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Frances Drake
Born	Frances Dean October 22, 1912 New York City
Died	January 18, 2000 (aged 87) Irvine, California
Years active	1933–1942
Spouse(s)	Lt. Cecil John Arthur Howard (1939–1985) (his death) David Brown (1992–2000) (his death)

Frances Drake (October 22, 1912^[1] – January 18, 2000) was an American actress from the 1930s who is best known for playing Eponine in Les Misérables (1935).

Life and career

Born in New York City, she was educated in Canada and Britain, and was appearing as a nightclub dancer in London when she made her first film appearances under her birth name of Frances Dean, including Meet My Sister (1933) and The Jewel (1933). Returning to America in 1934, she began coaching with opera singer and actress Marguerite Namara.

On February 12, 1939, she married the Hon. Cecil Howard (1908–1985), second son of Henry Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk, and shortly after retired from the screen. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard.

Partial filmography

• Bolero (1934)
• The Trumpet Blows (1934)
• Ladies Should Listen (1934)
• Forsaking All Others (1934)
• Mad Love (1935)
• The Invisible Ray (1936)
• And Sudden Death (1936)
• Midnight Taxi (1937)
• Love Under Fire (1937)
• There's Always a Woman (1938)
• It's a Wonderful World (1939)
• I Take This Woman (1940)
• The Affairs of Martha (1942)

References

External links

• Frances Drake at the Internet Movie Database
• Frances Drake at Allmovie
• Frances Drake at Find a Grave
• Photographs of Frances Drake