Lynne Roberts
| Lynne Roberts | |
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| Born |
Theda Mae Roberts November 22, 1922 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 1978 (aged 55) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Mary Hart Lynn Roberts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936–1958 |
| Spouse(s) | William Engelbert, Jr. (1941–1944) Louis John Gardella (1944–1952) Hyman B. Samuels (1953–1961) Don Sebastian (1971–1978) |
Lynne Roberts, also credited as Mary Hart, was born Theda May Roberts (November 22, 1922 – April 1, 1978). She was an American film actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood who appeared exclusively in what were referred to as B-movies.
Born in El Paso, Texas, Roberts was the daughter of Hobart M. Roberts, a bookkeeper, and May Holland. The family moved to Los Angeles in the 1920s.
Roberts began working as an actress in the 1930s, under contract to Republic Pictures. At the age of 14, in 1936, she played a role in Bulldog Edition. In 1938, at age 16, she starred in the cliffhangers: The Lone Ranger and Dick Tracy Returns, and played a role in The Higgins Family. She was officially listed in studio records as having been born in 1919.
In 1941 she starred with Sonja Henie and John Payne in Sun Valley Serenade, while under contract to 20th Century-Fox. She returned to Republic Pictures in 1944, and stayed under contract there until 1948. She starred with Gene Autry in Sioux City Sue in 1946, and appeared in two more films with Autry: Robin Hood of Texas and Saddle Pals, as well as three films with Roy Rogers, and one with Monte Hale. (Johnny D. Boggs, in his book, Billy the Kid on Film, 1911-2012, wrote, "Lynne Roberts would co-star with [Roy] Rogers in eight Westerns, billed as Mary Hart in the first seven of those.")
After leaving Republic Pictures for the second time, Roberts worked with Autry in outdoor adventures for Columbia Pictures. She also worked with Kirby Grant in Monogram Pictures' mounted-police adventures, and with Tim Holt at RKO Radio Pictures.
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