Betsy Drake (b. 1923) French born actress. Best remembered as the wife of actor Cary Grant from 1949 to 1962. Drake's wholesome appeal made her popular in supporting roles, including Jenny Wells, the long-suffering fiance of Rockwell Hunter (Tony Randall) in the movie Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 - May 17, 2004) was an American actor. ... Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter is an original comedy play that opened on Broadway October 13, 1955 starring Orson Bean, Martin Gabel, Jayne Mansfield and Walter Matthau. ...
Drake's final appearance was in Cary Grant: A Class Apart in which she reflected on Grant and their time together.
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It seemed that they get along together perfectly: when Cary was filming abroad Betsy visited him; and besides, he was 54, the age that may be widely considered as reasonable : he himself mentioned recently that until 35 years the men are idiots but after they overcome this barrier they begin to become serious.
Betsy was intelligent enough for realizing the light climate in which her husband must live.
Betsy was at the height of the situation and revealed herself as worthy of her husband for whom the most essential thing in life is to behave with elegance, with this elegance that makes him every year one of the ten best dressed men in the world.
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