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14 Facts About Alice Frost

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Alice Dorothy Margaret Frost was born on August 1,1910, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the youngest of four children.

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Alice Frost's father, Rev John A Frost, was a Swedish immigrant and served as a minister in the Lutheran church in Mora, Minnesota, and her mother was the church's organist.

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Alice Frost attended high school in Mora and was active with the school's newspaper, glee club, drama society, and debate society.

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Alice Frost enrolled at the University of Minnesota but had to drop out after her father's death.

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Alice Frost was heard in Song of the Stranger, The Shadow, Grand Central Station, The Campbell Playhouse, What Would You Have Done, On Broadway, Famous Jury Trials, Al Pearce and His Gang, David Harum, Lorenzo Jones, Suspense, Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories, The Fat Man, Romance, The Big Story, Les Miserables, The Mercury Theatre on the Air, Mr District Attorney, Johnny Presents, The FBI in Peace and War, Don Ameche's True Life Stories, and Columbia Workshop.

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In 1928, Alice Frost appeared on stage in Chautauqua performances, playing Lorelei in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

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Alice Frost appeared on Broadway in Green Grow the Lilacs, The Great Lover, As Husbands Go, It's a Wise Child, the Mercury Theatre productions Caesar and The Shoemaker's Holiday, A Roomful of Roses, and The Bad Seed.

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Alice Frost had a role in the independent film Damaged Love in 1930.

9.

Alice Frost played Mama Holstrom in 10 episodes of The Farmer's Daughter and Trina on Mama.

10.

Alice Frost appeared in two episodes of Hazel and had the role of Miss Bickle in the unsold pilot of the comedy His Model Wife.

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Alice Frost was seen on Gunsmoke, Goodyear Theatre, Bus Stop, and The Alcoa Hour.

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Alice Frost found roles in the decade's popular Westerns, appearing on The Tall Man, The Virginian and in two episodes of both Bonanza and Wagon Train.

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Alice Frost was named the winner in the Radio category among America's 13 Best Dressed Women for 1941.

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Alice Frost died on January 6,1998, in Naples, Florida, aged 87.