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Hope Emerson

1897 - 1960

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Hope Emerson (October 29, 1897 – April 24, 1960) was an American actress, vaudevillian, nightclub performer, and strongwoman. Emerson started acting when she was three years old during a production with her mother. Her career started when she advertised sheet music by playing the piano at a 10-cent store. Emerson made her Broadway debut in Lysistrata in 1930. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Hope Emerson is the 7,993rd most popular actor (down from 7,162nd in 2024), the 12,259th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,561st in 2019) and the 3,704th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Hope Emerson ranks 7,993 out of 13,578. Before her are Aasif Mandvi, Zach Roerig, Dave Allen, Steve-O, Amber Tamblyn, and William Alland. After her are Brandon Call, Ana Ortiz, Hugh Marlowe, Edward Andrews, Ryan Hurst, and Laura Johnson.

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Among people born in 1897, Hope Emerson ranks 307. Before her are Viola Dana, Margaret Chase Smith, Monty Banks, Cecil Parker, William Gott, and Hermione Gingold. After her are Naomi Mitchison, Robert Riskin, Alphonse Lacroix, John Laurie, Jerome Cowan, and Doris Kenyon. Among people deceased in 1960, Hope Emerson ranks 235. Before her are Giles Gilbert Scott, Charlie Buchan, Jimmy Bryan, Johnny Thomson, Edward Brophy, and Rudolf Degermark. After her are Harry Pollitt, John P. Marquand, Walter Catlett, Kathlyn Williams, Charles Holden, and Gladys Bentley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hope Emerson ranks 12,262 out of 20,380. Before her are John Buford (1826), Amber Tamblyn (1983), Bart Conner (1958), Willis R. Whitney (1868), Twyla Tharp (1941), and William Alland (1916). After her are Brandon Call (1976), Ana Ortiz (1971), Renée Richards (1934), Walter Lord (1917), Ted Demme (1963), and Dana Vollmer (1987).

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Among actors born in United States, Hope Emerson ranks 3,706. Before her are Olive Borden (1906), Ansel Elgort (1994), Pauline Frederick (1883), Zach Roerig (1985), Amber Tamblyn (1983), and William Alland (1916). After her are Brandon Call (1976), Ana Ortiz (1971), Hugh Marlowe (1911), Edward Andrews (1914), Ryan Hurst (1976), and Laura Johnson (1957).

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