Mama Goodman — The Benny Goodman Story Character Profile

About Mama Goodman

Benny's mother who initially worries about his romance with society girl Alice but later reconciles, personally inviting Alice to sit beside her at the Carnegie Hall concert.

Character Facts

Played by

Berta Gersten

Appears in

The Benny Goodman Story (1956)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Benny Goodman Story

• Benny Goodman (Steve Allen)
• Alice Hammond (Donna Reed)
• Benny Goodman (age 16) (Barry Truex)
• 'Murph' Podolsky - riverboat band Mgr. (Jack Kruschen)
• John Hammond Jr. (Herbert Anderson)
• John Hammond Sr. (Wilton Graff)
• Papa Dave Goodman (Robert F. Simon)
• Prof Schoepp (Fred Essler)
• Benny Goodman (age 10 ) (David Kasday)
• Harry Goodman (age 16 ) (John Erman)
• Willard Alexander - Benny's manager (Hy Averback)
• Fletcher Henderson (Sammy Davis Sr.)