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Frances Drake (nacida como Frances Morgan Dean , 22 de octubre de 1912 - 18 de enero de 2000) [1] fue una actriz estadounidense mejor conocida por interpretar a Eponine en Les Misérables (1935). [2]

Early years[edit]

Drake was born in New York City as Frances Morgan Dean to a wealthy family. She was educated at Havergal College in Canada and at age 14 "she was sent to school in England, under her grandmother's wing."[3] She was there when the stock market crashed in 1929.

Career[edit]

Al necesitar ganar dinero por primera vez en su vida, Drake se convirtió en bailarina y actriz de teatro y descubrió que la película pagaba aún mejor. [4] En 1933, explicó: "Conocí a un actor en Londres, Gordon Wallace, que estuvo en la compañía del repertorio de Eva Le Gallienne durante un tiempo, y me pidió que formara un equipo de baile con él. Bailamos y un productor teatral nos pidió que participáramos en una obra de teatro. Luego me invitaron a hacer películas en Inglaterra ". [5]

She returned to the United States in 1934[6] and was offered a contract by Paramount, which changed her name to Frances Drake (after the studio initially wanted her new name to be Marianne Morel[3] to avoid confusion with the then-popular star Frances Dee). She was coached by opera singer and actress Marguerite Namara while continuing in film. She was often typecast in "damsel in distress" roles and appeared in proto-horror and proto-sci-fi films opposite stars like Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre.[2]Un libro de referencia cinematográfico resumió la carrera de Drake de la siguiente manera: "Ella interpretó a los protagonistas de muchas producciones de Hollywood de los años 30, a menudo como la heroína aterrorizada de los cuentos de terror y misterio". [6]

Vida personal [ editar ]

El 12 de febrero de 1939, Drake se casó con Cecil Howard (1908-1985), segundo hijo de Henry Howard, decimonoveno conde de Suffolk . Howard desaprobó su carrera y ella se retiró de la pantalla cuando recibió su herencia. [6] Después de la muerte de Howard en 1985, se casó con David Brown en 1992; [7] murió en 2009.

Reconocimiento [ editar ]

She has a star in the Motion Picture section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard.

She has a school named after her in Leominster, Massachusetts. [8]

Death[edit]

Drake died in Irvine, California, on January 18, 2000, aged 87.[9] She is interred in Section 8 Garden of Legends in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California.[10]

Filmography[edit]

  • The Jewel (1933) - Jenny Day / Lady Joan
  • No dejes la puerta abierta (1933) - Modelo
  • Meet My Sister (1933) - Helen Sowerby
  • Bolero (1934) - Leona
  • The Trumpet Blows (1934) - Chulita
  • Ladies Should Listen (1934) - Anna Mirelle
  • Forsaking All Others (1934) - Connie Barnes Todd
  • Transient Lady (1935) - Dale Cameron
  • Les Miserables (1935) - Eponine
  • Mad Love (1935) - Yvonne Orlac
  • Without Regret (1935) - Mona Gould
  • The Invisible Ray (1936) - Diana Rukh
  • The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) - Peggy Madison
  • Florida Special (1936) - Marina Landon
  • And Sudden Death (1936) - Betty Winslow
  • I'd Give My Life (1936) - Mary Reyburn
  • Midnight Taxi (1937) - Gilda Lee
  • You Can't Have Everything (1937) - Pamela Beaumont
  • She Married an Artist (1937) - Sally Dennis
  • Love Under Fire (1937)
  • There's Always a Woman (1938) - Anne Calhoun
  • The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938) - Princess Thania of Arvonne
  • It's a Wonderful World (1939) - Vivian Tarbel
  • I Take This Woman (1940) - Lola Estermont
  • The Affairs of Martha (1942) - Sylvia Norwood (final film role)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Social Security Death Index. Although some sources say 1908, the Social Security Death Index indicates Frances D. Howard was born on October 22, 1912, and died on January 17, 2000
  2. ^ a b ""Frances Drake - Biography"". IMDB.
  3. ^ a b Coons, Robbin (September 27, 1935). "Hollywood Sights and Sounds". West Virginia, Beckley. The Raleigh Register. p. 4. Retrieved February 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Yockel, Michael. "Actress Frances Drake, 91, Checks Out".
  5. ^ "Seeks to Lose English Twang". Pennsylvania, Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Times. December 8, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved February 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b c Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume. Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-50601-2. P. 358.
  7. ^ Bergan, Ronald (January 31, 2000). "Obituary: Frances Drake: Beauty who quit movies for her aristocrat husband". England, London. The Guardian. Retrieved February 12, 2016. – via General OneFile (subscription required)
  8. ^ http://fds.leominster.mec.edu/
  9. ^ Vallance, Tom (January 25, 2000). "Obituary: Frances Drake". England, London. The Independent. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "Frances Drake". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

External links[edit]

  • Frances Drake at IMDb
  • Frances Drake at AllMovie
  • Frances Drake at Find a Grave
  • Photographs of Frances Drake