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Under the professional name of Adele St. Mara, she won a contract with Columbia Pictures [citation needed] and gained experience in the studio's "B" features and comedy shorts. She soon shortened her name to Adele Mara. One of Mara's early roles was as a receptionist in the Three Stooges film I Can Hardly Wait.
Actress: Sands of Iwo Jima. She was born Adelaide Delgado on August 28, 1923 (some references list 1925) to Spanish-speaking parents. The future Adela Mara began dances lesson at age 6 and was discovered as a young teenager by the legendary Xavier Cugat.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- May 7, 2010
- April 28, 1923
Actress: Sands of Iwo Jima. She was born Adelaide Delgado on August 28, 1923 (some references list 1925) to Spanish-speaking parents. The future Adela Mara began dances lesson at age 6 and was discovered as a young teenager by the legendary Xavier Cugat.
- January 1, 1
- Highland Park, Michigan, USA
- January 1, 1
- 1.63 m
Up until that time Adele had worked under her real name. Cugat shortened her first name, put three last names in a hat and out came Mara. “In the meantime I made friends and they got me a job at the Copacabana.
Mara (born Adelaide Delgado on April 28, 1923, in Highland Park, Mich.) was discovered by bandleader Xavier Cugat (who played himself in You Were Never Lovelier). She began her Hollywood career at Columbia in the early 1940s, but shortly thereafter moved over to the third-rank Republic Pictures.
- Andre Soares
May 7, 2010 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adele Mara (April 28, 1923 – May 7, 2010), born Adelaide Delgado, was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s.
Though born in Michigan, Adele Mara exuded enough exotic Latin charm to be hired as a vocalist by bandleader Xavier Cugat. In 1941, she was signed to a Columbia Pictures contract, appearing in large roles and small in everything from 2-reel comedies to "B" features like Alias Boston Blackie (1941).
