Alice Dahl

Theresa "Terry" Norberg (January 7, 1913 – May 8, 1977), later known as Alice Dahl, was an American film and stage actress. She had roles, including as the female lead, in Western B movies.[1] She later went by the stage name Terry Walker.[2][3]

Alice Dahl
Dahl in Invisible Ghost (1941)
Born
Theresa Norberg

(1914-01-07)January 7, 1914
Petersburg, Alaska, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 1977(1977-05-08) (aged 63)
Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Other namesTerry Walker
OccupationActress
Years active1933–1944
Spouse
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(m. 1940; div. 1960)​
Children2, including Michel Rubini

Early life

Theresa Norberg was born in Petersburg, Alaska on January 7, 1913.[4][5] Her father, Charles Norberg, ran a fur farm near Petersburg.[6][7] Her mother was Emelia Dahl[8] and her sister was named Lillian Norberg.[7] At age 11, she attended school in Seattle. Soon after, her adopted family moved to Hollywood.[9]

Career

Before 1933, Dahl was a part of the Little Theater Movement in southern California and she acted in minor parts in films. Her first leading role was in the film Whirlwind, which was produced under the working title Free Ranger.[10][11] The film was a Western, and Dahl played opposite Tim McCoy.[12]

Dahl had a small part in the 1934 Laurel and Hardy musical film Babes in Toyland and in one of Shemp Howard's films.[13]

Dahl acted in Hollywood films for around ten years,[3] mainly in minor roles, before leaving to work in radio. Around this time, she began to go professionally by the name Terry Walker. After being offered a job to sing with Jan Rubini's orchestra, she performed in Phoenix, Arizona for two seasons. She sang in New York with Jack Denny's band, and performed again with Rubini in Miami, Florida.[3][9] After a Paramount employee saw her photo on a magazine cover, she returned to Hollywood and was signed to the studio on a "stock contract" around 1936.[14][3]

Personal life and death

Dahl met violinist Jan Rubini during the 1930s, and was accused of "stealing" him by Rubini's second wife, Adele.[15] Dahl and Rubini married in 1940. The couple had two children, Michel and David, before divorcing in the early 1960s. Dahl died in Chula Vista, California on May 8, 1977, at the age of 64.[4][1][16]

Filmography

As Terry Walker

References
  1. "Alice Dahl". Obscure Actresses. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. Skolsky, Sidney (March 30, 1937). "Happenings in Hollywood". The Minneapolis Star. p. 12. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. "Hollywood". The Baltimore Sun. February 7, 1937. p. 1-7. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. "Alice Dahl".
  5. "Screen Celebs: Terry Walker". Reading Times. April 30, 1937. p. 14. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  6. "Santa Cruz Theatre". Santa Cruz Evening News. August 8, 1941. p. 8. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. "Norberg-Sanford". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. March 15, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. "Actress Aids Mother's Suit". The Los Angeles Times. January 14, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  9. "Singer At Club Born in Alaska". The Miami Herald. January 19, 1936. p. 6-D. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  10. "Gets Leading Role". Indian Valley Record. May 11, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  11. "The Screen". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 2, 1933. p. 18. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  12. ""Whirlwind" Ends State Run Tonight". Santa Ana Register. December 16, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. "Cast Member : Alice Dahl".
  14. Harrison, Paul (January 9, 1937). "Contracts Put Girls in Pictures But Not In Motion Pictures". The Bangor Daily News. p. 16. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  15. "Figures in Love Suit". Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Tribune. July 18, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  16. "Cast Member : Alice Dahl". Three Stooges. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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