, Twinkle (1926), and My Girl (1924).[7] She also performed in vaudeville .[8]
In 1929, Upton performed on a network shortwave radio program specially broadcast to Richard Byrd 's expedition to the South Pole .[citation needed ] She had a featured role in the early sound film Night Work (1930). In 1931, she starred in one of the first experimental television broadcasts in New York City,[citation needed ] appearing with Gertrude Lawrence , Lionel Atwill , and boxer Primo Carnera .
On July 9, 1933, Upton provided the money, $2,500,[14] [15] prior to marriage, to her later-husband to buy the NFL rights for the Philadelphia area that had formerly belonged to the Frankford Athletic Association which became the Philadelphia Eagles .[16] [17] [18]
Personal life
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In 1932, Bert Bell met Upton, who later said, "It's alcohol or me". He finished his drink and turned it upside down and never drank again.[19] [20] [21] [22]
With his colorful personal life and hell-raising early years over, Bell's marriage to Upton was, at first, secret.[23] On 4 January 1934, Upton married Philadelphia Eagles owner Bert Bell .[24] [a] Bell later served as commissioner of the National Football League (NFL). They had three children, sons John "Bert Jr."[27] and Upton , and daughter Jane.[8]
Upton died on November 27, 1975, in Lankenau Hospital at age 71.[8]
Notes
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^ Newspapers reported the marriage in May 1934,[25] following an April column by Walter Winchell where he mentioned that Bell and Upton had been married "months ago".[26]
References
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^ Annual report . New York: Police Dept., City of New York. 1923. p. 233.
^ a b c Frances Upton . Upton Bell Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst
^ a b "Thumb-Nail Sketches" . Courier-Post . New Jersey, Camden. December 16, 1933. p. 4 . Retrieved January 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Upton, William C. (1882). Uncle Pat's cabin, or Life among the agricultural labourers of Ireland . Dublin: Gill. via google books
^ a b "Frances Upton" . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
^ a b c d "Frances Upton Bell, Widow of NFL Head" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. November 29, 1975. p. 25 . Retrieved January 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "FRANCES UPTON SIGNATURE CONTRACT DOCUMENT ZIEGFIELD FOLLIES" . Worthpoint . Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022 . Up for auction is a 1927 original signed contract between Frances Upton (1904-1975) and F. Ziegfield ( ZIEGFIELD FOLLIES) for a any Ziegfield musical play.
^ Hirschfeld, Al (August 18, 1929). "Frances Upton" . Al Hirschfeld Foundation . The New York Times . Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
^ Dietz, Dan (March 29, 2018). The Complete Book of 1930s Broadway Musicals . Rowman & Littlefield . ISBN 978-1-5381-0277-0 .
^ "October 8th, 1931 - Garrick Theatre Playbill - Girl Crazy - Frances Upton" . eBay . Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
^ Dietz, Dan (April 10, 2019). The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals . Rowman & Littlefield . ISBN 978-1-5381-1282-3 .
^ Bell, Upton ; Borges, Ron (November 1, 2017). Present at the Creation: My Life in the NFL and the Rise of America’s Game . U of Nebraska Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4962-0039-6 .
^ Peterson, Robert (1997). Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football . Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-19-507607-3 .
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^ "Meet the power couple that created the Philadelphia Eagles" . The Why . WHYY-FM . Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
^ "Bert Bell was more than the father of the NFL draft" . The Seattle Times . September 20, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
^ Christine, Bill (January 17, 1974). "Playing Games" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 7 . Retrieved May 19, 2022 . via google books
^ Rand, Jonathan (October 31, 2008). The Year That Changed the Game: The Memorable Months That Shaped Pro Football . Potomac Books, Inc. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-59797-215-4 .
^ Willis, Chris (August 19, 2010). The Man Who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr . Scarecrow Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-8108-7670-5 .
^ McHugh, Roy (2008). Ruanaidh - The Story of Art Rooney and His Clan . p. 79. ISBN 978-0-9814760-2-5 .
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Lyons, Robert S. (2010). On Any Given Sunday: A Life of Bert Bell . Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-731-2 . JSTOR j.ctt14bs7vj . … He also provides insight into Bell's colorful personal life-including his hell-raising early years and his secret marriage to Frances Upton, a golden name in show business. On Any Given …
Lyons, Robert (2009). On Any Given Sunday . Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-733-6 . Project MUSE 9603 . [page needed ]
^ MacCambridge, Michael (2008). America's Game . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-307-48143-6 . Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
^ "Frances Upton, of the Stage, Is Married to Bert Bell" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . May 7, 1934. p. 1 . Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ Winchell, Walter (April 19, 1934). "On Broadway" . The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana . p. 6 . Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ "John "Bert" Bell Obituary (2021) The Press of Atlantic City" . Legacy.com . Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frances_Upton&oldid=1235633656 "
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