Rosalind Keith (born Rosalind Culli; December 6, 1916 – February 24, 2000) was an American film actress.[2]
Rosalind Keith | |
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Born | December 6, 1916 Mascoutah, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | February 24, 2000 (aged 83) Glenwood, Arkansas, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1934–1944 (film) |
Spouse | Willison Clarence Mellor (?-1940)[1] |
Keith was born Rosalind Culli in Mascoutah, Illinois,[3] the daughter of Rudolph and Hilda Culli.[4] Her family moved to Belleville, Illinois, when she was young. She studied at the Kendall School of Expression in Belleville, continuing to do so after her family moved to St. Louis.[3]
When Keith was 15 year old, she married artist James M. Lewis in St. Louis. She filed for divorce from him in 1935.[5] She later married cameraman William Mellor in Boulder City, Nevada.[3]
After making 18 films for Columbia and Paramount, she became a singer billed as Rosalind Courtright.[6]
Filmography
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1934 | Romance in the Rain | Cinderella Girl | |
1935 | The Glass Key | Opal Madvig | |
1935 | Annapolis Farewell | Madeline Deming | |
1935 | Gentlemen of the Navy | Mary Jennings | |
1936 | Poppy | Frances Parker | |
1936 | King of the Royal Mounted | Helen Lawton - alias Helen Curtis | |
1936 | Theodora Goes Wild | Adelaide Perry | Uncredited |
1937 | Find the Witness | Linda Mason | |
1937 | Westbound Mail | Marion Saunders | |
1937 | Parole Racket | Betty Wilson | |
1937 | Motor Madness | Peggy McNeil | |
1937 | Criminals of the Air | Nancy Rawlings | |
1937 | A Fight to the Finish | Ellen Ames | |
1937 | A Dangerous Adventure | Linda Gale | |
1937 | Under Suspicion | Doris | |
1937 | Clipped Wings | Molly McGuire | |
1937 | Manhattan Shakedown | Gloria Stoner | |
1938 | Arson Gang Busters | Joan Lawrence | |
1939 | Trouble in Sundown | June Cameron | |
1939 | Bad Boy | Madelon Kirby | |
1944 | Ladies of Washington | Nurse | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ "Actress Rosalind Keith in court waiting to have a divorce granted from Willison Clarence Mellor, Los Angeles, 1940 | UCLA".
- ^ Langman & Finn p.86
- ^ a b c "Belleville Movie Star Weds". Belleville Daily Advocate. March 28, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grandmother of Rosalind Culli Dies in Mascoutah". The Belleville News-Democrat. January 7, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Artist sued for divorce". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. April 5, 1935. p. 2 D. Retrieved July 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stafford, M. Oakley (November 23, 1953). "Informing You". Hartford Courant. Connecticut, Hartford. p. 12. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
edit- Larry Langman & Daniel Finn. A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties. Greenwood Press, 1995.
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