Beverly Roberts(1914-2009)
- Actress
Spotted singing in a New York City nightclub by a Warner Brothers
talent scout, Beverly Roberts' first role was in
The Singing Kid (1936) with
Al Jolson. A young
Humphrey Bogart was her co-star in
Two Against the World (1936).
China Clipper (1936), a
loose depiction of the founding of Pan American Airways, teamed her with
Pat O'Brien.
God's Country and the Woman (1937)
was Warner Brothers first Technicolor production, filmed at Mt. St.
Helens, Washington, it was her most prestigious film. Subsequently, she
returned to singing and acting on the stage. In the late 1940s and
early 1950s she appeared on numerous radio and TV shows.
In 1954 she was appointed administrator of the Theater Authority, whose members comprised the five entertainment unions. The organization exercised jurisdiction over the appearance of performers at charity events and telethons. She retired in 1977 to Laguna Niguel, California. In March 2002 Beverly was honored at the Del Mar Theater in Santa Cruz, California, when "China Clipper" was shown at its grand re-opening. She was also honored at the Cinecon Film Festival in Hollywood in August, 2002.
In 1954 she was appointed administrator of the Theater Authority, whose members comprised the five entertainment unions. The organization exercised jurisdiction over the appearance of performers at charity events and telethons. She retired in 1977 to Laguna Niguel, California. In March 2002 Beverly was honored at the Del Mar Theater in Santa Cruz, California, when "China Clipper" was shown at its grand re-opening. She was also honored at the Cinecon Film Festival in Hollywood in August, 2002.
