Hope Drown

Acting

Hope Drown

Born May 19, 1902 · Illinois, USA

Died May 26, 1990 · aged 88

Grace Hope Drown (May 19, 1902 – May 26, 1990) was an American stage actress known primarily for her role in the 1923 comedy Hollywood, her first and only documented appearance on film.

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HollywoodHollywood · 1923
Hollywood
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MovieComedyDrama
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...

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