Frances Robinson (actress)

American actress (1916–1971)

Sonny Chalif

(m. 1963)

Children1

Frances Robinson (born Marion Frances Ladd; April 26, 1916 – August 16, 1971) was an American actress.

Early life

Robinson was born Marion Frances Ladd^[1] in the Fort Wadsworth section of Staten Island, New York, on April 26, 1916. Her father was U. S. Army Major James A. Ladd.^[2]

At age 5, Robinson portrayed Little Henrietta in the silent film Orphans of the Storm (1921).^[1] Before acting in films as an adult, she was a model for the agency operated by John Robert Powers.^[2]

Career

Her acting roles included a nurse in The Invisible Man Returns (1940)^[3] and Marcia in the 1941 version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.^[4] On television, she portrayed Louise Stewart in 1957 as a member of the regular cast of the CBS situation comedy Mr. Adams and Eve during its first season.^[5]

Personal life

Robinson was married to Sonny Chalif,^[6] a nephew of actress Mary Pickford; and they had a son, Louis.^{[citation needed]}

She died on August 16, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 55 of an apparent heart attack.^{[citation needed]}

Partial filmography

Tim Tyler's Luck (1937, Serial)
Forbidden Valley (1938)
His Exciting Night (1938)
Personal Secretary (1938)
The Last Warning (1938)
Desperate Trails (1939)
So You Won't Talk (1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
Glamour for Sale (1940)
Outlaws of the Panhandle (1941)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1941) as Marcia
Bedtime Story (1964)

References

^ ^a ^b "A Screen Test One Day -- Important Role the Next". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. July 19, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved March 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Lathrop, Monroe (June 5, 1939). "Gave Up Social Whirl for Career in Films". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 27. Retrieved August 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Society Girl Has Unusual Experience For Screen Roles". Napa Journal. California, Napa. September 14, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gregory William Mank (June 21, 2010). Hollywood Cauldron: Thirteen Horror Films from the Genre's Golden Age. McFarland. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7864-6255-1. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
^ The Classic TV Archive Mr. Adams and Eve (1957-58) Accessed 12 June 2021
^ Gwynn, Edith (April 2, 1952). "Hollywood". Pottstown Mercury. Pennsylvania, Pottstown. p. 4. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.