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Frances Dade

Frances Dade

Actor

Born February 14, 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died January 21, 1968

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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.

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Arabian Tights Poster

Arabian Tights Short Film1933Harem Girl

Love Thy Neighbor Short Film1933The Wife

Big Town Poster

Big Town Feature Film1932Patricia Holman

Scandal for Sale Poster

Scandal for Sale Feature Film1932Manicurist

Daughter of the Dragon Poster

Daughter of the Dragon Feature Film1931Joan Marshall

Dracula Feature Film1931Lucy

Pleasure Poster

Pleasure Feature Film1931Joan Channing

Range Law Poster

Range Law Feature Film1931Ruth Warren

Seed Feature Film1931Nancy

The She-Wolf Poster

The She-Wolf Feature Film1931Faire Breen

Grumpy Feature Film1930Virginia Bullivant

He Knew Women Poster

He Knew Women Feature Film1930Monica Grey

Raffles Feature Film1930Ethel Crowley

The Devil to Pay! Poster

The Devil to Pay! Feature Film1930Bidder for Bed

The Constant Nymph Poster

The Constant Nymph Feature Film1928

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