Hope Emerson: Biography, Facts and Career
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Hope Emerson (October 29, 1897 – April 24, 1960) was an American actress, vaudevillian, nightclub performer, and strongwoman. Emerson started acting when she was three years old during a production with her mother. Her career started when she advertised sheet music by playing the piano at a 10-cent store. Emerson made her Broadway debut in Lysistrata in 1930. She starred in other plays, radio programs, films, television shows, and commercials. She often played the role of a villain in comedies and dramas. Emerson's performance in Caged "became the standard model for women's prison films." Her roles included being a circus strongwoman, a nefarious masseuse-conspirator, a mail-order bride, and a prison warden. Emerson died from a liver ailment on April 24, 1960, at the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital.
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- Full name: Hope Emerson
- Born: 1897-10-29
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q456166
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Hope Emerson (October 29, 1897 – April 24, 1960) was an American actress, vaudevillian, nightclub performer, and strongwoman.
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Hope Emerson was born on 1897-10-29.
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