Ruth Gilbert (May 8, 1912 â€" October 22, 1993) was an American
actress, best known for her role as Alice in the first sound version
of Alice in Wonderland in 1931, and as Max in The Milton Berle Show.A
graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Gilbert's role as
Alice in the 1931 film Alice in Wonderland was her first major role.
The film was made by Metropolitan Studios, an independent film company
from Fort Lee, New Jersey. They made it for educational purposes in
readiness for the 100th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's birth the
following yearGilbert's success in Alice in Wonderland gained her
national recognition and this led to her first Broadway role in Girls
in Uniform in 1932, a play inspired by the German film Mädchen in
Uniform, which was in turn based upon the Christa Winsloe novel and
play. Her role as Alice also got Gilbert noticed by Eugene O'Neill who
cast her in the role of Muriel in the Theatre Guild production of Ah,
Wilderness!, which also starred George M. Cohan.She continued to work
steadily on Broadway and as a radio actress throughout the 1930s and
1940s. During this period, she appeared as Sadie in John Howard
Lawson's Processional at the Federal Theatre Project in 1937. She was
also a member of the Group Theatre for two years, and in 1946 O'Neill
cast her as Pearl in his play The Iceman Cometh. On radio, she
appeared in Norman Corwin's Columbia Presents Corwin.
actress, best known for her role as Alice in the first sound version
of Alice in Wonderland in 1931, and as Max in The Milton Berle Show.A
graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Gilbert's role as
Alice in the 1931 film Alice in Wonderland was her first major role.
The film was made by Metropolitan Studios, an independent film company
from Fort Lee, New Jersey. They made it for educational purposes in
readiness for the 100th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's birth the
following yearGilbert's success in Alice in Wonderland gained her
national recognition and this led to her first Broadway role in Girls
in Uniform in 1932, a play inspired by the German film Mädchen in
Uniform, which was in turn based upon the Christa Winsloe novel and
play. Her role as Alice also got Gilbert noticed by Eugene O'Neill who
cast her in the role of Muriel in the Theatre Guild production of Ah,
Wilderness!, which also starred George M. Cohan.She continued to work
steadily on Broadway and as a radio actress throughout the 1930s and
1940s. During this period, she appeared as Sadie in John Howard
Lawson's Processional at the Federal Theatre Project in 1937. She was
also a member of the Group Theatre for two years, and in 1946 O'Neill
cast her as Pearl in his play The Iceman Cometh. On radio, she
appeared in Norman Corwin's Columbia Presents Corwin.
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