Frances Dewey Wormser (June 23, 1903 â€" January 28, 2008) was an
American stage actress, entertainer and vaudeville performer.Frances
Dewey was born in New York City on June 23, 1903, the daughter of
Alfred James Dewey (1874â€"1958), a California artist who was
considered the "dean" of an early art colony in Sierra Madre,
California. She later took up painting herself.Dewey married her first
husband, Orin Zoline, in the later 1930s, approximately the same time
that she retired from entertaining. Zoline died in the 1950s. She
married her second husband, Morton Wormser, during the same decade.
They lived in Sarasota, Florida, for over 25 years. Morton Wormser was
an avid tennis player and supporter of the sport. As a result of this
interest, professional tennis player Martina Navratilova lived with
Frances and Morton when she first arrived in the United States in the
early 1970s.Frances and Morton Wormser traveled "around the world" on
their honeymoon. She took her last major trip to visit friends in Maui
when she was 100 years old. She was a major contributor to the
Aviation Museum of Santa Paula, which she supported in honor of her
brother, pilot Jim Dewey.
American stage actress, entertainer and vaudeville performer.Frances
Dewey was born in New York City on June 23, 1903, the daughter of
Alfred James Dewey (1874â€"1958), a California artist who was
considered the "dean" of an early art colony in Sierra Madre,
California. She later took up painting herself.Dewey married her first
husband, Orin Zoline, in the later 1930s, approximately the same time
that she retired from entertaining. Zoline died in the 1950s. She
married her second husband, Morton Wormser, during the same decade.
They lived in Sarasota, Florida, for over 25 years. Morton Wormser was
an avid tennis player and supporter of the sport. As a result of this
interest, professional tennis player Martina Navratilova lived with
Frances and Morton when she first arrived in the United States in the
early 1970s.Frances and Morton Wormser traveled "around the world" on
their honeymoon. She took her last major trip to visit friends in Maui
when she was 100 years old. She was a major contributor to the
Aviation Museum of Santa Paula, which she supported in honor of her
brother, pilot Jim Dewey.
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