Roberta Gale Explained

Roberta Gale
Birth Date:	October 18, 1914
Birth Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death Date:	January 29, 2008 (aged 93)
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California United States
Occupation:	Actress
Yearsactive:	1930-1935 (film)
Spouse:	S. Mark Taper

Roberta Gale (October 18, 1914 – January 29, 2008) was an American actress.^[1] She is known for her roles as a leading lady in a number of Poverty Row western films made during the 1930s.

The daughter of J.M. Gale and Blanche Harris Gale,^[2] she was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in Miami, Florida.^[3] She appeared on Broadway in The New Yorkers (1927).^[4]

In Hollywood at age 15, Gale was described as "a Clara Bow type".^[5]

Gale married Mark Taper, philanthropist and financier in Los Angeles in 1962; the marriage lasted eight months.^[6]

Selected filmography

• Are These Our Children? (1931)
• The Public Defender (1931)
• Girl of the Rio (1932)
• Her Splendid Folly (1933)
• Police Call (1933)
• Mystery Ranch (1934)
• Terror of the Plains (1934)
• St. Louis Woman (1934)
• Cheers of the Crowd (1935)
• Alias John Law (1935)
• No Man's Range (1935)
• Fighting Youth (1935)

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

Notes and References

1. Pitts p.383
2. News: Baubie . James A. . Fritchey . Clayton . Roberta Gale Breaks High Note To Crash Hollywood . The Pittsburgh Press . February 13, 1931 . Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh . 29. Newspapers.com. August 5, 2018.
3. News: Little Stories of Little Stars . The Akron Beacon Journal . December 5, 1930 . Ohio, Akron . 26. Newspapers.com. August 5, 2018.
4. Web site: Roberta Gale . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 5 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805193248/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/roberta-gale-439434 . 5 August 2018.
5. News: Thirer . Irene . 'Rolling Down to Rio' . Daily News . June 6, 1930 . New York, New York City . 52. Newspapers.com. August 5, 2018.
6. News: S. Mark Taper . 6 August 2018 . Variety . January 1, 1995 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180806012352/https://variety.com/1995/scene/people-news/s-mark-taper-99125503/ . 6 August 2018.