Irene Manning: Found Fame as Fay
I became aware of actress/singer Irene Manning (1912-2004) via performances in two show biz bio pics. The first, a somewhat, snooty one dimensional portrayal of Fay Templeton in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) is without a doubt the best known performance of her career. Two years later she played a character named "Blanche Mallory" in Shine […]