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Rosemary Ames (December 11, 1906 – April 15, 1988[citation needed]) was an American film actress who had a brief career in the early 1930s.
Rosemary Ames | |
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_Photoplay_(cropped).jpg) Ames in 1935 | |
| Born | December 11, 1906 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1988 (aged 81) Truth or Consequences, New Mexico |
| Occupation | Film actress |
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Ames's father was Knowlton L. Ames, president of Booth Fisheries Company and owner of two newspapers.[1]
Career
editBefore Ames began working in films, she acted on stage for several years in London,[2] including a production of Five Star Final.[1]
She starred in Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo in 1933, again playing the lead role opposite John Stuart. In 1934 she starred in I Believed in You, Such Women Are Dangerous, and Pursued.
Her first premier role was alongside Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter in the 1935 film One More Spring. She followed that starring opposite Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen in The Great Hotel Murder, and opposite Shirley Temple and Joel McCrea in Our Little Girl that same year.
Marriages
editAmes married E. Ogden Ketting, and they had one child, a daughter Julie Brosseau.[3] She married British theatre manager Bertie Alexander Meyer on January 6, 1932, in London.[1] On March 28, 1935, Ames divorced Ketting. Two hours later she married bank executive Abner J. Stilwell. They were divorced on October 22, 1937.[4]
Filmography
edit- Love on the Spot (1932)
- Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo (1933)
- Pursued (1934)
- I Believed in You (1934)
- Such Women Are Dangerous (1934)
- One More Spring (1935)
- The Great Hotel Murder (1935)
- Our Little Girl (1935)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Rosemary Ames Wed". The New York Times. January 7, 1932. p. 16. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Bertillon Expert Helps Film Company Paying 800 Indians". The Kansas City Times. December 18, 1933. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Ogden Ketting Papers" (PDF). Loyola University Chicago Archives & Special Collections. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ "Rosemary Ames Divorced". The New York Times. October 23, 1937. p. 14. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
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