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Pert Kelton net worth is $3 Million
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Pert Kelton (October 14, 1907 – October 29, 1968) was an American vaudeville, movie, radio and television actress. She was the first actress who played Alice Kramden in The Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason and was a prominent comedic supporting film actress in the 1930s. She performed in a dozen Broadway productions between 1925 and 1968. However, her career was interrupted during the 1950s as a result of blacklisting.
Net Worth
$3 Million
Date Of Birth
October 14, 1907
Died
1968-10-30
Place Of Birth
Great Falls, Montana, USA
Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Spouse
Ralph Bell children
Children
Brian Bell, Stephen Bell
Nicknames
Pert Kelton, Kelton, Pert
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
1
Though she created the role of Alice in the original "Honeymooners" sketches with Jackie Gleason, she returned in the late 60's to play Alice's mother.
2
For many years portrayed a comical cleaning woman in a series of Spic 'n' Span TV commercials.
3
For years up to her death she and her family lived in the Township of Washington in Bergen County, New Jersey.
4
Although some think that she was nominated for a Tony Award for "The Music Man" on Broadway, she was not. She was, however, actually nominated for two Tonys: in 1960, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for Greenwillow;" and in 1968, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Spofford." The confusion about "The Music Man" may stem from the "Greenwillow" nomination.
Co-starred as Agnes on NBC Radio's "The Magnificent Montague" (1950-1951).
7
Lost the role of Alice Kramden on The Honeymooners due to blacklisting of her husband Ralph Bell, which by association affected her career as well. But the reason publicly given was that her health was poor.
8
Scored possibly her greatest professional success as "Mrs. Paroo" in the Broadway production of "The Music Man" in 1958, a role she repeated in the screen version four years later: The Music Man (1962).
9
Blacklisted for many years by McCarthyism.
10
Also mother of Stephen Bell.
11
Mother of actor Brian Bell, who died in 1981.
12
The role of Alice was played later (and, with syndicated reruns, observable nowadays by a much wider audience) by Audrey Meadows and then by Sheila MacRae.
13
Was also the only actress in the history of "The Honeymooners" to play both Alice Kramden on Cavalcade of Stars (1949) and her mother in a 1967 musical episode originally aired on The Jackie Gleason Show (1966).
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Comic
1969
Mama Bell
The Jackie Gleason Show
1967
TV Series
Mrs. Gibson - Alice's Mother
T.H.E. Cat
1966
TV Series
Mary Bloodgood
Occasional Wife
1966
TV Series
Mrs. Patterson
Gomer Pyle: USMC
1966
TV Series
Iona Purcell
Love and Kisses
1965
Nanny
Kibbee Hates Fitch
1965
TV Movie
Marsha Fitch
My Three Sons
1964
TV Series
Thelma Wilson
The Twilight Zone
1963
TV Series
Mrs. Parkes
The Music Man
1962
Mrs. Paroo
Make Room for Daddy
1961
TV Series
Nelly O'Brien
The Ballad of Louie the Louse
1959
TV Movie
Beggar Mary
Omnibus
1959
TV Series
Cavalcade of Stars
1951-1952
TV Series
Alice Kramden / Pamela Bumper - Guest at Reggie's Party
Beulah
1951
TV Series
Clara Dunston
Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt
1951
TV Series
Whispering Enemies
1939
Virginia Daniels
Rhythm of the Saddle
1938
Aunt Hattie
Slander House
1938
Mazie Mason
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Inmate (uncredited)
Meet the Boy Friend
1937
Beulah Potts
The Hit Parade
1937
Eadie White
Women of Glamour
1937
Nan LaRoque
Pan Handlers
1936
Short
Pert
Laughing at Trouble
1936
Ella McShane
Cain and Mabel
1936
Toddy
Sitting on the Moon
1936
Mattie
Kelly the Second
1936
Gloria
Annie Oakley
1935
Vera Delmar
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Goldie Gordon
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
Short
Pert Kelton
Hooray for Love
1935
Trixie Chummy
Lightning Strikes Twice
1934
Fay, the Fan Dancer
Pursued
1934
Gilda (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait
1934
Allie Summers
Sing and Like It
1934
Ruby
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934
Lulu White
The Bowery
1933
Trixie Odbray
Bed of Roses
1933
Minnie Brown
The Albany Branch
1931
Short
Pert Kelsey
One Punch O'Toole
1931
Short
Next Door Neighbors
1931
Short
Mrs. Green
Ex-Bartender
1931
Short
Their Wives' Vacation
1930
Short
Hot Curves
1930
Cookie
Sally
1929
Rosie
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Music Man
1962
performer: "Piano Lesson" 1957, "If You Don't Mind My Saying So" 1957, "Gary, Indiana" 1957 - uncredited
The Ballad of Louie the Louse
1959
TV Movie performer: "Be Mean To The Old Folks"
The Hit Parade
1937
performer: "The Glory Beyond"
Kelly the Second
1936
performer: "The Irish Washerwoman" - uncredited
Hooray for Love
1935
performer: "Birds of Spring" 1935 - uncredited
The Bowery
1933
performer: "Ta-ra-ra Boom-der-é", "Strike Up the Band Here Comes a Sailor" - uncredited
Bed of Roses
1933
performer: "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline" 1903 - uncredited