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Frances Drake(1912-2000)

  • Actress
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Frances Drake and Gene Raymond in Transient Lady (1935)
Paris, France: a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's train-wreck-mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer. . . with a gift for knife-throwing.
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Mad Love (1935)
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Frances Drake was born on 22 October 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Mad Love (1935), The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) and The Invisible Ray (1935). She was married to David Brown and Lt. Cecil John Arthur Howard. She died on 18 January 2000 in Irvine, California, USA.
BornOctober 22, 1912
DiedJanuary 18, 2000(87)
BornOctober 22, 1912
DiedJanuary 18, 2000(87)
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Known for

Peter Lorre and Frances Drake in Mad Love (1935)
Mad Love
7.2
  • Yvonne Orlac
  • 1935
Reginald Denny, Frances Drake, and Gail Patrick in The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
The Preview Murder Mystery
6.4
  • Peggy Madison
  • 1936
The Invisible Ray (1935)
The Invisible Ray
6.5
  • Diana Rukh
  • 1935
Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, and Robert Montgomery in Forsaking All Others (1934)
Forsaking All Others
6.4
  • Connie Barnes Todd
  • 1934

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Actress

  • The Affairs of Martha (1942)
    The Affairs of Martha
    6.5
    • Sylvia Norwood
    • 1942
  • Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr in I Take This Woman (1940)
    I Take This Woman
    6.3
    • Lola Estermont
    • 1940
  • James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    It's a Wonderful World
    6.8
    • Vivian Tarbel
    • 1939
  • Rita Hayworth, Mary Astor, Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, and Frances Drake in There's Always a Woman (1938)
    There's Always a Woman
    6.7
    • Anne Calhoun
    • 1938
  • Frances Drake and Francis Lederer in The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)
    The Lone Wolf in Paris
    6.4
    • Princess Thania of Arvonne
    • 1938
  • John Boles, Luli Deste, and Frances Drake in She Married an Artist (1937)
    She Married an Artist
    4.8
    • Sally Dennis
    • 1937
  • Don Ameche, John Carradine, Walter Catlett, and Loretta Young in Love Under Fire (1937)
    Love Under Fire
    5.7
    • Pamela Beaumont
    • 1937
  • Brian Donlevy, Alan Dinehart, and Frances Drake in Midnight Taxi (1937)
    Midnight Taxi
    6.3
    • Gilda Lee
    • 1937
  • Tom Brown, Frances Drake, and Guy Standing in I'd Give My Life (1936)
    I'd Give My Life
    5.9
    • Mary Reyburn
    • 1936
  • Randolph Scott and Frances Drake in And Sudden Death (1936)
    And Sudden Death
    5.8
    • Betty Winslow
    • 1936
  • Sally Eilers, Jack Oakie, and Kent Taylor in Florida Special (1936)
    Florida Special
    6.2
    • Marina Landon
    • 1936
  • Reginald Denny, Frances Drake, and Gail Patrick in The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
    The Preview Murder Mystery
    6.4
    • Peggy Madison
    • 1936
  • The Invisible Ray (1935)
    The Invisible Ray
    6.5
    • Diana Rukh
    • 1935
  • Without Regret (1935)
    Without Regret
    5.9
    • Mona Gould
    • 1935
  • Peter Lorre and Frances Drake in Mad Love (1935)
    Mad Love
    7.2
    • Yvonne Orlac
    • 1935

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  • Alternative name
    • Frances Dean
  • Height
    • 5′ 2½″ (1.59 m)
  • Born
    • October 22, 1912
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 18, 2000
    • Irvine, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      David Brown1992 - January 18, 2000 (her death)
  • Other works
    Made stage debut in London in "Potash and Perlmutter," which ran eight weeks at the Caiety Theatre.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    In her later years Drake became very involved in animal rights causes.
  • Quotes
    [In a 1986 interview] Charles Laughton was very interesting to watch. Before he went into a scene, he'd go through these gyrations, and huff and puff... I don't know what it did for him, but he was quite amusing to watch! He was often very effective, wasn't he? Marvelous!

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