Lillian Roth (December , â€" May , ) was an American singer and
actress.Her life story was told in the film I'll Cry Tomorrow, in
which she was portrayed by Susan Hayward, who was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.Roth was born on
December , in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Katie (née
Silverman) and Arthur Rutstein. Her family was Jewish. She was only
years old when her mother took her to Educational Pictures, where she
became the company's trademark, symbolized by a living statue holding
a lamp of knowledge. In her autobiography, I'll Cry Tomorrow (), she
describes being molested by the man who painted her as a statue. She
attended the Professional Children's School in New York City, with
classmates Ruby Keeler and Milton Berle.In Roth made her Broadway
debut as the character "Flossie" in The Inner Man. Her film debut
occurred the following year, when she performed as an extra in the
government documentary Pershing's Crusaders. She and her sister Ann
also toured together during this period as "Lillian Roth and Co.",
although at times they were billed as "The Roth Kids". According to
Lillian's autobiography, one of the highlights of their tour was
meeting U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, who attended the girls'
vaudeville act and afterwards allowed them to ride with him briefly in
his chauffeur-driven car.
actress.Her life story was told in the film I'll Cry Tomorrow, in
which she was portrayed by Susan Hayward, who was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.Roth was born on
December , in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Katie (née
Silverman) and Arthur Rutstein. Her family was Jewish. She was only
years old when her mother took her to Educational Pictures, where she
became the company's trademark, symbolized by a living statue holding
a lamp of knowledge. In her autobiography, I'll Cry Tomorrow (), she
describes being molested by the man who painted her as a statue. She
attended the Professional Children's School in New York City, with
classmates Ruby Keeler and Milton Berle.In Roth made her Broadway
debut as the character "Flossie" in The Inner Man. Her film debut
occurred the following year, when she performed as an extra in the
government documentary Pershing's Crusaders. She and her sister Ann
also toured together during this period as "Lillian Roth and Co.",
although at times they were billed as "The Roth Kids". According to
Lillian's autobiography, one of the highlights of their tour was
meeting U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, who attended the girls'
vaudeville act and afterwards allowed them to ride with him briefly in
his chauffeur-driven car.
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