Claudia Drake (born Olga Gloria Fishbine, January 30, 1918 – October 19, 1997) was an American actress and singer. At age 5, Drake and her sister Ella (age 8) formed the La Marr sisters, and the duo performed in vaudeville. When she was older,

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saw her singing in a casino and signed her to a contract with Warner Bros. Her roles in films included being leading lady in Hopalong Cassidy Westerns. She appears in both leading and supporting roles in a variety of B movies, mostly

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, from the 1940s and 1950s. One of her more memorable supporting roles is the character Sue Harvey in the 1945 '' film noir

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''.Renzi p.203 During the 1950s she also performed in several American television series.

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Bibliography

* Renzi, Thomas C. ''Screwball Comedy and Film Noir: Unexpected Connections''. McFarland, 2012.

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* 1918 births 1997 deaths American film actresses Actresses from Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub