Edith Roberts (actress)

Edith Roberts (1898 or 1899[1] – August 20, 1935) was an American silent film actress from New York City.

[1] Among her more than 150 screen credits, are roles in Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925), Big Brother (1923), The Wagon Master (1929), The Mystery Club (1926), and Two O'Clock in the Morning (1929).

[4] In 1920, she completed work on White Youth and signed a long-term contract with Universal.

On August 20, 1935, she died shortly after giving birth to a son, Robert, at age 36.

[1] A Christian Science memorial service was conducted at the chapel at Hollywood Cemetery, Los Angeles, California.

Roberts in Backbone (1923)