Frances Fuller (March 16, 1907 in Charleston, South Carolina – December 18, 1980

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. She is the

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of the actress

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and the niece of the

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and Secretary of State

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(former Governor of

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). Fuller graduated from the

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in New York City in 1928, and was a director and president there from 1954 to 1965. Her film career began with '' One Sunday Afternoon'' (1933). Fuller's Broadway credits include ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1963), ''Home Is the Hero'' (1954), ''Excursion'' (1937), ''Stage Door'' (1936), ''Her Master's Voice'' (1933), ''I Loved You Wednesday'' (1932), ''The Animal Kingdom'' (1932), ''Five Star Final'' (1930), ''Cafe'' (1930), and ''The Front Page'' (1928). On television, Fuller was a member of the cast of ''Flame In The Wind'', a soap opera on ABC in the mid-1960s. Fuller was married to producer Worthington Miner, with whom she had three children, and appeared in many productions on Broadway during the 1930s.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, Frances American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Charleston, South Carolina 1907 births 1980 deaths American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni 20th-century American actresses