What is Frances Bay?
{{Infobox person | birth_name = Frances Goffma | birth_date = {{birth date|1919|1|23}} | birth_place = [[Mannville]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]<ref>[http://cdclv.unlv.edu/ega/articles/cavan_eg_boyhood.pdf Profile of Goffman family, pg. 4]</ref> | death_date = {{death date and age|2011|9|15|1919|1|23}} | death_place = [[Tarzana, Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Pneumonia]] | resting_place = Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery | nationality = Canadian | occupation = Actress | known_for = '''Grandma Gilmore''' in ''[[Happy Gilmore]]'' | years_active = 1937 to ;2011 | spouse = Charles Bay<br>(m. 1946–2002; his death) | children = Eli Joshua (dead) }} '''Frances Bay''' ('''Frances Goffman''' January 23, 1919 &ndash; September 15, 2011) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] movie, television, and stage actress who started her career when she was 50 and is known for her role as Grandma Gilmore in ''[[Happy Gilmore]]''. She was born in Mannville, [[Alberta]], [[Canada]] on January 23, 1919. Her father was a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Jew]]ish [[immigrant]]. She was raised in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. She was married to Charles Bay from 1946 until his death in 2002. They had a son Eli Joshua Bay who died before them. Bay was in a car crash and had a leg [[Amputation|amputated]] in 2002, after her husband's death. Bay died on September 15, 2011 in [[Tarzana, Los Angeles|Tarzana]], [[California]] by her home in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] from [[pneumonia]], she was 92 years old.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frances Bay Dead: 'Happy Gilmore,' 'Seinfeld' Actress Passes Away At 92|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/18/frances-bay-dead-dies_n_968338.html|work=[[Huffington Post]]|accessdate=September 19, 2011|first=Jordan|last=Zakarin|date=September 18, 2011}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|62844}} {{multistub|Actor|Canada}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bay, Frances}} [[Category:1919 births