Hope Emerson

Hope Emerson fascinates me as a true product of a vanished show-business era. Born in Hawarden, Iowa, in 1897, she was on stage by age three and worked her way up from plunking piano at a ten-cent store to a 1930 Broadway debut in Lysistrata. Actress, vaudevillian, nightclub performer and even strongwoman, she was a genuine all-rounder who used her imposing physical presence to steal scenes, often as memorable heavies. She died in 1960, but I have a deep soft spot for performers like her, who learned their trade on real stages and could do everything. A formidable, unforgettable character actor.

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Name (English)

Hope Emerson

Name (Japanese)

ホープ・エマーソン

Reading

ほーぷ・えまーそん

Born

October 29, 1897 – April 24, 1960

Origin

Hawarden, Iowa, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

actor / singer / stage actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope%20Emerson
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456166

Tags

• Iowa
• actor
• singer
• stage actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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