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Birthday: Sep 20, 1898
Place of Birth: Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA

Katharine Alexander

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Katharine Alexander (September 22, 1898 – January 10, 1981) was an American actress of stage and screen. She appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951. She was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and died in Tryon, North Carolina. She was one eighth Cherokee Indian. She planned to be a concert artist, and it was while she was giving a violin recital that she was seen by Samuel Goldwyn who gave her a chance on stage from where she rose to be one of Broadway's leading ladies. She was married to William A. Brady Jr, (1900-1935), the son of William A. Brady a theatre actor, producer and sports promotor and actress Grace George. They had a daughter, Barbara Brady. She starred alongside Paul Muni as his wife Linda Loman in London's Phoenix Theatre production of Death of a Salesman, which opened on July 28, 1949, directed by Elia Kazan.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Excuse the Pardon 1930
Taxi Talks 1930
Double Wedding Claire Lodge 1937
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Madame de Lys 1939
Now, Voyager Miss Trask 1942
Death Takes a Holiday Alda 1934
The Barretts of Wimpole Street Arabel Barrett 1934
The Human Comedy Mrs. Steed 1943
That Certain Woman Mme Lloyd Rogers 1937
Should Ladies Behave Mrs. Winifred Lamont 1933
Operator 13 Pauline 1934
The Hard Guy Ellen 1930
Broadway Serenade Harriet Ingalls 1939
Anne of Windy Poplars Ernestine Pringle 1940
Sis Hopkins Clara Hopkins 1941
Ginger Mrs. Elizabeth Parker 1935
The Girl from 10th Avenue Valentine French Marland 1935
Enchanted April Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot 1935
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
Moonlight Murder Louisa 1936
Kiss and Tell Janet Archer 1945
Sutter's Gold Anna Sutter 1936
Angels with Broken Wings Charlotte Lord 1941
The Great Man Votes Miss Billow 1939
For the Love of Mary Miss Harkness 1948
The Devil Is a Sissy Hilda Pierce 1936
Splendor Martha Lorrimore 1935
Cardinal Richelieu Queen Anne 1935
John Loves Mary Phyllis McKinley 1949
Play Girl Mrs. Dice 1941
The Painted Veil Mrs. Townsend 1934
In Name Only Laura 1939
Alias Mary Dow Evelyn Dow 1935
Small Town Deb Mrs. Randall 1941
Three Sons Abigail Pardway 1939
After Office Hours Julia Patterson 1935
She Married Her Boss Gertrude Barclay 1935
The Girl from Scotland Yard Helen Lavering 1937
Rascals Mrs. Agatha Adams 1938
Dance, Girl, Dance Miss Olmstead 1940
Breakdowns of 1938 Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited) 1938
On the Sunny Side Mrs. Mary Andrews 1942
The Vanishing Virginian Marcia Marshall 1942
As Good as Married Alma Burnside 1937
Stage Door Cast of Stage Play 1937
Series Cast Year
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