Charita

born: 26 November 1911 Manila, Philippines

died: 10 August 1967 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America (age 55)

Actress/dancer, born in the Philippines.  Her dress in Sons Of The Desert is just a little too revealing! She married Donald Frederick McCammond in Lake County, Indiana on 21 March 1936.  She was also married to a James Herd (links below).

Real name: Evelyn Thorstensen

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1933 Sons Of The Desert Lead hula dancer Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-36724-12401-24?cc=2141044 (1929 passenger list, line 2) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23414-1222-50?cc=1916084 (1930 passenger list, line 4) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-40051-491-62?cc=1410397 (marriage to McCammond) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4W8-Y9R (MN Death Index) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125585516 (Find a Grave) http://billcappello.blogspot.com/2010/11/happy-99th-birthday-to-charita-alden.html (Bill Cappello) Some photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/91981316@N06/16263071313 http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1931-Press-Photo-Pretty-Hawaiian-Interpretive-Dancer-Charita-Alden-/351186040256 http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/exponent-of-hawaiian-danceschosen-to-lead-the-hawaiian-news-photo/524636885  http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19320509-01.2.67 Jesse Brisson (help and information) This page was last updated on: 11 June 2015