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Florence Bates (née Rabe; [2] April 15, 1888 – January 31, 1954) was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles.
Florence Bates. Actress: Rebecca. The American character actress, Florence Rabe, was the daughter of an antique store owner. She gained a degree in Mathematics from the University of Texas in 1906 and went on to a career in teaching and social work.
Florence Bates. Actress: Rebecca. The American character actress, Florence Rabe, was the daughter of an antique store owner. She gained a degree in Mathematics from the University of Texas in 1906 and went on to a career in teaching and social work.
Florence Bates (born Florence Rabe, April 15, 1888 – January 31, 1954) was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles. Her path to becoming an actress had many turns.
Florence Bates. Highest Rated: 100% Love Crazy (1941) Lowest Rated: 82% The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) Birthday: Apr 15, 1888. Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Florence Bates, probably best known as Mrs. Van Hopper in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, played overbearing grande dames and obtuse social-climbers to perfection. She delivered withering looks and dismissive jibes with a delicious panache.
Jan 5, 2017 · Florence Bates died of a heart attack at the age of 65, two years after the death of her husband. She also survived her only daughter. Happily, however, great-granddaughter Rachel Hamilton carries on the acting tradition both in film and on TV.
Apr 14, 2023 · Here are 10 things you should know about Florence Bates, born on April 15, 1888. The prolific character actress was nearly 50 when she began acting._____...
Alfred Hitchcock cast Bates as Mrs. Van Hopper in his moody 1939 drama "Rebecca," establishing her as a go-to actress for eccentric, high-society characters in dozens of films throughout the 1940s and early '50s.
Bates, Florence (1888–1954) American actress and lawyer. Born Florence Rabe, April 15, 1888, in San Antonio, Texas; died Jan 31, 1954, in Burbank, California; m. Will Jacoby, 1929 (died 1951).
