Born 1914 in Brooklyn, New York, American actress, singer, and painter Beverly Roberts was first spotted by a Warner Bros. talent scout while singing in a nightclub in 1935.
Having performed as a stage actress prior to that, Roberts was signed to a contract with Warner Brothers, starring in her first film in 1936, titled The Singing Kid, in which she appeared opposite Al Jolson. That same year she starred opposite Humphrey Bogart in Two Against the World. In 1937, she starred in God’s Country and the Woman, Warners’ first Technicolor film, in which she starred opposite George Brent. From 1937 to 1939, she starred in sixteen films.
By 1940, Roberts had returned to singing and stage acting. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was showcased in numerous radio and television appearances.
Roberts retired in 1977, and moved to Laguna Niguel, California, where she lived out the remainder of her life. She died in 2009, at age 95, in her home in Laguna Niguel.
Take a look at these beautiful photos to see portraits of a young Beverly Roberts in the 1930s.
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