{{Short description|American actress (1907–1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{distinguish|Edie Adams}} {{Infobox person | name = Eadie Adams | image = | caption= | imagesize = | birth_date = {{birth date|1907|8|8|mf=y}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1983|3|30|1907|8|8}} | death_place = Palm Springs, California, U.S. | years_active = 1935–1937 | occupation = Actress | birth_name = | othername = | homepage = }}
'''Eadie Adams''' (August 8, 1907{{spaced ndash}}March 30, 1983) was an American singer and film actress. She appeared in several films between 1935 and 1937. ==Career== Adams was the first singer with Kay Kyser and his orchestra.<ref name="lat">{{cite news |title=Maverick high school graduate chooses footlights over field lights |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37975448/the_los_angeles_times/ |accessdate=January 2, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 29, 1989 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=335|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Prior to March 1936, Adams sang at a night club while studying acting for six months. After that, she gave up singing to focus on her work in films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parsons |first1=Louella O. |title=Metro Studio Gives Eadie Adams Her First Star role in 'Mob Rule'; Warners Suspend Pat O'Brien |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41441251/the_philadelphia_inquirer/ |accessdate=January 1, 2020 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=March 6, 1936 |location=Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |page=6|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> She was cast as a cabaret singer in ''After the Thin Man''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parsons |first1=Louella O. |title=Hollywood Letter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41497814/eadie_adams/ |accessdate=January 2, 2020 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=October 3, 1936 |location=Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |page=13|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Adams' film credits include ''Big City'', ''The 13th Man'', ''Sinner Take All'', ''Reckless'', ''I'll Love You Always'' and ''Restless Knights''.<ref>[http://threestooges.net/cast.php?id=46 threestooges.net]</ref> ==Realty== Adams owned a home near Demuth Park in Palm Springs, California.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Meeks|first1=Eric G.|title=The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes|date=2014|orig-year=2012|publisher=Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe|isbn=978-1479328598|pages=241–43}}</ref> After she retired from acting, Adams formed Eadie Adams Realty in Palm Springs and Palm Desert.<ref name="lat" /> Upon her death in 1983 she was buried at the Hope Town Cemetery in Lostant, Illinois.
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0010936|name=Eadie Adams}} *[http://morethanyouneededtoknow.typepad.com/the_unsung_joe/2008/03/eadie-adams.html The Unsung Joe: Eadie Adams] {{ThreeStooges}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Eadie}} Category:1907 births Category:1983 deaths Category:20th-century American actresses Category:American film actresses Category:Actresses from Palm Springs, California Category:20th-century American singers Category:Singers from California Category:Musicians from Palm Springs, California Category:20th-century American women singers