Betsy Drake

Betsy Drake was a Frenchborn American actress and writer. She was also known for being the third wife of actor Cary Grant.

Drake, the eldest child of two American expatriates, was born in Paris, France. Although her grandfather, Tracy Drake, had built the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, the Drakes lost their money in the 1929 stockmarket crash. As a result, she returned to the U.S. on the SS160le de France with her parents, brothers, and a nanny. She grew up in Chicago, Westport, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, and New York City. She went todifferent schools, both private and public, before concentrating on theatre and acting at a junior college in Rock Creek Park.

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