Adrienne Ames

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Adrienne Ames

from the trailer for Woman Wanted (1935)
Born Adrienne Ruth McClure
August 3, 1907(1907-08-03)
Fort Worth, Texas
Died May 31, 1947 (aged 39)
New York City, New York
Other name(s) Adrianne Ames
Occupation Film actress
Spouse(s) Deward Truax (1925 - 1928)
Stephen Ames (1929 - 1933)
Bruce Cabot (1933 - 1937)

Adrienne Ames (August 3, 1907 – May 31, 1947) was an American film actress.

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Biography

Born Adrienne Ruth McClure in Fort Worth, Texas, Ames began her film career in 1927 as a stand-in for Pola Negri. A strikingly glamorous woman, Ames was soon cast in small film roles in silent films.

With the advent of talking pictures, Ames' popularity grew and she was usually cast as society women, or in musicals. She made thirty films during the 1930s with her biggest success in George White's Scandals (1934), a film which was also notable as the debut of Alice Faye. Ames also appeared with the three leading men from the 1931 version of Dracula (Bela Lugosi, David Manners, and Edward Van Sloan) in The Death Kiss (1932).

By the end of the decade, Ames' popularity had diminished and she retired in the early 1940s.

Personal life

Ames was married three times, including to actor Bruce Cabot from 1933 until 1937.

Death

She died in New York, New York from cancer and was interred in the Oakwood Cemetery in her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures at 1612 Vine Street.

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1929 Sally Bit Part Uncredited
1931 The Road to Reno
24 Hours Ruby Wintryingham
Girls About Town Anne
Working Girls Bit Uncredited
Husband's Holiday Myrtle
1932 Two Kinds of Women Jean Mars Uncredited
Sinners in the Sun Claire Kinkaid
Merrily We Go to Hell
Guilty as Hell Vera Marsh
The Death Kiss Marcia Lane
1933 From Hell to Heaven Joan Burt
Broadway Bad Aileen
A Bedtime Story Paulette
Disgraced! Julia Thorndyke
The Avenger Ruth Knowles
1934 George White's Scandals Barbara Loraine
You're Telling Me! Princess Lescaboura
The Old Fashioned Way Girl in audience Uncredited
1935 Gigolette Kay Parrish
Black Sheep Mrs. Millicent Caldwell Bath
Woman Wanted Betty Randolph
Ladies Love Danger Adele Michel
Abdul the Damned Therese Alder
Harmony Lane Jane McDowell
1938 City Girl Vivian Ross Uncredited
Fugitives for a Night Eileen Baker Credited as Adrianne Ames
Slander House Helen 'Mme. Helene' Smith
1939 Panama Patrol Lia Maing
The Zero Hour Susan
1940 I Take This Woman Lola Estermonte Scenes deleted

External links

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Persondata
NAME Ames, Adrienne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McClure, Adrienne Ruth
SHORT DESCRIPTION Film actress
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Worth, Texas
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1947
PLACE OF DEATH New York City, New York
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Ames"

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