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Vivian Duncan(1897-1986)

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Vivian Duncan
Composer, songwriter ("Rememb'ring") and entertainer, one of The Duncan Sisters. She played Eva in the Broadway musical "Topsy and Eva", for which she and her sister Rosetta wrote songs. With her sister, she also appeared in "Doing Our Bit", "She's a Good Fellow", and "Tip Top", and also in vaudeville. Joining ASCAP in 1942, her other popular-song compositions include "Do Re Mi", "I Never Had a Mammy", "The Moon Am Shinin'", "Someday Soon", "Los Angeles", "Hollywood Belongs to the World", and "United We Stand".
BornJune 17, 1897
DiedSeptember 19, 1986(89)
BornJune 17, 1897
DiedSeptember 19, 1986(89)
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Known for

Rosetta Duncan and Vivian Duncan in It's a Great Life (1929)
It's a Great Life
5.9
  • Babe Hogan
  • 1929
Rosetta Duncan, Vivian Duncan, and Gibson Gowland in Topsy and Eva (1927)
Topsy and Eva
7.6
  • Eva
  • 1927
Surprise! (1935)
Surprise!
6.4
Short
  • Vivian
  • 'Eva'(as Duncan Sisters)
  • 1935
W.C. Fields and Chester Conklin in Two Flaming Youths (1927)
Two Flaming Youths
6.2
  • Vivian Duncan
  • 1927

Credits

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Actress



  • Surprise! (1935)
    Surprise!
    6.4
    Short
    • Vivian
    • 'Eva' (as Duncan Sisters)
    • 1935
  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
    Short
    • 1932
  • Rosetta Duncan and Vivian Duncan in It's a Great Life (1929)
    It's a Great Life
    5.9
    • Babe Hogan
    • 1929
  • W.C. Fields and Chester Conklin in Two Flaming Youths (1927)
    Two Flaming Youths
    6.2
    • Vivian Duncan
    • 1927
  • Rosetta Duncan, Vivian Duncan, and Gibson Gowland in Topsy and Eva (1927)
    Topsy and Eva
    7.6
    • Eva
    • 1927

Soundtrack



  • The Liberace Show (1952)
    The Liberace Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Rememb'ring"
    • writer: "Rememb'ring"
    • 1954
  • Surprise! (1935)
    Surprise!
    6.4
    Short
    • performer: "Dixie Is Calling", "Canta las Flores", "If the Volga Flowed Through Dixie", "Sweet Music", "Chi mi frena in tal momento?" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Richard Barthelmess, Tom Brown, and Sally Eilers in Central Airport (1933)
    Central Airport
    6.2
    • writer: "Rememb'ring" (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Rosetta Duncan and Vivian Duncan in It's a Great Life (1929)
    It's a Great Life
    5.9
    • performer: "I'm Following You", "I'm Sailing on a Sunbeam!", "Hoosier Hop", "It's An Old Spanish Custom", "Tell Me Dirty Maiden" (comic version of "Tell Me Pretty Maiden") (uncredited)
    • 1929

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • The Duncan Sisters
  • Height
    • 5′ (1.52 m)
  • Born
    • June 17, 1897
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 19, 1986
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouses
      Frank Herman1948 - ?
  • Relatives
      Rosetta Duncan(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    She had one daughter by her husband Nils Asther, Evelyn Rosetta Duncan Asther. She was born on January 29, 1931 in Bavaria and died on November 26, 2011 in Fresno, California at age 80.

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