Roberta Hyson Explained

Roberta Hyson (née Roberta Mae Dudley;^[1] 1905 in Dallas–1989 in Los Angeles)^[2] was an American actress, dancer and singer^[3] who appeared in several African-American talkies by the Christie Film Company and played a main role in The Melancholy Dame (1929).^[4]

Filmography

• Brown Gravy (1929)
• Oft in the Silly Night (1929) as Mezanine Conner^[5]
• The Melancholy Dame (1929) as Sappho Dill
• Music Hath Harms (1929) as Zenia Sprowl^[6]
• The Framing of the Shrew (1929) as Mallissie Cheese
• The Lady Fare (1929) as Miss Eva Mapes^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Georgia Rose (1930)^{[10] [11]} as Helen

Notes and References

1. Book: Ford, Robert . A Blues Bibliography: Second Edition: Volume 2 . 2019-07-24 . Routledge . 978-1-351-39848-0 . 2017 . en.
2. Book: Eagle, Bob L. . Blues: A Regional Experience . LeBlanc . Eric S. . 2013-05-01 . ABC-CLIO . 978-0-313-34424-4 . 524 . en.
3. Book: McCann, Bob . Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television . 2022-09-23 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-9140-4 . 172 . en.
4. Book: Slow Fade to Black. 9780199878451. Cripps. Thomas. 3 February 1977.
5. Web site: Film Archive Oft in the Silly Night. 20's Jazz.
6. News: 1929-04-15 . Octavus R. Cohen Put Into Talkies . 11 . Kenosha News . 2022-11-09.
7. News: 1929-08-02 . Roberta Hyson in hot numbers . 10 . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . 2020-10-26.
8. News: Levette . Harry . 1934-03-02 . "Them Wuz The Days" When The Colored Actors Were Busy . 11 . . 2022-11-09.
9. News: 1929-07-11 . "Lady Fare" to Be Fun And Music Riot . 8 . The Black Dispatch . 2022-11-09.
10. News: 1930-09-20. Starring in "Georgia Rose". 18. The Pittsburgh Courier. 2020-10-26.
11. Book: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 . 1997 . University of California Press . . 978-0-520-20964-0 . 380 . en.