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Florence Lake

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Original Name
Florence Silverlake
Birth
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Death
11 Apr 1980 (aged 75)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.018456, Longitude: -118.4778621
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Actress. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, she is probably best remembered for her roles in a series of short films playing the wives of actor Edgar Kennedy. The short films ran until Kennedy died in 1948. She was also the sister of actor Arthur Lake, best known for his role as Dagwood Bumstead of Blondie fame on television, radio, and in films. Lake's credits include the films, "New Year's Eve (1929), "Waltzing Around" (1929), "Romance" (1930), "Thanks Again" (1931), "All Gummed Up" (1931), "Jimmy And Sally" (1933), "Wrong Direction" (1934), "A Blasted Event" (1934), "Gasoloons" (1936), "Muss 'Em Up" (1936), "Stagecoach" (1939), "Her Primitive Man" (1944), "Home Canning" (1948), "Bitter Creek" (1954), "The Desperado" (1954), "The Ghost And Mr. Chicken" (1966), "Welcome To Arrow Beach" (1974), and "The Day Of The Locust" (1975). Miss Lake's television roles include, "Baretta," "The Family Holvak," "Emergency!", "Celebrity Playhouse," "The Lone Ranger," "Adventures Of Bill Hickok," "My Friend Flicka," "Lock Up," "Petticoat Junction," "A Touch Of Grace," "Adam-12," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and "Police Woman."
Actress. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, she is probably best remembered for her roles in a series of short films playing the wives of actor Edgar Kennedy. The short films ran until Kennedy died in 1948. She was also the sister of actor Arthur Lake, best known for his role as Dagwood Bumstead of Blondie fame on television, radio, and in films. Lake's credits include the films, "New Year's Eve (1929), "Waltzing Around" (1929), "Romance" (1930), "Thanks Again" (1931), "All Gummed Up" (1931), "Jimmy And Sally" (1933), "Wrong Direction" (1934), "A Blasted Event" (1934), "Gasoloons" (1936), "Muss 'Em Up" (1936), "Stagecoach" (1939), "Her Primitive Man" (1944), "Home Canning" (1948), "Bitter Creek" (1954), "The Desperado" (1954), "The Ghost And Mr. Chicken" (1966), "Welcome To Arrow Beach" (1974), and "The Day Of The Locust" (1975). Miss Lake's television roles include, "Baretta," "The Family Holvak," "Emergency!", "Celebrity Playhouse," "The Lone Ranger," "Adventures Of Bill Hickok," "My Friend Flicka," "Lock Up," "Petticoat Junction," "A Touch Of Grace," "Adam-12," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and "Police Woman."


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  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Mar 1, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18116578/florence-lake: accessed ), memorial page for Florence Lake (27 Nov 1904–11 Apr 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18116578, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.