Other names Adrianne Ames Role Film actress Name Adrienne Ames | Years active 1927–1940 Occupation Actress Siblings Gladys MacClure | |
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Full Name Adrienne Ruth McClure Born August 3, 1907 ( 1907-08-03 ) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Died May 31, 1947, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Bruce Cabot (m. 1933–1937), Stephen Ames (m. 1929–1933), Deward Truax (m. 1925–1928) Parents Flora Parthenia McClure, Samuel Hugh McClure Movies The Death Kiss, You're Telling Me!, Slander House, Woman Wanted, Panama Patrol Similar People Bruce Cabot, David Manners, Raquel Torres, Edwin L Marin, Erle C Kenton | ||
Adrienne ames the glow of a goddess
Adrienne Ames (August 3, 1907 – May 31, 1947) was an American film actress.
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- Adrienne ames the glow of a goddess
- Movie legends adrienne ames
- Life and career
- Personal life
- Death
- References
Movie legends adrienne ames
Life and career
Born Ruth Adrienne McClure in Fort Worth, Texas, one of six children born to Samuel Hugh McClure and Flora Parthenia (née Potter) McClure, Ames began her film career in 1927 as a stand-in for Pola Negri. 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). She 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, discouraged, she left Hollywood for New York. In 1941, she became a radio personality, headlining a talk show on station WHN in New York City. Her program was successful and was scheduled regularly until just before her death in 1947.
Personal life
Ames was married three times, lastly to fellow actor Bruce Cabot from 1933 until their divorce in 1937.
Death
Ames died of cancer on May 31, 1947, in New York City, aged 39. She is interred in the Oakwood Cemetery in her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.
For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Adrienne Ames has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1612 Vine Street. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.