Jeanine Ann Roose

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Jeanine Ann Roose
Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Occupations
Spouse
Eugene Richard Auger
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(m. 1964)​

Jeanine Ann Roose (October 24, 1937 – December 31, 2021) was an American child actress and psychologist.

Life and career

Roose was born on October 24, 1937, to Ivan R. and Agatha Roose.[1][2][3] Her first job was on The Jack Benny Program at the age of eight;[4] the role, as that of "Baby" or "Little" Alice Harris, is one she would keep for most of her entertainment career. She was also featured as a character on The Fitch Bandwagon and The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show from 1946 to 1954. The character shared a name with the real-life daughter of Phil Harris and Alice Faye;[5] the couple's two daughters did not wish to appear on the program.[6]

Other radio appearances included playing Chris in the Lux Radio Theatre production of I Remember Mama[7] and an episode of Mr. President with Edward Arnold.[8] Her sole film credit was as young Violet Bick in the 1946 film classic It's a Wonderful Life.[9][10] She also starred in the unaired television pilot Arabella's Tall Tales.[11][12]

Roose attended Audubon Junior High School.[7] She later attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi.[13] She worked as a Jungian psychoanalyst in her later life.[14] Roose married Eugene Richard Auger on September 4, 1964.[1]

She died from an abdominal infection in Valley Village, California, on December 31, 2021, at the age of 84.[15]

Works

  • Roose Auger, Jeanine (1976). Behavioral Systems And Nursing. Prentice Hall.
    ISBN 9780130744845
    .

References

  1. ^ a b "Auger-Roose Nuptials Recited in Van Nuys". Valley News. Van Nuys, California. 1964-09-06. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jeanine Ann Roose Has Fourth Natal Day Party". San Fernando Valley Times. 1941-10-31. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Alias Miss Harris Circleville Herald March 5, 1946 NewspaperArchive pg 9 Circleville, OH (1946-03-05). "Alias Miss Harris". Circleville Herald. Circleville, OH. p. 9 – via NewspaperArchive.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Twisting Radio Dials". The Coshocton News. Coshocton, Ohio. 1946-03-10. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ISBN 978-1-60473-586-4
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  6. ^ Schaden, Chuck (1987-10-28). "Faye, Alice (Singer-Actress)". Speaking of Radio. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  7. ^ a b Howe, Gaye (1949-04-24). "Just Like You" (PDF). Radio Life. pp. 7, 32. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  8. ^ Nilsson, Norma Jean (1951-03-30). "Radiomites" (PDF). TV-Radio Life. p. 64. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  9. ISBN 978-1-4116-1737-7
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  10. ^ Cotterill, Greg. ""It's A Wonderful Life" in Seneca Falls". Finger Lakes Daily News. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  11. ^ "Franklin Winds First 30-Min. 'Tall Tales' for 6G". Variety. 1949-05-11. p. 26 – via Proquest.
  12. ISBN 978-1-4766-7206-9
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  13. ^ "New Initiates". The Valley Times. North Hollywood. 1955-10-22. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Dr. Jeanine Roose". Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  15. ^ "Jeanine Ann Roose, Played Little Violet in 'It's a Wonderful Life' Dead at 84". TMZ. Retrieved 2022-01-02.

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