Pert Kelton
Pert L. Kelton (October 14, 1907 – October 30, 1968) was an American stage, movie, radio, and television actress. She was the original
Alice Kramden in ''
The Honeymooners'' with
Jackie Gleason. During the 1930s, she was a prominent
comedic supporting and leading actress in
Hollywood films such as
Gregory La Cava's ''
Bed of Roses'' with
Constance Bennett and
Raoul Walsh's ''
The Bowery'' with
Wallace Beery and
George Raft (both released in 1933). She performed in a dozen Broadway productions between 1925 and 1968. Most famously, she created the role of 'Mrs. Paroo' in the original production of the musical ''
The Music Man'', which she reprised in the
movie adaptation. However, her career was interrupted in the 1950s as a result of
blacklisting, leading to her departure from ''The Honeymooners''.
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