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Florence Roberts(1861-1940)

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Florence Roberts
Florence Roberts was born on 16 March 1861 in Frederick, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934), Les Misérables (1935) and Make Me a Star (1932). She was married to Walter Gale (actor). She died on 6 June 1940 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMarch 16, 1861
DiedJune 6, 1940(79)
BornMarch 16, 1861
DiedJune 6, 1940(79)
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Known for

Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, and Hal Roach in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
March of the Wooden Soldiers
7.1
  • Widow Peep
  • 1934
Charles Laughton and Fredric March in Les Misérables (1935)
Les Misérables
7.6
  • Toussaint
  • 1935
Joan Blondell, William Beaudine, Stuart Erwin, Zasu Pitts, and Ben Turpin in Make Me a Star (1932)
Make Me a Star
6.5
  • Mrs. Gashwiler
  • 1932
Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, and Jed Prouty in The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
5.4
  • Granny Jones
  • 1939

Credits

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  • On Their Own (1940)
    On Their Own
    4.8
    • Granny Jones
    • 1940
  • James Burke, William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, and Wayne Morris in Double Alibi (1940)
    Double Alibi
    6.2
    • Landlady (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Spring Byington, June Carlson, Kenneth Howell, Jed Prouty, Florence Roberts, and Joan Valerie in Young as You Feel (1940)
    Young as You Feel
    5.9
    • Granny Jones
    • 1940
  • Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois
    7.2
    • Mrs. Bowling Green
    • 1940
  • Spring Byington, June Carlson, George Ernest, Kenneth Howell, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Too Busy to Work (1939)
    Too Busy to Work
    5.0
    • Granny Jones
    • 1939
  • Spring Byington, June Carlson, George Ernest, Kenneth Howell, Billy Mahan, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Quick Millions (1939)
    Quick Millions
    4.3
    • Granny Jones
    • 1939
  • Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, and Jed Prouty in The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939)
    The Jones Family in Hollywood
    5.4
    • Granny Jones
    • 1939
  • Spring Byington, June Carlson, Shirley Deane, Russell Gleason, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Everybody's Baby (1939)
    Everybody's Baby
    5.9
    • Granny Jones
    • 1939
  • Dorothy Arnold, Preston Foster, Nan Grey, and Marion Martin in The Storm (1938)
    The Storm
    6.0
    • Mrs. Roberts
    • 1938
  • Spring Byington, June Carlson, George Ernest, Louise Fazenda, Russell Gleason, Kenneth Howell, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Down on the Farm (1938)
    Down on the Farm
    4.5
    • Granny Jones
    • 1938
  • Andy Devine, Ruth Donnelly, William Gargan, and Joy Hodges in Personal Secretary (1938)
    Personal Secretary
    5.0
    • Mrs. J. J. Farrell
    • 1938
  • Spring Byington, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Safety in Numbers (1938)
    Safety in Numbers
    5.2
    • Granny Jones
    • 1938
  • Spring Byington, June Carlson, Shirley Deane, George Ernest, Russell Gleason, Kenneth Howell, Harold Huber, Billy Mahan, Jed Prouty, Florence Roberts, Marvin Stephens, and Joan Valerie in A Trip to Paris (1938)
    A Trip to Paris
    5.9
    • Granny Jones
    • 1938
  • Spring Byington, Shirley Deane, George Ernest, Kenneth Howell, and Jed Prouty in Love on a Budget (1938)
    Love on a Budget
    5.6
    • Granny Ida Jones
    • 1938
  • Borrowing Trouble (1937)
    Borrowing Trouble
    5.6
    • Granny Jones
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 16, 1861
    • Frederick, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • June 6, 1940
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Walter Gale (actor)April 15, 1882 - 193? (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Diminutive, plump-faced American character actress, on stage from the 1880's. At one time, headed her own stock company out of Philadelphia. Her husband was the stage actor Walter Gale. Florence came to films late in life to play gentle motherly or grandmotherly roles, spinster aunts or testy dowagers. Best remembered as Granny Jones from the Jones family series at 20th Century Fox (1936-40).
  • Trademark
    Played warm hearted grandmothers

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