Frances Robinson (actress)

Frances Robinson
Robinson in the TV series Four Star Playhouse, episode One Way Out (1955)
Born	Marion Frances Ladd (1916-04-26)April 26, 1916 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 16, 1971(1971-08-16) (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1921–1970
Spouse	Sonny Chalif ​ ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	1

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

Early life

Robinson was born Marion Frances Ladd

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

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

1. ^
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3. Newspapers.com
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4. ISBN 978-0-7864-6255-1
   . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
5. ^ The Classic TV Archive Mr. Adams and Eve (1957-58) Accessed 12 June 2021
6. Newspapers.com.

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