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Lyda Roberti (1906–1938)

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Lyda's father was German clown Roberti, her mother a Polish trick rider. As a child performer, she toured Europe and Asia with the Circus in which she was born, leaving it (and her reportedly abusive father) in Shanghai, China. In this truly international city, Lyda became a child cafe entertainer and learned the fractured English that became her trademark... See full bio »

Born:

in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]

Died:

(age 31) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1938 Wide Open Faces
Kitty Fredericks
 
1937 Pick a Star
Dagmar
 
1937 Nobody's Baby
Lena Marchetti
 
1936 Hill-Tillies (short)
Lyda Roberti
 
1936 At Sea Ashore (short)
Lyda Roberti
 
1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
Countess Ysobel de Naigila
 
1935 George White's 1935 Scandals
Manya
 
1934 College Rhythm
Mimi
 
1933 Meet the Baron
College Girl (uncredited)
 
1933 Torch Singer
Dora Nichols
 
1933 Three-Cornered Moon
Jenny
 
1932 The Kid from Spain
Rosalie
 
1932 Million Dollar Legs
Mata Machree
 
1932 Dancers in the Dark
Fanny Zabowolski
 
1928 Undersea Revue (short)
 
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1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary) (performer: "Take a Number from One to Ten")
 
1969 Mondo Trasho ("Take a Number From One to Ten")
 
1937 Nobody's Baby (performer: "I Wanna Dance")
 
1936 At Sea Ashore (short) (performer: "Sweet and Hot" - uncredited, "Broadway Rhythm" - uncredited)
 
1935 George White's 1935 Scandals (performer: "I Got Shoes, You Got Shoesies" 1935 - uncredited, "Hunkadola" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1934 College Rhythm (performer: "College Rhythm")
 
1934 Hollywood Rhythm (short) (performer: "College Rhythm", "Take a Number from One to Ten")
 
1932 Million Dollar Legs (performer: "It's Terrific When I Get Hot" 1932 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Kid from Spain (performer: "Look What You've Done" 1932 - uncredited / "What a Perfect Combination" 1932 - uncredited)
 
1929 The Roof Garden Revue (short) (performer: "It Was the Dawn of Love" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1934 Hollywood Rhythm (short)
Herself
 
1929 The Roof Garden Revue (short)
Herself
 
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1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary)
Herself
 
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Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

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Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Trivia:

Different sources give her birth year as 1909 or 1906; the latter is adopted here subject to confirmation. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus