Jeanine Ann Roose

Jeanine Ann Roose
Roose in 2017
Born	(1937-10-24)October 24, 1937 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	December 31, 2021(2021-12-31) (aged 84) Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles
Occupations	Actress Jungian analyst
Spouse	Eugene Richard Auger ​ ​ (m. 1964)​

Jeanine Ann Roose (October 24, 1937 – December 31, 2021) was an American child actress and psychologist.

Life and career

Roose was born on October 24, 1937, to Ivan R. and Agatha Roose.[1][2][3] Her first job was on The Jack Benny Program at the age of eight;[4] the role, as that of "Baby" or "Little" Alice Harris, is one she would keep for most of her entertainment career. She was also featured as a character on The Fitch Bandwagon and The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show from 1946 to 1954. The character shared a name with the real-life daughter of Phil Harris and Alice Faye;[5] the couple's two daughters did not wish to appear on the program.[6]

Other radio appearances included playing Chris in the Lux Radio Theatre production of I Remember Mama[7] and an episode of Mr. President with Edward Arnold.[8] Her sole film credit was as young Violet Bick in the 1946 film classic It's a Wonderful Life.[9][10] She also starred in the unaired television pilot Arabella's Tall Tales.[11][12]

Roose attended Audubon Junior High School.[7] She later attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi.[13] She worked as a Jungian psychoanalyst in her later life.[14] Roose married Eugene Richard Auger on September 4, 1964.[1]

She died from an abdominal infection in Valley Village, California, on December 31, 2021, at the age of 84.[15]

Works

• Roose Auger, Jeanine (1976). Behavioral Systems And Nursing. Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780130744845.

References

1. "Auger-Roose Nuptials Recited in Van Nuys". Valley News. Van Nuys, California. 1964-09-06. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Jeanine Ann Roose Has Fourth Natal Day Party". San Fernando Valley Times. 1941-10-31. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Alias Miss Harris Circleville Herald March 5, 1946 NewspaperArchive pg 9 Circleville, OH (1946-03-05). "Alias Miss Harris". Circleville Herald. Circleville, OH. p. 9 – via NewspaperArchive.
4. "Twisting Radio Dials". The Coshocton News. Coshocton, Ohio. 1946-03-10. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Elder, Jane Lenz (2009). Alice Faye: A Life Beyond the Silver Screen. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-60473-586-4.
6. Schaden, Chuck (1987-10-28). "Faye, Alice (Singer-Actress)". Speaking of Radio. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
7. Howe, Gaye (1949-04-24). "Just Like You" (PDF). Radio Life. pp. 7, 32. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
8. Nilsson, Norma Jean (1951-03-30). "Radiomites" (PDF). TV-Radio Life. p. 64. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
9. Reid, John (2004). Popular Pictures of the Hollywood 1940s. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4116-1737-7.
10. Cotterill, Greg. ""It's A Wonderful Life" in Seneca Falls". Finger Lakes Daily News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
11. "Franklin Winds First 30-Min. 'Tall Tales' for 6G". Variety. 1949-05-11. p. 26 – via Proquest.
12. Terrace, Vincent (2018). Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945–2018. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7206-9.
13. "New Initiates". The Valley Times. North Hollywood. 1955-10-22. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Dr. Jeanine Roose". Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
15. "Jeanine Ann Roose, Played Little Violet in 'It's a Wonderful Life' Dead at 84". TMZ. Retrieved 2022-01-02.

External links

• Jeanine Ann Roose at IMDb
• Jeanine Roose on the RadioGOLDINdex
• Jeanine A. Roose Archived 2022-01-02 at the Wayback Machine profile at C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles