Drake, Frances (1908–2000)

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Drake, Frances (1908–2000)

American stage and screen actress. Name variations: Frances Dean. Born Frances Dean, Oct 22, 1908, in New York, NY; died Jan 18, 2000, in Irvine, California; studied in Canada and England; m. Cecil John Arthur Howard (son of the 19th earl of Suffolk), 1939 (died 1985); m. David Brown, 1992.

Began career as a dancer in London nightclubs, then made stage and film debuts in England as Frances Dean (1933); starred as Yvonne Orlac in the cult horror film Mad Love (1935); other films include The Jewel, The Invisible Ray, Bolero, Les Misérables, The Lone Wolf in Paris and The Affairs of Martha; retired from acting (1942).

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