Katharine Alexander (22 September 1898 - 10 February 1981) was an American actress on stage and screen. She appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951. Her first name was sometimes spelled Katherine in billing.[1]

Katharine Alexander
Alexander in the trailer for After Office Hours (1935)
Born	(1898-09-22)September 22, 1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	February 10, 1981(1981-02-10) (aged 82) Tryon, North Carolina, U.S.
Other names	Katherine Alexander
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1930–1951
Spouse(s)	William A. Brady, Jr. ​ ​ (m. 1926; died 1935)​
Children	1

Biography

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Alexander was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and was one-eighth Cherokee Indian. As a young woman, she planned to be a concert artist, but Samuel Goldwyn saw her giving a violin recital and gave her a chance on stage. She became one of Broadway's leading ladies but went into films in 1930.

Theatrical productions

Alexander debuted on stage in A Successful Calamity with William Gillette.[2] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Her Broadway credits included Time for Elizabeth (1948), Little Brown Jug (1946), Letters to Lucerne (1941), The Party's Over (1933), Honeymoon (1932), Best Years (1932), The Left Bank (1931), Stepdaughters of War (1930), Hotel Universe (1930), The Boundary Line (1930), Little Accident (1929), The Queen's Husband (1928), Hangman's House (1926), Gentle Grafters (1926), The Call of Life (1925), Arms and the Man (1925), It All Depends (1925), Ostriches (1925), The Stork (1925), That Awful Mrs. Eaton (1924), Leah Kleschna (1924), Chains (1923), Love Laughs (1919), Good Morning, Judge (1919), and A Successful Calamity (1917).[1]

Personal life

On January 5, 1926, Alexander married producer William A. Brady Jr. in New York City.[3] Brady was the son of William A. Brady a theatre actor, producer, and sports promoter; and the actress Grace George. They had a daughter, Barbara Alexander Brady, who became an actress.[4]

Death

Alexander died in Tryon, North Carolina on February 10, 1981, aged 82. She was buried in the Fairmount addition to Forest Park Cemetery in her native Fort Smith.[5]

Partial filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Katharine Alexander.

• Katharine Alexander at IMDb
• Katharine Alexander at the Internet Broadway Database

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