Alta Allen
Alta Allen | |
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| File:Alta Allen - Sep 1920 EH.jpg 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 | Hampton Del Ruth (m. 1920 – ?) |
Alta Allen (born Alta Crowin) (September 6, 1904 – July 24, 1998) was an American actress.
Early years
[edit | edit source]Allen was born as Alta Crowin[1] in Oakland, California in 1904 to a Scottish mother, Jessie (née 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.[citation needed]
Allen was "one of the most popular of Oakland's younger social set."[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Allen's early professional experience included acting in stock theater in Oakland and directing and performing in the Fairmont's Rainbow Lane revue.[2]
In 1920, 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 Skirts.[4] She would subsequently sign a contract with Universal Studios,[5] and later appeared in several films released by this corporation, including The Marriage Chance (1922),[6] and A Self-Made Failure (1924). Her final credited screen appearance occurred in 1926, as Thora Barton in the cast of The Set-Up.
Personal life and death
[edit | edit source]On November 25, 1920, Allen married actor, screenwriter, and director Hampton Del Ruth[1] (the couple later divorced).[7] She died of natural causes at her Boonsboro home on June 24, 1998, the age of 93.[citation needed]
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | A Shocking Night | Bessie Lane | Lost film |
| Seven Years Bad Luck | Betty | Max's Fiancée | |
| Be My Wife | Mary | The subject of the main characters' affections | |
| Skirts | Kidnapped girl | Lost film | |
| 1922 | The Marriage Chance | Eleanor Douglas | Lost film |
| 1924 | A Self-Made Failure | Mrs. Spike Malone | Alternative title: The Goof Lost film |
| Daring Chances | Agnes Rushton | Lost film | |
| 1926 | The Set-Up | Thora Barton | Daughter of Cliff Barton, the murder victim Lost film |
| Raggedy Rose | Rose's former co-worker | Uncredited role |
References
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- ^ Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio p. 170
- ^ a b American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 p. 381
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External links
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- Alta Allen at IMDb
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