Adelaide Klein

Adelaide Klein 19001983 was an actress who performed on radio television films and the stage She was best known for her dialects as a radio performer Over the course of her thirtyyear career Klein performed in radio comedies and soap operas appeared in eight shows on Broadway four films and on thirteen television series She died at the age of 82 in 1983 Kleins radio performances led to performances on stage Klein had roles in eight Broadway productions including Brooklyn USA 1942 Uncle Harry 1942 The Immoralist 1954 and Jane Eyre 1958 Her film credits included The Naked City 1948 and The Enforcer 1951 She was signed to play the role of Martha in director Otto Premingers Where the Sidewalk Ends and scenes were shot in New York City but the role was ultimately played by another actress Klein had roles on numerous television shows including The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse 1949 Studio One in Hollywood 1949 The Ford Theatre Hour 1950 and The PhilcoGoodyear Television Playhouse 1950 Along with Keath Pious Shepherd Royle Sondergaard Klein was listed in the blacklisting publication Red Channels The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television in 1950 She continued to perform in theatre but television roles dried up as a consequence of Klein being labelled a communist From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia