Adrienne Ames

Adrienne Ames
from the trailer for Woman Wanted (1935)
Born	Ruth Adrienne McClure (1907-08-03)August 3, 1907 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 31, 1947(1947-05-31) (aged 39) New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Adrianne Ames
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1927–1940
Spouse(s)	Deward Truax (m. 1925–28) Stephen Ames (m. 1929–33) Bruce Cabot (m. 1933–37)

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

Life and career

Born Ruth Adrienne McClure^[1] in Fort Worth, Texas, Ames began her film career in 1927 as a stand-in for Pola Negri.^[2] 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, including to actor Bruce Cabot from 1933 until 1937.

Death

Ames died of cancer of the hip on May 31, 1947 in New York City. 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.^[3]

Filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adrienne Ames.

• Adrienne Ames at the Internet Movie Database
• Adrienne Ames at AllMovie
• Adrienne Ames at the Internet Broadway Database
  
• The Private Life and Times of Adrienne Ames
• Adrienne Ames at Virtual History