Bess Flowers

[1] She was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras,"[2] appearing in more than 350 feature films and numerous comedy shorts in her 41-year career.

[citation needed] Her appearances ranged from Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford thrillers to comedic roles alongside of Charley Chase, the Three Stooges, Leon Errol, Edgar Kennedy, and Laurel and Hardy.

She appeared in the following five films which won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night, You Can't Take it with You, All About Eve, The Greatest Show on Earth, and Around the World in 80 Days.

[2] Flowers was first married on September 2, 1923, in Ventura County, California, to Cullen Tate,[5] an assistant director for Cecil B. DeMille.

[citation needed] Flowers died on July 28, 1984, at age 85 in the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital[3]: 129  in Woodland Hills, California.