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Lyda Roberti

Lyda Roberti

Actor

Born May 20, 1906 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]

Died December 3, 1938

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Lyda's father was German clown Roberti, her mother a Polish trick rider. As a child performer, she toured Europe and Asia with the Circus in which she was born, leaving it (and her reportedly abusive father) in Shanghai, China. In this truly international city, Lyda became a child cafe entertainer and learned the fractured English that became her trademark. Around 1927, she emigrated to California, finding work in vaudeville, where she was "discovered" in 1930 by Broadway producer Lou Holtz and became an overnight star in his 1931 show 'You Said It'. Lyda's unforgettable stage and screen character was a sexy blonde whose charming accent and uninhibited man-chasing were played for hilarious laughs. From 1932-35 she made 8 comedy and musical films mainly at Paramount, with Fields, Cantor, and other great comedians; her unique singing style was also popular on the radio and records. Her health declining from premature heart disease, she briefly replaced the late Thelma Todd in Hal Roach comedy shorts with Patsy Kelly and appeared in 3 features for MGM and Columbia, then retired from film work a few months before her fatal heart attack at age 31.

Date of Birth 20 May 1906, Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]

Date of Death 12 March 1938, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack)

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Hooray for Hollywood Poster

Hooray for Hollywood Documentary1982Self

Wide Open Faces Poster

Wide Open Faces Feature Film1938Kitty Fredericks

Nobody's Baby Poster

Nobody's Baby Feature Film1937Lena Marchetti

Pick a Star Poster

Pick a Star Feature Film1937Dagmar

At Sea Ashore Poster

At Sea Ashore Short Film1936Lyda Roberti

Hill-Tillies Poster

Hill-Tillies Short Film1936Lyda Roberti

George White's 1935 Scandals Poster

George White's 1935 Scandals Feature Film1935Manya

The Big Broadcast of 1936 Poster

The Big Broadcast of 1936 Feature Film1935Countess Ysobel de Naigila

College Rhythm Poster

College Rhythm Feature Film1934Mimi

Hollywood Rhythm Poster

Hollywood Rhythm Short Film1934Self

Meet the Baron Poster

Meet the Baron Feature Film1933College Girl

Three Cornered Moon Poster

Three Cornered Moon Feature Film1933Jenny

Torch Singer Poster

Torch Singer Feature Film1933Dora Nichols

Dancers in the Dark Poster

Dancers in the Dark Feature Film1932Fanny Zabowolski

Million Dollar Legs Poster

Million Dollar Legs Feature Film1932Mata Machree

The Kid from Spain Poster

The Kid from Spain Feature Film1932Rosalie

The Roof Garden Revue Short Film1928Self

Undersea Revue Short Film1928

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