Allene Roberts

American actress (1928–2019)

Ralph Cochran

(m. 1955; died 1989)

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Emma Allene Roberts^[1] (September 1, 1928 – May 9, 2019)^[2]^[3] was an American actress.

Early years

Roberts was born in Fairfield, Alabama, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Roberts. In 1941, she won the "America's Most Charming Child" contest sponsored by the New York Daily Mirror,^[4] receiving $1,000 in cash and a $1,000 contract with Warner Bros. studio.^[1]

Career

Roberts appeared in twelve movies from 1947 to 1954, and on TV in Four Star Playhouse, Adventures of Superman^[5] and Dragnet.^{[citation needed]} Her first big picture was The Red House (1947)^[3] starring Rory Calhoun, Julie London and Edward G. Robinson. That movie was considered by the critics^[which?] to be the "sleeper hit" of the year.^{[citation needed]}

Roberts' other films included Knock on Any Door (1949),^[6] Union Station (1950),^[7] and Bomba on Panther Island (1949).

Death

On May 9, 2019, Roberts died in Huntsville, Alabama, at age 90.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1947	The Red House	Meg
1948	The Sign of the Ram	Jane St. Aubyn
1948	Michael O'Halloran	Lily Nelson
1949	Knock on Any Door	Emma
1949	Bomba on Panther Island	Judy Maitland
1950	Union Station	Lorna Murchison
1951	A Wonderful Life	Mary Wood	Short
	Santa Fe	Ella Sue Canfield
	The Hoodlum	Rosa
1952	Kid Monk Baroni	Emily Brooks
	Thunderbirds	Margie Hanford
	The Blazing Forest	Milly	Uncredited

References

^ ^a ^b Fernandez, Charles (May 13, 1941). "Tampa Girl, 12, Wins $2000 First Prize As Most Charming Child". The Tampa Times. Florida, Tampa. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Allene Roberts Cochran Obituary – Visitation & Funeral Information". www.laughlinservice.com. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Allene Roberts, Actress in Humphrey Bogart's 'Knock on Any Door,' Dies at 90". The Hollywood Reporter. May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
^ Stalnaker, Leo Jr. (June 15, 1949). "Allene Roberts Invites Her Friends Here to Write Her in Hollywood". The Tampa Times. Florida, Tampa. p. 3. Retrieved June 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ""Adventures of Superman" Actress Allene Roberts Passes Away".
^ Silver, Alain and Elizabeth Ward, ed., Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style, The Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY, Third Edition, 1992 pp. 161–162
^ Silver, p. 303.