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Frances Dade‌

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Female

Birthday

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Frances Dade

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Frances Dade

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1907-02-14

Popularity

star1.8

Biography

From Wikipedia Frances Dade, also known early in her career as Lorelei Lee (February 14, 1910 – January 21, 1968), was an American film actress of the late 1920s and 1930s. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dade moved to Hollywood, California in the late 1920s to pursue an acting career. She first caught the attention of Samuel Goldwyn as a member of the touring company of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. He gave her a contract though she later went freelance. Her first film role was in 1928, when she had an uncredited role alongside stars Dorothy Boyd and Mabel Poulton in The Constant Nymph. In 1930 she appeared in four films, including Grumpy. In 1931 Dade was cast in the biggest role of her career, Lucy Weston in Dracula, which starred Bela Lugosi and Helen Chandler. The scene with Bela Lugosi hovering over her prostrate body remains an indelible part of pop culture. That role would catapult her to brief notoriety, and would result in her being selected one of thirteen WAMPAS Baby Stars, including Marian Marsh, Karen Morley, and Marion Shilling, that same year. Despite her performance in Dracula, Dade's film role offers dwindled. She starred in six films in 1931, three of which were horror films. In 1932, she was featured in only one film, Big Town, and she appeared on Broadway in the play Collision. Shortly thereafter, she retired from acting and married wealthy socialite Brock Van Avery. She eventually moved back home to Philadelphia, and went into nursing. She died there in 1968 at the age of 57.

Movie Credits

Dracula

Dracula‌
star7.2
calendar 1931

Raffles

Raffles‌
star5.9
calendar 1930

Grumpy

Grumpy‌
star4.0
calendar 1930

Big Town

Big Town‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Pleasure

Pleasure‌
star3.5
calendar 1931

Seed

Seed‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

Range Law

Range Law‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

He Knew Women

He Knew Women‌
star4.8
calendar 1930

Scandal for Sale

Scandal for Sale‌
star7.0
calendar 1932

Daughter of the Dragon

Daughter of the Dragon‌
star5.1
calendar 1931

The Devil to Pay!

The Devil to Pay!‌
star6.0
calendar 1930

The She-Wolf

The She-Wolf‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

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