Hope Foye

Frances Hope Wainwright was an American folk singer who performed with such artists as Pete Seeger, Paul Robeson, and The Weavers. Red Hope? The Blacklisting of Hope Foye Documentary, 2011, ‘Permanent Productions’, Soundtrack of the film, 2011, permproductions.com.

Life and career

Foye was born on September 2, 1921. She performed in Bob Fosse's first musical, Dance Me a Song, in which she premiered the song "Lilac Wine."
Foye suffered under the McCarran Committee and as a result left the United States for a career in Mexico and Europe. She died on January 6, 2025, at the age of 103 in Las Vegas.