Irene Ware
Biography
Irene Ware was an American actress who came to Hollywood by way of beauty pageants and the Broadway revue stage. Born in 1910 in New York, she was crowned Miss Greater New York and then Miss United States in 1929 and was first runner-up for the Miss Universe title that year. She made her stage debut in a 1929 revue at the Metropolitan Theatre in Boston and appeared in Earl Carroll's Sketch Book and the 1930 and 1931 editions of Earl Carroll's Vanities. Fox signed her and she took the name Irene Ware, making an uncredited film debut in Society Girl in 1932. Her second picture, Chandu the Magician (1932), opposite Edmund Lowe and Bela Lugosi, made her a star, and she was best remembered as Princess Nadji in that film and as the leading lady to Boris Karloff and Lugosi in The Raven (1935).
82years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Orange
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Irene Catherine Ahlberg and Irene Ahlberg
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years1932 to 1936
Every film, newest first
- 1936Gold Diggers of 1937IMDb rating 6.4
- 1936Murder at Glen AtholIMDb rating 5.9
- 1935The RavenIMDb rating 6.8
- 1932Chandu the MagicianIMDb rating 6.2
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A first
At 18, while working as a stenographer, Ware took the Miss Greater New York crown, then became Miss United States in 1929. That same year in Galveston, Texas, she placed first runner-up for Miss Universe and collected $1,000.
Big break
Ware's second film, Chandu the Magician, came out in 1932 and was directed by Marcel Varnel. That film quickly made her a star.
About the name
Ware was contracted to Fox Studios, and after that she moved to Hollywood, where she changed her name to Irene Ware.
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Worked with
Irene Ware shares two films with Bela Lugosi, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Bela Lugosi's page
Boris Karloff's page
Ian Wolfe's page
Charles Halton's page
Joseph Crehan's page
Don Brodie's page
Lew LandersDirector, 1 film, 1935
All films by Lew Landers
All films by Lloyd Bacon
Marcel VarnelDirector, 1 film, 1932
All films by Marcel Varnel
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Official profiles and reference pages.