Rosemary Ames (December 11, 1906 – April 15, 1988) was an American

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who had a brief career in the early 1930s. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Ames's father was Knowlton Lyman (Snake) Ames, who played fullback for

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in the 1880s. She made her film acting debut in the 1932 movie '' Love on the Spot'', portraying the lead role opposite Richard Dolman. She starred in ''

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'' in 1933, again playing the lead role opposite John Stuart. In 1934 she starred in ''

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'', '' Such Women Are Dangerous'', and ''

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''. Her first premier role was alongside

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and

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in the 1935 film ''

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''. She followed that starring opposite

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and

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in ''

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'', and opposite

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ...

and

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in ''

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'' that same year. That was her last film role. For reasons unknown, although her career was on track and she had been successful with leading roles throughout, she retired unexpectedly in 1935. She never returned to acting.

Marriages

She married three times; to Abner Stillwell, to British theatre manager

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, and E. Ogden Ketting. She had one child, a daughter Julie Brosseau by Ketting. She died on April 15, 1988, aged 81, in

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where she lived.

Filmography

* '' Love on the Spot'' (1932) * ''

'' (1933) * ''

'' (1934) * ''

'' (1934) * '' Such Women Are Dangerous'' (1934) * ''

'' (1935) * ''

'' (1935)

References

20th-century American actresses 1906 births 1988 deaths Actresses from Evanston, Illinois American film actresses People from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub