Alice Dahl
Alice Dahl (born June 10, 1913) was an actress in the United States. She had roles, including as the female lead, in B-Western movies.[1] She later went by the stage name Terry Walker.[2][3]
Early life[]
She was born on June 10, 1913 in Petersburg, Alaska.[4][5] Her father, Charles Norberg, ran a fur farm near Petersburg.[6][7] Her mother was Emelia Dahl[8] and her sister was named Lillian Norberg.[7] At age 11, she attended school in Seattle. Soon after, her adopted family moved to Hollywood.[9]
Career[]
Before 1933, Dahl was a part of the Little Theater Movement in southern California and she acted in minor parts in films. Her first leading role was in the film Whirlwind, which was produced under the working title Free Ranger.[10][11] The film was a Western, and Dahl played opposite Tim McCoy.[12]
She had a small part in the 1934 Laurel and Hardy musical film Babes in Toyland and in one of Shemp Howard's films.[13]
Dahl acted in Hollywood films for five[9] to ten[3] years, mainly in minor roles, before leaving to work in radio. Around this time, she began to go professionally by the name Terry Walker. After being offered a job to sing with orchestra, she performed in Phoenix, Arizona for two seasons. She sang in New York with band, and performed again with Rubini in Miami, Florida.[3][9] After a Paramount employee saw her photo on a magazine cover, she returned to Hollywood and was signed to the studio on a "stock contract" around 1936.[14][3]
Filmography[]
- The Whirlwind (1933), as Mollie
- When Lightning Strikes (1934), as Helen Stevens, co-starring role
- Babes in Toyland (1934)
- Twisted Rails (1934), as Mary McGuire
- Coyote Trails (1935), as Helen Baker
As Terry Walker[]
- And Sudden Death (1936)
- Mountain Music (film) (1937), as Lobelia Sheppard
- Blonde Trouble (1937), as Eileen Fletcher
- Federal Bullets (1937), as Milly
- On the Great White Trail (1938), as Kay Larkin
- Delinquent Parents (1938)
- Billy the Kid in Texas (1940), as Mary Barton
- Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940), as Jane Winters
- Dangerous Lady (film) (1941), as Annie Lowell
- The Medico of Painted Springs (1941)
- Invisible Ghost (1941), as Cecile Mannix
- Voodoo Man (1944), as Alice
References[]
- ^ "Alice Dahl".
- ^ Skolsky, Sidney (30 March 1937). "Happenings in Hollywood". The Minneapolis Star. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Hollywood". The Baltimore Sun. 7 February 1937. p. 1-7. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Alice Dahl".
- ^ "Screen Celebs: Terry Walker". Reading Times. 30 April 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Santa Cruz Theatre". Santa Cruz Evening News. 8 August 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Norberg-Sanford". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 15 March 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Actress Aids Mother's Suit". The Los Angeles Times. 14 January 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Singer At Club Born in Alaska". The Miami Herald. 19 January 1936. p. 6-D. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Gets Leading Role". Indian Valley Record. 11 May 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "The Screen". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 2 March 1933. p. 18. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ ""Whirlwind" Ends State Run Tonight". Santa Ana Register. 16 December 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Cast Member : Alice Dahl".
- ^ Harrison, Paul (9 January 1937). "Contracts Put Girls in Pictures But Not In Motion Pictures". The Bangor Daily News. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- 20th-century American actresses
- 1913 births