- Frances Gaar was born on August 3, 1918 in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for The Defenders (1961) and Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (1958). She died on June 9, 2008 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actress, Glenn Close, had lived in her townhouse flat for many years.
- She was executive secretary of the American Guild of Variety Artists and as a Trustee of the Union's Welfare Fund for many years.
- She staged an underwater ballet in scuba gear at the 1964 World's Fair's "Sea Hunt" exhibition in New York City.
- She operated a scuba-diving school out of her home in Chelsea, New York City.
- She declined the offer to be a stand-in for Esther Williams in order to study acting in New York City.
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