This is from personal knowledge. Allene Ray used her middle name as an actress. He last name was Birch. At one time, she lived with here family In Live Oak County, Texas. Her parents lived with her in California when she was acting. Her father and sister, Louise Birch Nolen, lived in Simmons, a community In Live Oak County, Texas. My mother, Thelma Hicks Hudson personally knew Allene and her entire family. I personally knew her father and her sister. I got the impression from people that knew her that she also played on Broadway. My mother said she was in the Broadway play "The Tomboy." Is there any record of her playing in New York? Her father listed his occupation as bronco buster in the census'. I would like data to establish her as a one time resident of Live Oak County.
I am 82 years old and am a native if Live Oak County, Texas. - Philip Wayne Hudson