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LILLIAN ROTH
RARE 1930'S PHOTOGRAPH OF LILLIAN ROTH - WITH FACSIMILE AUTOGRAPH - STUDIO RELEASE - 5 1/2 X 7
Lillian Roth (December 13, 1910 - May 12, 1980) was an American singer and actress.
Born Lillian Rutstein in Boston, Massachusetts, she was merely six-years-old when her mother took her to Educational Pictures, where she became the company's trademark, symbolized by a living statue holding a lamp of knowledge. The following year she made her Broadway debut in The Inner Man. Her motion picture debut came in 1918 in Pershing's Crusaders. Together with her sister Ann she toured as Lillian Roth and Co. At times the two were billed as The Roth Kids. One of the most exciting moments for her came when she met U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
Roth entered the Clark School of Concentration in the early 1920s. She appeared in Artists and Models in 1923 and went on to make Revels with Frank Fay. During production for the former show, she told management she was nineteen years of age. When she was seventeen, the youth made the first of three Earl Carroll Vanities with Ray Dooley. This was soon followed by Midnight Frolics, a Flo Ziegfeld production.
Soon the young actress signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures. Among the films she made for Paramount were The Love Parade (1929) with Maurice Chevalier, Paramount On Parade (1930), HoneyMadam Satan (1930) with Reginald Denny, and the classic comedy Animal Crackers (1930) with the Marx Brothers. Roth occasionally made films for other studios, such as the women's prison film Ladies They Talk About (Warner Brothers, 1933) with Barbara Stanwyck. (1930), in which she sang Sing You Sinners,
In 1930, Roth left Paramount to go out on her own. She played the Palace Theatre in New York City and performed in the Earl Carroll Vanities in 1928, 1931, and 1932. She continued to make strides as a singer in an era when so much was being set to music.
Unfortunately, her personal life was increasingly overshadowed by her addiction to alcohol. Although her parents were not stereotypical stage parents, as a response to their influence Roth came to rely too much on other people. In her books and interviews, she said she was too trusting of husbands who made key decisions concerning her money and contracts.
Roth was out of the limelight from the late 1930s until 1953 when she appeared on an episode of the TV series This Is Your Life with Ralph Edwards. In response to her honesty in relating her story of alcoholism, she received more than forty thousand letters.
Her theme song, which she began singing as a child performer, was When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along. Roth's sensational autobiography I'll Cry Tomorrow (1954) was made into a hit film the following year starring Susan Hayward, who was nominated for an Academy Award. The book became a bestseller worldwide and sold more than seven million copies in twenty languages, and the film renewed the public's interest in her.Photograph is in very good condition - Has tape on top and bottom edge from a scrapbook - Has a one inch tear bottom right side. Photo is sharp - signed Best Wishes Lillian Roth.Buyer pays shipping of $3.75. Sent in padded envelope.International winner must wait for invoice before payment. If paid before invoice sent - you will be held responsible for additional postage before item ships. Please do not send personal checks or cashiers checks.If you do not wish to take insurance - I will not be held responsible for lost or damaged items. Thank you
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