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Frances Bavier is a Actor American born on 14 december 1902 at New York City (USA)
Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, Bavier worked in film and television from the 1950s. She is best known as the role of Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960 to 1970. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. Bavier won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967.
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Birth name Frances Elizabeth Bavier
Nationality USA
Birth 14 december 1902 at New York City (USA)
Death 6 december 1989 (at 86 years) at Siler City (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 14 december 1902 at New York City (USA)
Death 6 december 1989 (at 86 years) at Siler City (USA)
Biography
À l'origine actrice de théâtre à New York, elle se voit confier des rôles pour la télévision à partir des années 1950. L'un de ses rôles les plus importants est celui de "tante Bee" dans les séries des années 1960 The Andy Griffith Show et Mayberry R.F.D..Best films
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Benji (1974)
, 1h25Directed by Joe Camp
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Frances Bavier, Patsy Garrett, Edgar Buchanan, Peter Breck, Christopher Connelly, Tom Lester
Roles Lady with the Cat
Rating61%
Benji is a lovable stray dog who lives in a small Texas town where he has befriended many local people, each of whom calls him by a different name, but the people he likes best are two school-age children (Paul and Cindy) and their housekeeper, Mary. Paul and Cindy's father, however, doesn't want a dog around the place. One day Benji befriends a stray dog (presumably a Maltese) that Mary calls Tiffany, and the kids beg their father to allow them to keep her and Benji, but he refuses. Benji escorts Tiffany to his hide-out, an apparently abandoned house. Two people later break in and bring a kidnapped Paul and Cindy into the house. Benji rushes to "tell" George and Mary of the kids' whereabouts but is shooed out. He then grabs the ransom note, but it gets taken from him and poor Benji is a loss at what to do next. He follows two policemen into the station and gets locked in and seems doomed until he accidentally turns on the drive-through intercom and the policeman lets him out. He goes back to the old house and spots a failed try at writing the ransom note and an idea strikes him. He grabs the crumpled note but is grabbed by one of the kidnappers and Tiffany rushes out and bites him and gets a vicious kick in return (she is not killed but apparently injured). Benji races back to Mary the kids' Dad, but Linda beats him there. The rest is for you to see. Camp never revealed the plot to the press but rather spoke of the essence of the movie: "It's a love story about a dog struggling against the odds to accomplish something that most people would consider to be impossible; and it's the first film ever in which a dog actually acted and expressed emotion on the screen. He was more or less the three-dimensional character in the film and the people were more or less the props. The dialog is in the eyes of the dog." Many film critics stated that Benji deserved a Best Actor Oscar for his acting.
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
, 1h44Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Eva Gabor, Edgar Buchanan, Harry Morgan, Gustavo Rojo
Roles Mrs. Tappe
Rating59%
After a whirlwind courtship, an Air Force staff sergeant who is a Korean War veteran, Joe Fitzpatrick (Ford), and his wife
, 1h27Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Tom Ewell, Mickey Rooney, Mickey Shaughnessy, Dina Merrill, Madge Kennedy, Frances Bavier
Roles Mrs. Solitaire
Rating56%
The Bad Seed (1956)
, 2h9Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays
Actors Nancy Kelly, William Hopper, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden
Roles Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
Rating73%
On her piano, eight year old Rhoda Penmark (Patty McCormack) plays the French song "Au clair de la lune", while her father (William Hopper) says his goodbyes to her and his wife, Christine (Nancy Kelly), as he goes away on military duty. Their neighbor and landlord, Monica Breedlove (Evelyn Varden), comes in with a present for Rhoda - a locket. Rhoda, looking pristine and proper in her perfect pinafore dress and long blonde pigtails, thanks Monica for the gift. She then tap dances on the hard floor. Monica notices Rhoda's tap shoes, and Rhoda says that adding the taps to the shoes was her own idea. They then discuss a penmanship medal competition that Rhoda lost to her schoolmate, Claude Daigle; Monica speaks of it as a childish disappointment, but Rhoda's face darkens with fury. Christine and Rhoda leave for the school picnic at a nearby lake.
Man in the Attic (1953)
, 1h21Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Jack Palance, Constance Smith, Frances Bavier, Rhys Williams, Sean McClory, Lester Matthews
Roles Helen Harley
Rating60%
The story takes place in London, 1888. On the third night of the Jack the Ripper killings, a man rents out an attic from an older couple in need of extra income. The man (Jack Palance), a research pathologist, begins working on his experiments in the rooms. Helen Harley, the landlady (Frances Bavier), becomes suspicious of the man, especially when her niece Lily Bonner (Constance Smith) shows an interest in him.
