Florence Rice

Career overview

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Name: Florence Davenport Rice.
Birth: February 14, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Parents: Grantland Rice and Katherine Hollis.
Death: February 23, 1974 (67 years old).
Profession: American film actress.
Career Start: Early 1930s.
Background: Several Broadway roles before moving to Hollywood.
Image/Typecasting: Blonde, pretty, and wholesome; cast as the reliable girlfriend in several MGM films.
Career Progression: MGM provided more substantial roles during the 1930s, occasionally in prestige productions.
Status: Never became a major figure in films.
Notable pairings: Achieved popularity in screen pairings with Robert Young.
Notable film: Double Wedding (1937).
Known Credits: 49.
Paragraph 1: Early Career and Background.
Florence Davenport Rice was an American film actress born on February 14, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Grantland Rice and Katherine Hollis. She began her acting career during the early 1930s. After performing in several Broadway roles, she eventually moved to Hollywood.
Paragraph 2: MGM and Film Career.
During her time in the film industry, Rice was often cast in MGM productions. Characterized as blonde, pretty, and wholesome, she frequently played the role of the reliable girlfriend in various MGM films. As the 1930s progressed, the studio provided her with more substantial roles, which occasionally included appearances in prestige productions. While she never became a major figure in films, she achieved popularity through several screen pairings with Robert Young. One of her most widely seen performances was in the 1937 film Double Wedding. Her known credits total 49.
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"Florence Davenport Rice was an American film actress born on February 14, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Grantland Rice and Katherine Hollis. She began her acting career during the early 1930s. After performing in several Broadway roles, she eventually moved to Hollywood.

During her career, Rice was frequently cast in MGM films, where she was often portrayed as a blonde, pretty, and wholesome actress. She was commonly cast as a reliable girlfriend in several of these productions. As the 1930s continued, MGM provided her with more substantial roles, including occasional appearances in prestige productions. Although she never became a major figure in films, Rice achieved popularity in a number of screen pairings with Robert Young. Her most widely seen performances occurred in the 1937 film Double Wedding. According to her known credits, she has 49 entries."
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Florence Davenport