Adrienne Ames

Adrienne Ames
from the trailer for Woman Wanted (1935)
Born	Ruth Adrienne McClure August 3, 1907 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 31, 1947 (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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1929	Sally	Bit Part	Uncredited
1931	Road to Reno, TheThe Road to Reno
1931	24 Hours	Ruby Wintryingham
1931	Girls About Town	Anne
1931	Working Girls	Bit	Uncredited
1931	Husband's Holiday	Myrtle
1932	Two Kinds of Women	Jean Mars	Uncredited
1932	Sinners in the Sun	Claire Kinkaid
1932	Merrily We Go to Hell	Claire Hempstead
1932	Guilty as Hell	Vera Marsh
1932	Death Kiss, TheThe Death Kiss	Marcia Lane
1933	From Hell to Heaven	Joan Burt
1933	Broadway Bad	Aileen
1933	Bedtime Story, AA Bedtime Story	Paulette
1933	Disgraced!	Julia Thorndyke
1933	Avenger, TheThe Avenger	Ruth Knowles
1934	George White's Scandals	Barbara Loraine
1934	You're Telling Me!	Princess Lescaboura
1934	Old Fashioned Way, TheThe Old Fashioned Way	Girl in audience	Uncredited
1935	Gigolette	Kay Parrish
1935	Black Sheep	Mrs. Millicent Caldwell Bath
1935	Woman Wanted	Betty Randolph
1935	Ladies Love Danger	Adele Michel
1935	Abdul the Damned	Therese Alder
1935	Harmony Lane	Jane McDowell
1938	City Girl	Vivian Ross	Uncredited
1938	Fugitives for a Night	Eileen Baker	Credited as Adrianne Ames
1938	Slander House	Helen 'Mme. Helene' Smith
1939	Panama Patrol	Lia Maing
1939	The Zero Hour	Susan
1940	I Take This Woman	Lola Estermonte	Scenes deleted

References

1. Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 25. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
2. Kear, Lynn; Rossman, John (2008). The Complete Kay Francis Career Record: All Film, Stage, Radio and Television Appearances. McFarland. p. 237. ISBN 9781476602875. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
3. "Adrienne Ames". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

External links

• 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