Pauline Alpert

Pauline Edeth Alpert Rooff (December 27, 1905 – April 11, 1988) was a pianist who performed, composed, recorded, and produced Duo-Art piano rolls in the United States.

[10][11] She later performed in 1935 in the Vitaphone Varieties short film Katz' Pajamas with Fifi D'Orsay, directed by Joseph Henabery.

[2] She performed for NBC and CBS, including in guest solo spots with Paul Whiteman, Rudy Vallée, and Fred Allen.

[6] Her father was Samuel Alpert, a Russian immigrant and painter, and her mother was Anna Rosk, a native New Yorker and skilled musician.

[6] She won a four year scholarship to the Eastman School of Music and received training as a classical pianist,[6][31] where her primary instructor was Selim Palmgren.