Alta Allen
Alta Allen | |
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 Allen in 1920 | |
| Born | Alta Crowin September 6, 1904 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1998 (aged 93) Boonsboro, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1921 – 1926 |
| Spouse(s) | Hampton Del Ruth (m. 1920 – ?) |
Alta Allen (born Alta Crowin) (September 6, 1904 – July 24, 1998) was an American actress.
Biography[]
Allen was born as Alta Crowin in Oakland, California in 1904 to a Scottish mother, Jessie Robertson, and W. J. Crowin, who hailed from the West Coast. She made her first professional performance at an Oakland theater in a production of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Allen's role in this production was as Beth March. She was ten years old at the time.
On November 25, 1920, Allen married the actor, screenwriter and director Hampton Del Ruth[1] (the couple would later divorce).[2] The same year, William Fox, the founder of the Fox Film Corporation, observed Allen as she performed the leading role[3] at a musical revue within the Fairmont Hotel.[4] Subsequently, she signed a contract with his studios, although she would only perform one role in any silent film released by Fox Film: the 1921 comedy .[5] She would subsequently sign a contract with Universal Studios,[6] and later appeared in several films released by this corporation, including The Marriage Chance (1922),[7] and A Self-Made Failure (1924). Her final credited screen appearance occurred in 1926, as Thora Barton in the cast of The Set-Up.
Alta Allen died of natural causes at her Boonsboro home on June 24, 1998 the age of 93.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1921 | Bessie Lane | ||
| Seven Years Bad Luck | Betty | Max's Fiancée | |
| Be My Wife | Mary | The subject of the main characters' affections | |
| Skirts | Kidnapped girl | ||
| 1922 | Eleanor Douglas | ||
| 1924 | A Self-Made Failure | Mrs. Spike Malone | Alternative title: The Goof |
| Agnes Rushton | |||
| 1926 | The Set-Up | Thora Barton | Daughter of Cliff Barton, the murder victim |
| Raggedy Rose | Rose's former co-worker | Uncredited role |
References[]
- ^ Walker, Brent E. (13 January 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. p. 561. ISBN 978-0-7864-5707-6. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Alta Crowin Mentioned in the Record of Hampton Del Ruth and Alta Crowin". familysearch.org. 1920-11-25. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio p. 170
- ^ American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 p. 381
- ^ American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 p. 381
- ^ "Alta Allen". Silents Are Golden. Tim Lussier. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ ""Marriage Chance" has Novel Plot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. May 21, 1923. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
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