1914年生于美国生于密苏里州圣约瑟夫，原名莎拉·简·福克斯。其父曾为圣约瑟夫市长，1929年父亲死后全家移居洛杉矶。高中毕业后曾从事杂工。1932年进入电影界，在好莱坞一些歌舞片中出演歌舞女郎。1936年进入华纳公司，两年后和罗纳德·里根相见，并合演《军校风光》，1940年二人再次合...
Edward S. Brophy was born on February 27, 1895 in New York City and educated at the University of Virginia. He became a bit and small-part in the movies starting in 1919, but switched to behind-the-scenes work for job security, though he continued appearing in small parts. While serving as a property master for Buster Keaton's production unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Brophy appeared in a memorable sequence in Keaton's classic The Cameraman (1928), in which Buster and Brophy both try to undress simultaneously in a tiny wardrobe room. Keaton cast Brophy in larger parts in two of his talkies, and by 1934, Brophy abandoned the production end of the movies altogether and was acting full-time.
