Lee Patrick

Lee Patrick

American actress (1901–1982)
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Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred Astaire. Patrick continued to perform in dozens of roles on the stage for the next decade, frequently in musicals and comedies, but also in dramatic parts like her 1931 performance as Meg in Little Women. She began to branch out into films in 1929. For half a century she created a credible body of cinematic work, her most memorable being as Sam Spade's assistant Effie in The Maltese Falcon (1941), and her reprise of the role in the George Segal comedy sequel The Black Bird (1975). Her talents were showcased in comedies such as the Jack Benny film George Washington Slept Here (1942) and as one of the foils of Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame (1958). Dramatic parts such as an asylum inmate in The Snake Pit (1948) and as Pamela Tiffin's mother in the Summer and Smoke (1961) were another facet of her repertoire. She made numerous guest roles in American television, but became a staple for that medium during the two-year run of Topper. As Henrietta Topper, her comedic timing played well against Leo G. Carroll as her husband, and against that of the two ghosts played by Robert Sterling and Anne Jeffreys. Patrick lent her voice to various animated characters of The Alvin Show in the early 1960s.

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Lee Patrick was born on Friday, 22 November 1901 in New York City, New York, USA. Her full name at birth was Lee Patrick. She was best known as an actress. Patrick's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. She died on Sunday, 21 November 1982 in Laguna Hills, California, USA at the age of 80. She is buried at Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Orange County, California, USA. She was 5' 3½" (161 cm) tall with a slim build. She had blue eyes and light brown hair (color). Her zodiac star sign was Scorpio.

You can find people similar to Lee Patrick by visiting our lists Burials at Pacific View Memorial Park and Actresses from New York City.

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22 November 1901
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New York City, New York, USA
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21 November 1982
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80 (age at death)
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Laguna Hills, California, USA
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Heart Seizure
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Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Orange County, California, USA
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Actress
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  • Signed with RKO in 1937 so she could repeat her Broadway performance in Stage Door (1937). RKO owned the film rights. However, her role was rewritten for two other actresses, Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.
  • Was once seriously considered for the title role in the tearjerker Stella Dallas (1937), which went to Barbara Stanwyck, who won an Oscar nomination.
  • She was not in good standing with Louella Parsons and it kept her career stuck in the "B" ranks. Lee`s husband, magazine writer Tom Wood, wrote a frank piece on Parsons which did not go over well with the powerhouse columnist.
  • Died on the day before her 81st birthday
  • Studio biographies trimmed ten years off her actual age.

Lee Patrick is known for her role in the TV series Topper (1953) as Henrietta Topper / Mrs. Topper.

She is also known for her role in the film Vertigo (1958) as Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine.

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