Rose Hobart(1906-2000)

Actress
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An engineer trapped in an unhappy marriage murders his wife in the hope of marrying her younger sister.

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Conflict (1945)

Born in New York City, Rose Hobart responded to the lure of the theater at a young age, went on stage at 15, then drifted to Hollywood and embarked on a movie career. Hobart film-debuted in the 1930 Fox version of "Liliom" and went on to appear in over 40 additional films, both in the A and B category. But by the late 1940s, her political views and pro-union stance caused her to be blacklisted. After a period of inactivity, she returned to acting in the 1960s on TV's Peyton Place (1964). For many years she resided at the Motion Picture and Television Country House, not far from Hollywood, where she enjoyed editing the House Newsletter.

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Known for

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

7.6

Muriel Carew

1931

Conflict

7.1

Kathryn Mason

1945

Liliom

6.5

Julie

1930

I'll Sell My Life

5.5

Dale Layden (Mary Jones)

1941

Credits

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Actress

Another World
7.0
TV Series
- Amy Halloway
- 1980
Night Gallery
7.9
TV Series
- Mrs. Hugo (segment "The Dear Departed")
- 1971
Cannon
6.8
TV Series
- Nina's Mother
- 1971
Dan August
7.1
TV Series
- Servant
- 1970
The F.B.I.
7.4
TV Series
- Molly Ferguson
- Maid
- 1968–1969
Peyton Place
7.3
TV Series
- Mary
- 1966–1969
Gunsmoke
8.1
TV Series
- Melanie Karcher
- 1968
The Invaders
8.0
TV Series
- Housekeeper - Irma
- 1968
The Danny Thomas Show
7.1
TV Series
- Sister Margaret
- 1960
Bride of Vengeance
5.6
- Lady Eleanora
- 1949
Mickey
6.3
- Lydia Matthews
- 1948
Cass Timberlane
6.3
- Diantha Marl
- 1947
The Trouble with Women
6.1
- Agnes Meeler
- 1947
The Farmer's Daughter
7.2
- Virginia
- 1947
Canyon Passage
6.9
- Marta Lestrade
- 1946

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Height
- 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
Born
- May 1, 1906
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- August 29, 2000
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
Spouses
Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "Grazia") in a production of "Death Takes a Holiday". NOTE: Her performance came to the attention of several studios and resulted in her signing a contract.
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Trivia
Hobart believed she was blacklisted because she was a board member of the Actors Lab and was appearing at the same time in a controversial play about miscegenation, "Deep Are the Roots". However, Lee J. Cobb reportedly named her before the HUAC (House Un-American Affairs Committee) as a member of the Communist Party, which resulted in her blacklisting.

Quotes
"I remember when a casting director simply told me that I had been blacklisted. I was livid. I also knew that I had done it to myself. I had spoken out against what I considered unfair treatment of people in Hollywood.'' - to the Los Angeles Times (1991) on being blacklisted.