Ames, Adrienne (1907–1947)

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Ames, Adrienne (1907–1947)

American actress. Born Adrienne Ruth McClure, Aug 3, 1907, in Fort Worth, Texas; died May 31, 1947, in New York, NY; sister of Gladys MacClure (1914–1933, actress); m. Stephen Ames (div.); m. Bruce Cabot (actor), 1933 (div. 1937).

Leading lady, made film debut in Girls about Town (1931); other films include Husband's Holiday, A Bedtime Story, You're Telling Me and Panama Patrol; had her own radio show; appeared on stage only once (1945), in The Beggars Are Coming to Town.

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