Annette Margaret Bade (March 22, 1900 – September 2, 1975) was an American stage performer, best known as a

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Early life

Annette Margaret Bade was born in New York City, the daughter of William Bade and Lillian C. Bade (née Dittman). Her parents were in show business, as were her grandparents. She left school after completing 8th grade.

Career

Annette Bade was a milliner's model as a young woman. Her Broadway credits included roles in ''The Century Girl'' (1916–1917), ''Words and Music'' (1917–1918), ''Aphrodite'' (1919), ''Morris Gest's Midnight Whirl'' (1919–1920), ''Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic'' (1921), ''Ziegfeld 9 O'Clock Frolic'' (1921), ''Ziegfeld Frolic'' (1922), ''Cold Feet'' (1923), and ''Vogues of 1924'' (1924). She was also in one silent film, ''A Woman's Business'' (1920). She appeared as a fashion model, and was one of the actress clients of British designer Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon. Critic

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, and Annette Bade's legs." Another critic described her as "slim, fair, youthful, and possessing a voice somewhere between a whine and a whisper."

Personal life

Annette Bade married advertising executive Alfred Clarence Mace Jr. He died in 1934. Bade, who was always described as petite in stature, had a daughter, Anne Catherine Mace (1925–1980), who was over six feet tall; she also became a showgirl. Bade applied for a marriage license with Irving Rose on May 6, 1944, in

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. In the 1940 census, Bade listed her occupation as saleslady. She died on September 2, 1975, in Florida.

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A photograph of Annette Bade
from the Bain News Service, in the George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bade, Annette 1900 births 1975 deaths American showgirls Ziegfeld girls 20th-century American actresses Entertainers from New York City