Lillian Roth
Biography
Lillian Roth, an American singer and actress, began her career as a child performer, taken by her mother to Educational Pictures at age six and making her Broadway debut in 1917 as Flossie in The Inner Man. Paramount Pictures put her under a seven-year contract, and she appeared in The Love Parade (1929) opposite Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier, Madam Satan (1930), and the Marx Brothers' Animal Crackers (1930). Warner Bros. later cast her in a supporting role in Ladies They Talk About (1933). She also headlined New York's Palace Theatre and performed in the Earl Carroll Vanities. Her autobiography I'll Cry Tomorrow became a hit 1955 film starring Susan Hayward, who earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Roth also returned to Broadway in I Can Get It for You Wholesale, toured in Funny Girl, and played a pathologist in Alice, Sweet Alice (1976).
69years old at death
- Born Boston
- Died New York City
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 47 years1929 to 1976
Every film, newest first
- 1976Alice, Sweet AliceIMDb rating 6.4
- 1933Ladies They Talk AboutIMDb rating 6.6
- 1930Animal CrackersIMDb rating 7.4
- 1930Madam SatanIMDb rating 6.3
- 1929The Love ParadeIMDb rating 6.9
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Early training
Roth went to the Professional Children's School in New York City, where her classmates included Ruby Keeler and Milton Berle.
First role
Roth appeared in Revels with Frank Fay. When she was 13 years old, she lied to the show's producers and told them she was 19.
Behind the camera
In 1954 Roth wrote her autobiography I'll Cry Tomorrow with Gerold Frank. It became a worldwide bestseller, with over seven million copies sold in 20 languages, and a hit film of the same title followed the next year.
Beyond film
As a child performer, Roth started singing "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)", and it became her theme song.
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Worked with
Lillian Roth made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Mary Gordon's page
Reginald Denny's page
Lyle Talbot's page
Eugene Pallette's page
Victor HeermanDirector, 1 film, 1930
All films by Victor Heerman
Alfred SoleDirector, 1 film, 1976
All films by Alfred Sole
All films by Ernst Lubitsch
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
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