Hobart, Rose (1906–2000)
Hobart, Rose (1906–2000)
American stage and screen actress. Born Rose Kéfer (also seen as Keefer), May 1, 1906, in New York, NY; died Aug 29, 2000, in Woodland Hills, CA; dau. of Paul Kéfer (cellist) and Marguerite Buss Kéfer (vocalist); m. William M. Grosvenor Jr.; m. Barton H. Bosworth; m. Benjamin Winter.
Made NY stage debut in Lullaby (1923); on heels of stage success, made film debut reprising female lead in Liliom (1930); other films include Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Tower of London, Susan and God, Ziegfeld Girl, The Brighton Strangler, The Cat Creeps, Mr. & Mrs. North, Farmer's Daughter and Cass Timberlane.
See also autobiography A Steady Digression to a Fixed Point (1994).
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