person

Rose Hobart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-05-01

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Rose Hobart

Biography

Rose Hobart (born Rose Kefer) was an American actress and Screen Actors Guild official. When Hobart was 15, she debuted professionally in Cappy Ricks, a Chautauqua production. She was accepted for the 18-week tour because she told officials that she was 18. At that same age, she was cast in Ferenc Molnár's Liliom, which opened in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hobart's Broadway stage debut was on September 17, 1923 at the Knickerbocker Theater, playing a young girl in Lullaby. In 1925, she played Charmian in Caesar and Cleopatra. Hobart was an original member of Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre. In 1928, she made her London debut, playing Nona Rolf in The Comic Artist. During her career in theater, she toured with Noël Coward in The Vortex and was cast opposite Helen Hayes in What Every Woman Knows. Her performance as Grazia in Death Takes a Holiday won her a Hollywood contract. Hobart appeared in more than 40 motion pictures over a 20-year period. Her first film role was the part of Julie in the first talking picture version of Liliom, made by Fox Film Corporation in 1930, starring Charles Farrell in the title role, and directed by Frank Borzage. Under contract to Universal, Hobart starred in A Lady Surrenders, East of Borneo, and Scandal for Sale. On loan to other studios, she appeared in Chances and Compromised. In 1931, she co-starred with Fredric March and Miriam Hopkins in Rouben Mamoulian's original film version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. She played the role of Muriel, Jekyll's fiancée. In 1936, Surrealist artist Joseph Cornell, who bought a print of East of Borneo to screen at home, became smitten with the actress, and cut out nearly all the parts that did not include her. He also showed the film at silent film speed and projected it through a blue-tinted lens. He named the resulting work Rose Hobart. Hobart often played the "other woman" in movies during the 1940s, with her last major film role in Bride of Vengeance. The House Un-American Activities Committee investigated Hobart in 1949, effectively ending her career. She believed that she first came to the attention of anti-Communist activists because of her commitment to improving working conditions for actors in Hollywood.

Also Known For

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dec 24, 1931

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65

Conflict

Jun 15, 1945

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60

Tower of London

Nov 17, 1939

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66

Canyon Passage

Jul 17, 1946

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69

The Farmer's Daughter

Mar 26, 1947

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50

The Soul of a Monster

Aug 17, 1944

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48

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

Dec 09, 1943

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59

The Mad Ghoul

Nov 12, 1943

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71

Nothing But the Truth

Oct 10, 1941

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45

Mr. and Mrs. North

Jan 23, 1942

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59

Cass Timberlane

Nov 06, 1947

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59

The Brighton Strangler

May 10, 1945

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49

No Hands on the Clock

Dec 01, 1941

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68

Liliom

Sep 27, 1930

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50

East of Borneo

Aug 01, 1931

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70

Scandal for Sale

Apr 01, 1932

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70

Wolf of New York

Jan 23, 1940

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70

Chances

Jul 18, 1931

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NA

Song of the Open Road

Jun 21, 1944

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60

Convention Girl

Oct 30, 1935

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60

Mickey

Jun 23, 1948

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NA

Bogart: The Untold Story

Jan 05, 1997

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60

Claudia and David

Feb 25, 1946

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35

A Lady Surrenders

Oct 06, 1930

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60

I'll Sell My Life

Sep 12, 1941

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35

A Night at Earl Carroll's

Dec 06, 1940

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65

Ziegfeld Girl

Apr 25, 1941

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65

Susan and God

Jun 07, 1940

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46

The Shadow Laughs

Mar 26, 1933

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NA

Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

Jan 05, 1997

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50

Bride of Vengeance

Apr 07, 1949

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10

Compromised

Nov 19, 1931

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54

Lady Be Good

Sep 18, 1941

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60

A Gentleman at Heart

Jan 16, 1942

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68

Salute to the Marines

Sep 02, 1943

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NA

The Trouble with Women

Jun 25, 1947

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50

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

Jan 05, 1943

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52

Rose Hobart

Dec 09, 1936

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71

Universal Horror

Oct 08, 1998

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66

Singapore Woman

May 17, 1941

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40

Who Is Hope Schuyler?

Apr 17, 1942

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50

Gallant Lady

May 29, 1942

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48

The Cat Creeps

May 17, 1946

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60

Isle of the Dead

Sep 01, 1945

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53

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Nov 01, 1942

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NA

Rose Hobart 2

May 09, 2007

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65

Swing Shift Maisie

Oct 01, 1943

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54

The F.B.I.

Sep 19, 1965

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65

Gunsmoke

Sep 10, 1955

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65

Cannon

Sep 14, 1971

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54

The F.B.I.

Sep 19, 1965

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78

Night Gallery

Dec 16, 1970

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68

The Invaders

Jan 10, 1967