Allen, Vera (1897–1987)

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Allen, Vera (1897–1987)

American stage, radio, tv, and screen actress. Born Vera Klopman, Nov 27, 1897, in New York, NY; died Aug 10, 1987, in Croton-on-Hudson, NY; m. John Malcolm Schloss.

Made stage debut at the Neighborhood Playhouse in The Grand Street Follies of 1925, followed by The Dybbuk and The Critic; appeared on Broadway in I Was Waiting for You, The Silver Cord, Susan and God, The Philadelphia Story, The Two Mrs. Carrolls, Strange Fruit and Ladies of the Corridor; on tv, appeared as Ida Weston on "Search for Tomorrow" (1969–72) and as Grandma Matthews on "Another World" (1964–65); co-founded and was president of the American Theatre Wing.

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