Rosalind Keith Explained

Rosalind Keith
Birth Date:December 6, 1916
Birth Place:Mascoutah, Illinois, U.S.
Death Date:February 24, 2000 (aged 83)
Death Place:Glenwood, Arkansas, U.S.
Spouse:Willison Clarence Mellor (?-1940)[1]
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1934–1944 (film)

Rosalind Keith (born Rosalind Culli; December 6, 1916 – February 24, 2000) was an American film actress.[2]

Keith was born Rosalind Culli in Mascoutah, Illinois, the daughter of Rudolph and Hilda Culli.[3] Her family moved to Belleville, Illinois, when she was young. She studied at the Kendall School of Expression in Belleville, continuing to do so after her family moved to St. Louis.[4]

When Keith was 15 year old, she married artist James M. Lewis in St. Louis. She filed for divorce from him in 1935.[5] She later married cameraman William Mellor in Boulder City, Nevada.

After making 18 films for Columbia and Paramount, she became a singer billed as Rosalind Courtright.[6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1934Romance in the Rain Cinderella Girl
1935The Glass Key Opal Madvig
1935Annapolis Farewell Madeline Deming
1935Gentlemen of the Navy Mary Jennings
1936Poppy Frances Parker
1936King of the Royal Mounted Helen Lawton - alias Helen Curtis
1936Theodora Goes Wild Adelaide Perry Uncredited
1937Find the Witness Linda Mason
1937Westbound Mail Marion Saunders
1937Parole Racket Betty Wilson
1937Motor Madness Peggy McNeil
1937Criminals of the Air Nancy Rawlings
1937A Fight to the Finish Ellen Ames
1937A Dangerous Adventure Linda Gale
1937Under Suspicion Doris
1937Clipped Wings Molly McGuire
1937Manhattan Shakedown Gloria Stoner
1938Arson Gang Busters Joan Lawrence
1939Trouble in Sundown June Cameron
1939Bad Boy Madelon Kirby
1944Ladies of Washington Nurse Uncredited, (final film role)

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Actress Rosalind Keith in court waiting to have a divorce granted from Willison Clarence Mellor, Los Angeles, 1940 | UCLA.
  2. Langman & Finn p.86
  3. News: Grandmother of Rosalind Culli Dies in Mascoutah . July 18, 2024 . The Belleville News-Democrat . January 7, 1936 . 10. .
  4. News: Belleville Movie Star Weds . July 17, 2024 . Belleville Daily Advocate . March 28, 1939 . 5. .
  5. News: Artist sued for divorce . July 18, 2024 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Associated Press . April 5, 1935 . 2 D. .
  6. News: Stafford. M. Oakley. Informing You. Hartford Courant. November 23, 1953. Connecticut, Hartford. 12. Newspapers.com. May 23, 2018.