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Fabia Drake

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British actress (1904-1990)

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Fabia Turner, professionally known as Fabia Drake, was an English actress whose professional career spanned almost 73 years during the 20th century.

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Drake worked with Tallulah Bankhead (above) on Roland Pertwee's The Creaking Chair. Bankhead was 23, Drake 20. Bankhead found Drake's virginity an absurdity: "Such a shocking waste, Dahrling, with your figure." They became genuine, if unlikely, friends; Tallulah was a wit, with warmth and generosity.[6]Drake worked with Tallulah Bankhead (above) on Roland Pertwee's The Creaking Chair. Bankhead was 23, Drake 20. Bankhead found Drake's virginity an absurdity: "Such a shocking waste, Dahrling, with your figure." They became genuine, if unlikely, friends; Tallulah was a wit, with warmth and generosity.[6]Drake was offered a contract for a six-month tour of the U.S. and Canada - a very demanding one, nine plays, eight of them to be presented one after the other in the first week. She had to learn her parts in three weeks. "Mistress Page proved a great stumbling block. She speaks only prose...only two days were left for Mrs Page: 'Oh I can finish her off (she nearly finished me off) on board the boat", (the SS Megantic, above) - Drake wrote that the 'cramming' required to play all the parts harmed her ability to play some of these later in her careerDrake was offered a contract for a six-month tour of the U.S. and Canada - a very demanding one, nine plays, eight of them to be presented one after the other in the first week. She had to learn her parts in three weeks. "Mistress Page proved a great stumbling block. She speaks only prose...only two days were left for Mrs Page: 'Oh I can finish her off (she nearly finished me off) on board the boat", (the SS Megantic, above) - Drake wrote that the 'cramming' required to play all the parts harmed her ability to play some of these later in her career

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A Room with a View1986 · ★ 7.0
Valmont1989 · ★ 6.7
Year of the Dragon1985 · ★ 6.8
The Ballad of Tam Lin1970
London Belongs to Me1948
What a Whopper1961
Young Wives' Tale1951
Poet's Pub1949
Operation Bullshine1959
Isn't Life Wonderful!1953
The Hour of 131952
White Corridors1951
All for Mary1955
Not Wanted on Voyage1957
All Over the Town1949
Fast and Loose1954
Girls at Sea1958
Seven Keys1961
Got It Made1974
Masks and Faces1917
My Wife's Family1956
The Good Companions1957
Meet Mr. Penny1938
A Nice Girl Like Me1969
Man in the Shadow1957
Stainless Steel and the Star Spies1981
Thark1957

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The Avengers1961
The Saint1962
Inspector Morse1987
Screen Two1985
The Wednesday Play1964
The Prisoner1967
No Hiding Place1959
The Pallisers1974
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye1985
Man in a Suitcase1967
Sykes1972
Callan1967
The Jewel in the Crown1984
Father Brown1974
Story Parade1964
The Human Jungle1963
Out on a Limb1987
Doctor at Large1971
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width1967
Drama 61-671961
The World of Wooster1965
Troubles1988
Ooh La La!1968
Cranford1972

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Kay KendallAlso in Fast and Loose (1954)David HurstAlso in All for Mary (1955)Faith BrookAlso in Man in the Shadow (1957)Jack KehlerAlso in Year of the Dragon (1985)T. P. McKennaAlso in Valmont (1989)Rona AndersonAlso in Poet's Pub (1949)

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1990 · aged 86
Written about in
6 languages

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