Adrienne Ames was born in Fort Worth, Texas, one of six children of Samuel Hugh McClure and Flora Parthenia McClure.
10 Facts About Adrienne Ames
Adrienne Ames began her film career in 1927 as a stand-in for Pola Negri.
Adrienne Ames was cast in small film roles in silent films.
Adrienne Ames made thirty films during the 1930s with her biggest success in George White's Scandals.
Adrienne Ames appeared with the three leading men from the 1931 version of Dracula in The Death Kiss.
Adrienne Ames's schedule included broadcasts at noon and 3:30 pm six days a week and 7:30 pm broadcasts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Adrienne Ames continued broadcasting until two weeks before her death in 1947.
In December 1941, Adrienne Ames began a weekly series of movie-review programs on WNBT in New York City.
Adrienne Ames died of cancer on May 31,1947, in New York City, aged 39.
Adrienne Ames is interred in the Oakwood Cemetery in her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.