Pert Kelton

Biography

Pert L. Kelton was a prominent American actress of stage and screen, best known for originating the role of Mrs. Paroo in the original Broadway production of The Music Man in 1957. She also had notable roles in films such as Bed of Roses (1933) and The Bowery (1933), and performed in over a dozen Broadway productions between 1925 and 1968. Kelton was an early cast member on The Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason, before her career was interrupted by Hollywood blacklisting in the early 1950s.