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Beatrice Roberts
Actress
Female
Born
Mar 7, 1905
Died
Jul 24, 1970
Alice Beatrice Roberts was an American film actress. She was briefly married to the cartoonist and showman Robert L. Ripley and a mistress of Louis B. Mayer. She was born in Manhattan of Jewish ancestry. She married Robert Ripley on October 31, 1919,… Read More
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Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Beatrice Roberts.
CHILDHOOD
1905
Birth
Born in 1905.
TEENAGE
1919
14 Years Old
She was born in Manhattan of Jewish ancestry. She married Robert Ripley on October 31, 1919, about the time he invented his Believe It or Not cartoon strip. The marriage was short lived – they separated three months later and were divorced in 1926.
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1924
19 Years Old
After her marriage, Robert entered several beauty pageants including the 1924 and 1925 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey (as Miss Manhattan, 1924, and Miss Greater New York, 1925).
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TWENTIES
1933
28 Years Old
She went to Hollywood in 1933 and between then and 1946, she appeared in nearly 60 films, including Tall Timber (1937) and Love Takes Flight (also 1937), in which she starred opposite Bruce Cabot.
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THIRTIES
1935
30 Years Old
She was a mistress to MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer in 1935 and 1936, while under contract to his company.
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FORTIES
1949
44 Years Old
Her last movie contract was with Universal, and her final appearances were in Criss-Cross and Family Honeymoon. Her acting career never becoming the success she had dreamed of, she left Hollywood in 1949.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1970
66 Years Old
Died on July 24, 1970.
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