Martha Sleeper (June , â€" March , ) was a film actress of the sâ€"s
and, later, a Broadway stage actress. She studied dancing for five
years with Russian ballet master, Louis H. Chalif, at his New York
dancing studio. Her first public exhibitions were at Carnegie Hall at
his class exhibitions.Sleeper reputedly spent her first years on a
sheep ranch in Wyoming. Her father, William B. Sleeper, was an
official of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuit in New York
City. Her uncle was John J. Murdock, head of KAO and one of the most
powerful men in the business. He had a major impact on her career. Her
mother was Minnie Akass.Her father retired to Los Angeles, California,
in due to ill health. Martha was under contract to Hal Roach studios
beginning in , when she was years old. Her father was found dead of
heart disease on September , , in bed at his home. Sleeper, then
years old, with her mother and sister, were away, having taken a short
trip to New York City.[citation needed]
and, later, a Broadway stage actress. She studied dancing for five
years with Russian ballet master, Louis H. Chalif, at his New York
dancing studio. Her first public exhibitions were at Carnegie Hall at
his class exhibitions.Sleeper reputedly spent her first years on a
sheep ranch in Wyoming. Her father, William B. Sleeper, was an
official of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuit in New York
City. Her uncle was John J. Murdock, head of KAO and one of the most
powerful men in the business. He had a major impact on her career. Her
mother was Minnie Akass.Her father retired to Los Angeles, California,
in due to ill health. Martha was under contract to Hal Roach studios
beginning in , when she was years old. Her father was found dead of
heart disease on September , , in bed at his home. Sleeper, then
years old, with her mother and sister, were away, having taken a short
trip to New York City.[citation needed]
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