The Lady Says No (1952)
, 1h20Directed by Frank Ross
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Joan Caulfield, David Niven, James Robertson Justice, Lenore Lonergan, Frances Bavier, Peggy Maley
Roles Alice Hatch
Rating52%
David Niven plays a globe-trotting author and photographer on assignment from LIFE magazine to do a photo story on best-selling author of the title book, "The Lady Says 'No'," Joan Caulfield. Rather than finding a dour spinster, as he expects, she is a young, attractive blonde, who finds her published theories against love and men set on their head.
My Wife's Best Friend (1952)
, 1h27Directed by Richard Sale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Anne Baxter, Macdonald Carey, Cecil Kellaway, Max Showalter, Catherine McLeod, Leif Erickson
Roles Mrs. Chamberlain
Rating59%
Virginia Mason (Anne Baxter) and George (Macdonald Carey), husband and wife from Mellford, Illinois, are passengers on an airliner for a second honeymoon in Hawaii. When the plane develops serious engine trouble, it looks like the end for everyone on board. Certain that he's facing an imminent demise, George confesses to Virginia that he's had an affair with her best friend Jane Richards (Catherine McLeod). Virginia mulls over several potential revenges in her mind, casting herself as various famous women of history. The plane lands safely, at which time Virginia learns that the "affair" was nothing more than a discreet flirtation.
Bend of the River (1952)
, 1h31Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors James Stewart, John Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson, Jay C. Flippen, Lori Nelson
Roles Mrs. Prentiss
Rating71%
In 1866, remorseful former border raider Glyn McLyntock (James Stewart) is scouting for a wagon train of settlers to Oregon. While he is checking the trail ahead, he rescues Emerson Cole (Arthur Kennedy) from being lynched for stealing a horse. Cole, who says the horse is "not exactly stolen," thinks he's heard of McLyntock, but doesn't pursue the subject. One of the pioneers in the wagon train is the eligible Laurie Baile (Julie Adams). That night, they are attacked by five Shoshone Indians and Laurie is wounded by an arrow. McLyntock and Cole go out to deal with the Shoshones and Cole saves McLyntock's life in the process. McLyntock welcomes Cole, but Jeremy Baile (Jay C. Flippen), the leader of the settlers, does not trust Cole and does not believe that a man can change from bad to good.
Horizons West (1952)
, 1h21Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres War, Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Robert Ryan, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson, John McIntire, Raymond Burr, James Arness
Roles Martha Hammond
Rating62%
Dan Hammond returns to Texas after the war, as does brother Neil, who simply wants to run a small ranch. Dan's ambition is to build an empire the way ruthless Cord Hardin has.
, 1h32Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Radio, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Dystopian films, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Billy Gray, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Frances Bavier
Roles Mrs. Barley, boarder
Rating77%
When a flying saucer lands in Washington, D.C., the U. S. Army quickly encircles the spaceship. A humanoid (Michael Rennie) emerges, announcing that he has come in peace. As he advances, he unexpectedly opens a small cylindrical device and is shot by a nervous soldier who thinks it's a weapon. A tall robot emerges from the saucer and quickly disintegrates the army's deployed weapons with an energy ray. The alien orders the robot, Gort, to stop. He explains that the broken device was a gift for the President, which would have enabled him "to study life on the other planets".
The Stooge (1951)
, 1h48Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen, Marion Marshall, Frances Bavier, Marie McDonald
Roles Mrs. Rogers
Rating66%
In 1930, entertainer Bill Miller believes that he has the ability to become a solo performer. He and his partner Ben Bailey split up and go their separate ways. Miller fails miserably, and his manager, Leo Lyman thinks it would be a good idea to perform with a "stooge." Enter Ted Rogers, who plays an accident-prone foil for Miller. Soon afterwards, Miller's act is a hit.
Girls About Town (1931)
, 1h6Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Kay Francis, Joel McCrea, Eugene Pallette, Lilyan Tashman, Alan Dinehart, Sr., Lucile Gleason
Roles Joy - Party Girl (uncredited)
Rating68%
À New York, deux jeunes femmes élégantes et séduisantes se font entretenir en courtisant de riches hommes d’affaires. Sans aucun sentiment, elles sont prêtes à tout pour maintenir leur niveau de vie. Mais un jour, elles rencontrent un millionnaire et son jeune associé lors d’une balade en yacht.