Edith Roberts ( – August 20, 1935) was an American

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actress from New York City.

Career

Born in New York City, Roberts was a child actress. Roberts performed in vaudeville before she went to Hollywood in 1916. Among her more than 150 screen credits are roles in '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1925), ''Big Brother'' (1923), ''The Wagon Master'' (1929), ''The Mystery Club'' (1926), and ''Two O'Clock in the Morning'' (1929). In 1927, Roberts spent four months in Australia and the Fiji Islands as a co-star of a film for Australasian Film Company, Ltd. She also starred in films for Universal. In 1920, she completed work on ''

White Youth ''White Youth'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Edith Roberts, Alfred Hollingsworth, Thomas Jefferson, Arnold Gray, and Hattie Peters. The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company in De ...

'' and signed a long-term contract with Universal. Roberts's final film appearance was in ''The Adorable Savage'' (1933).

Personal life and death

Roberts was married to real estate operator Harold Carter. On August 20, 1935, she died shortly after giving birth to a son, Robert, at age 36. A Christian Science memorial service was conducted at the chapel at Hollywood Cemetery,

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Selected filmography

* ''When the Call Came'' (1915) * ''Billy's College Job'' (1915) * ''The Trail of the Wild Wolf'' (1916) * ''Cinders'' (1916) * ''Jilted in Jail'' (1917) * ''

The Brazen Beauty ''The Brazen Beauty'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Tod Browning. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it may be a lost film. Cast * Priscilla Dean as Jacala Auehli * Gertrude Astor as Mrs ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Deciding Kiss ''The Deciding Kiss'' is a 1918 American comedy film directed by Tod Browning. The film was considered a lost film for decades. A print was discovered at the French archive Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy. ...

'' (1918) * '' Set Free'' (1918) * '' Bill Henry'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

'' (1920) * '' Her Five-Foot Highness'' (1920) * ''

Alias Miss Dodd ''Alias Miss Dodd'' is a 1920 American comedy film directed by Harry L. Franklin and written by Charles J. Wilson. The film stars Edith Roberts, Walter Richardson, John Cook, Harry von Meter, Margaret McWade and Vida Johnson. The film was rele ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Adorable Savage ''The Adorable Savage'' is a 1920 American silent adventure drama film directed by Norman Dawn and written by Doris Schroeder. It is based on the 1913 adventure novel ''Marama: A Tale of the South Pacific'' by Ralph Stock. The film stars Edith ...

'' (1920) * '' The Triflers'' (1920) * '' The Fire Cat'' (1921) * '' Thunder Island'' (1921) * '' Opened Shutters'' (1921) * ''

The Unknown Wife ''The Unknown Wife'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Edith Roberts, Spottiswoode Aitken and Casson Ferguson. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Three at the Table''.Munden p.803 Cas ...

'' (1921) * '' Luring Lips'' (1921) * '' Flesh and Blood'' (1922) * '' Pawned'' (1922) *''

The Son of the Wolf ''The Son of the Wolf'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Edith Roberts, Wheeler Oakman and Sam Allen. It is a northern set in Canada's Yukon and is based on a short story of the same name by Jack Lo ...

'' (1922) * '' Thorns and Orange Blossoms'' (1922) * '' A Front Page Story'' (1922) * '' Saturday Night'' (1922) * '' The Sunshine Trail'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

The Dangerous Age ''The Dangerous Age'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by John M. Stahl and written by J.G. Hawks, Bess Meredyth, and Lenore Coffee. The film stars Lewis Stone, Cleo Madison, Edith Roberts, Ruth Clifford, Myrtle Stedman, and Jam ...

'' (1923) * '' Roulette'' (1924) * ''

Twenty Dollars a Week ''Twenty Dollars a Week'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent comedy drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring George Arliss, Taylor Holmes, and Edith Roberts (actress), Edith Roberts. Ronald Colman, then a rising star, had a suppo ...

'' (1924) * '' The Bowery Bishop'' (1924) * ''

The Age of Innocence ''The Age of Innocence'' is a 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton. It was her twelfth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine '' Pictorial Review''. Later that year, it was released as a book by D. App ...

'' (1924) * '' Thy Name Is Woman'' (1924) * ''

Roaring Rails ''Roaring Rails'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Tom Forman and featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Big Bill Benson * Frankie Darro as Little Bill * Edith Roberts as Nora Burke * Wallace MacDonald as Malcolm Gre ...

'' (1924) * ''

Three Keys ''Three Keys'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Edith Roberts, Jack Mulhall and Gaston Glass.Munden p.804 Cast * Edith Roberts as Clarita Ortega * Jack Mulhall as Jack Millington * Gaston Glass as G ...

'' (1925) * ''

Heir-Loons ''Heir-Loons'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Grover Jones and starring Wallace MacDonald, Edith Roberts and Stuart Holmes.Munden p.336 Cast * Wallace MacDonald as Geoge Brockton * Edith Roberts as Mary Dale * Cecille Eva ...

'' (1925) * '' Wasted Lives'' (1925) * '' On Thin Ice'' (1925) * ''

The New Champion ''The New Champion'' is a 1925 American silent sports action film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring William Fairbanks, Edith Roberts and Lotus Thompson. Cast * William Fairbanks as Bob * Edith Roberts as Polly Brand * Lotus Thompson ...

'' (1925) * '' Shattered Lives'' (1925) * '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1925) * '' There You Are!'' (1926) * ''

The Taxi Mystery ''The Taxi Mystery'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Fred Windemere and starring Edith Roberts, Robert Agnew, and Virginia Pearson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, millionaire Harry Canby saves a young woman fr ...

'' (1926) * '' The Jazz Girl'' (1926) * ''

The Mystery Club ''The Mystery Club'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Matt Moore, Edith Roberts and Mildred Harris.Munden p.535 It was based on a story from Arthur Somers Roche's ''Crimes of the Armchair Club'' ...

'' (1926) * '' Shameful Behavior?'' (1926) * ''

The Adorable Outcast ''The Adorable Outcast'' is a 1928 Australian silent film directed by Norman Dawn about an adventurer who romances an island girl. The script was based on Beatrice Grimshaw's novel ''Conn of the Coral Seas''. It was one of the most expensive f ...

'' (1928) * '' Dreary House'' (1928) * ''

The Man from Headquarters ''The Man from Headquarters'' is a 1928 American mystery film directed by Duke Worne and starring Cornelius Keefe, Edith Roberts and Charles West.Weaver p.307 Cast * Cornelius Keefe as Yorke Norray * Edith Roberts as Countess Jalna * Charl ...

'' (1928) * '' The Phantom of the North'' (1929)

References

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'', ''Last Honor Paid To Edith Roberts'', August 23, 1935, Page A2.

External links

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