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Bess Flowers(1898-1984)

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Bess Flowers
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Bess Flowers was born on 23 November 1898 in Sherman, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Shadow (1937), We Faw Down (1928) and Sinister Hands (1932). She was previously married to William S. Holman and Cullen Tate. She died on 28 July 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 23, 1898
DiedJuly 28, 1984(85)
BornNovember 23, 1898
DiedJuly 28, 1984(85)
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Bess Flowers and Charles C. Wilson in It Happened One Night (1934)
Bess Flowers, Frank McGlynn Sr., and Leila McIntyre in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Jeanne Crain, Sidney Blackmer, Bess Flowers, and Basil Ruysdael in People Will Talk (1951)
Robert Allen and Bess Flowers in The Awful Truth (1937)
Cary Grant and Bess Flowers in The Awful Truth (1937)
Cary Grant, Kathryn Curry, and Bess Flowers in The Awful Truth (1937)
Matt Briggs, Bess Flowers, Pat McKee, and Phil Silvers in Coney Island (1943)
Bess Flowers and Helen Foster in Linda (1929)
Bess Flowers, Bonita Granville, and Paul Stanton in The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
Tallulah Bankhead, Loretta Andrews, Barbara Brown, Bess Flowers, Jack Gargan, Victor Kilian, Ethelreda Leopold, Harold Miller, Patsy Moran, Irving Pichel, Ronald R. Rondell, Benny Rubin, and Bee Stevens in The Cheat (1931)
Barbara Bedford, Bess Flowers, and Boots Lebaron in The Public Pays (1936)
Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Bess Flowers in All About Eve (1950)

Known for

Rita Hayworth and Charles Quigley in The Shadow (1937)
The Shadow
6.8
  • Marianne
  • 1937
Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in We Faw Down (1928)
We Faw Down
6.9
Short
  • Mrs. Laurel
  • 1928
Mischa Auer, Phyllis Barrington, Russ Coller, Bess Flowers, Helen Foster, Gertrude Messinger, Jack Mulhall, Louis Natheaux, Phillips Smalley, and Lillian West in Sinister Hands (1932)
Sinister Hands
5.1
  • Mary Browne
  • 1932
Hands Across the Border (1926)
Hands Across the Border
2.2
  • Ysabel Castro
  • 1926

Credits

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Actress

  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    • Night Clubber
    • Restaurant Patron
    • Casino Patron (uncredited) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1963–1970
  • The Jerry Lewis Show (1967)
    The Jerry Lewis Show
    • Party Guest
    • TV Series
    • 1968
  • Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, and Dorothy Provine in Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
    Good Neighbor Sam
    • Mrs. Burke (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Marlon Brando, David Niven, and Shirley Jones in Bedtime Story (1964)
    Bedtime Story
    • Extra (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Tina Louise, Nancy Sinatra, James Darren, and Pamela Tiffin in For Those Who Think Young (1964)
    For Those Who Think Young
    • Jane - 45th Anniversary Wife (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • George Peppard and Carroll Baker in The Carpetbaggers (1964)
    The Carpetbaggers
    • Wedding Guest (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    • Fashion Show Crew Member
    • Department Store Customer
    • Charity Party Guest (uncredited) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1957–1963
  • Doris Day, Polly Bergen, and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Move Over, Darling
    • Seymour's Wife (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
    The Danny Kaye Show
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
    Who's Minding the Store?
    • Shopper, Gourmet Department (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
    Palm Springs Weekend
    • Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Gene Barry in Burke's Law (1963)
    Burke's Law
    • Club Patron (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Julie Newmar, and Leslie Parrish in For Love or Money (1963)
    For Love or Money
    • Bewildered Woman (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Doris Day and James Garner in The Thrill of It All (1963)
    The Thrill of It All
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
    • Hotel Guest
    • Party Guest
    • Woman in Line (uncredited) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1962–1963

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • November 23, 1898
    • Sherman, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • July 28, 1984
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      William S. HolmanAugust 1929 - 1930 (divorced)
  • Children
    • Patricia E. Tate
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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    She appeared in five Best Picture Academy Award winners: It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938), All About Eve (1950), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956). In addition to those five films, she also appeared in 20 others which were nominated for Best Picture: One Hour with You (1932), Anthony Adverse (1936), Dodsworth (1936), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937), In Old Chicago (1938), Love Affair (1939), Ninotchka (1939), Heaven Can Wait (1943), Watch on the Rhine (1943), Double Indemnity (1944), Mildred Pierce (1945), The Razor's Edge (1946), Father of the Bride (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), The Robe (1953), Giant (1956), Witness for the Prosecution (1957) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961).
  • Quotes
    [Asked about her career philosophy] I made a good living. I'm lazy, from the South, so I never took anything that was hard. I was always good to Bess.
  • Nicknames
    • Queen of the Hollywood Extras
    • Queen of the Dress Extras

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