Rosalind Keith

Rosalind Keith
Keith in court waiting to have a divorce granted from Willison Clarence Mellor, Los Angeles, 1940
BornDecember 6, 1916
Mascoutah, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 2000 (aged 83)
Glenwood, Arkansas, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1934–1944 (film)
SpouseWillison Clarence Mellor (?-1940)[1]

Rosalind Keith (born Rosalind Culli; December 6, 1916 – February 24, 2000) was an American film actress.[2]

Keith was born Rosalind Culli in Mascoutah, Illinois,[3] the daughter of Rudolph and Hilda Culli.[4] Her family moved to Belleville, Illinois, when she was young. She studied at the Kendall School of Expression in Belleville, continuing to do so after her family moved to St. Louis.[3]

When Keith was 15 year old, she married artist James M. Lewis in St. Louis. She filed for divorce from him in 1935.[5] She later married cameraman William Mellor in Boulder City, Nevada.[3]

After making 18 films for Columbia and Paramount, she became a singer billed as Rosalind Courtright.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1934 Romance in the Rain Cinderella Girl
1935 The Glass Key Opal Madvig
1935 Annapolis Farewell Madeline Deming
1935 Gentlemen of the Navy Mary Jennings
1936 Poppy Frances Parker
1936 King of the Royal Mounted Helen Lawton - alias Helen Curtis
1936 Theodora Goes Wild Adelaide Perry Uncredited
1937 Find the Witness Linda Mason
1937 Westbound Mail Marion Saunders
1937 Parole Racket Betty Wilson
1937 Motor Madness Peggy McNeil
1937 Criminals of the Air Nancy Rawlings
1937 A Fight to the Finish Ellen Ames
1937 A Dangerous Adventure Linda Gale
1937 Under Suspicion Doris
1937 Clipped Wings Molly McGuire
1937 Manhattan Shakedown Gloria Stoner
1938 Arson Gang Busters Joan Lawrence
1939 Trouble in Sundown June Cameron
1939 Bad Boy Madelon Kirby
1944 Ladies of Washington Nurse Uncredited, (final film role)

References

  1. ^ "Actress Rosalind Keith in court waiting to have a divorce granted from Willison Clarence Mellor, Los Angeles, 1940 | UCLA".
  2. ^ Langman & Finn p.86
  3. ^ a b c "Belleville Movie Star Weds". Belleville Daily Advocate. March 28, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grandmother of Rosalind Culli Dies in Mascoutah". The Belleville News-Democrat. January 7, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Artist sued for divorce". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. April 5, 1935. p. 2 D. Retrieved July 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Stafford, M. Oakley (November 23, 1953). "Informing You". Hartford Courant. Connecticut, Hartford. p. 12. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Bibliography

  • Larry Langman & Daniel Finn. A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties. Greenwood Press, 1995.


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