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    Florence Bates

    American actress; lawyer

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  1. Florence Bates (née Rabe; April 15, 1888 – January 31, 1954) was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles. Life and career [ edit ] Bates was the second child born to Jewish immigrant parents, in San Antonio, Texas , where her father was the owner of an antique store.

  2. Florence Bates (1888-1954) Florence Bates. 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. She changed course after being persuaded by a friend to study law, and, passing her bar ...

    • January 1, 1
    • San Antonio, Texas, USA
    • January 1, 1
    • Burbank, California, USA
  3. 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. She changed course after being persuaded by a friend to study law, and, passing her bar exam in 1914, practised for four years in San Antonio ...

    • April 15, 1888
    • January 31, 1954
  4. 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. She had a degree in Mathematics, taught school until married, then became the first Texas female lawyer.

  5. Jan 5, 2017 · Oscar Profile #321: Florence Bates. Born April 15, 1888 to Jewish immigrants in Austin, Texas, Florence Rabe was the second of two children. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Mathematics in 1906, after which she taught school. She gave up her career in 1909 when she married her first husband and gave birth to ...

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  7. Florence Bates didn't set out to become an actress; from her degree in mathematics to her career as an attorney, performing seemed to be the farthest thing from her mind. But after moving to Los Angeles to open a bakery, she auditioned on a whim for the role of Miss Bates in a theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen's "Emma," nabbed the part, and ...

  8. Florence Bates. Highest Rated: 100% Love Crazy (1941) Lowest Rated: 80% The Man I Love (1946) Birthday: Apr 15, 1888. Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA. Florence Bates didn't set out to become ...

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