Ms. Drake had an unusual way of speaking. Sort of a lisp. Or, like she had little marbles in her mouth. She was a pretty good actress, though. Most convincing when she played the loyal, martyred wife and mother character type. I could have seen her perfectly play the lead in "Mildred Pierce", for example, but the scenery-chewing narcissist Joan Crawford grabbed that role. Betsy must have had a lot of patience to put up with gargantuan Hollywood egos for as long as she did. RIP to a wonderful star.
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I find the comment that Betsy Drake wasn’t beautiful completely wrong as she was really beautiful, very talented, and extremely intelligent!😍
Ms. Drake had an unusual way of speaking. Sort of a lisp. Or, like she had little marbles in her mouth. She was a pretty good actress, though. Most convincing when she played the loyal, martyred wife and mother character type. I could have seen her perfectly play the lead in "Mildred Pierce", for example, but the scenery-chewing narcissist Joan Crawford grabbed that role. Betsy must have had a lot of patience to put up with gargantuan Hollywood egos for as long as she did. RIP to a wonderful star.