Katherine Kiernan Griffith (September 30, 1876[1] – October 17, 1921), also seen as Catherine Kiernan,[2] was an American character actress on stage and in silent films.
This article is about the American silent film era actress, Katherine Griffith (1876-1921); for the similar-named American actress of a later era, see Kay Griffith (1915-2002).
Early life
Catherine Kiernan was born in San Francisco, the daughter of Irish immigrants Peter Kiernan and Catherine Kiernan.[1]
Katherine Griffith and Mary Pickford in Pollyanna (1920)
Kiernan married fellow actor Harry Sutherland Griffith in 1897.[2] They had three children, Gordon, Graham, and Gertrude;[13] her son Gordon became a child actor.[4] Katherine Griffith died suddenly from a stroke in 1921, aged 45 years, at her home in Los Angeles.[14][15]
References
Katherine Kiernan Griffith's birthdate varies in sources; September 30, 1876 is the date on her gravestone in Colma, California, via Ancestry, IMDB, and Find a Grave.
"Marriage License Issued". The Baltimore Sun. 1897-05-01. p.2. Retrieved 2022-04-18– via Newspapers.com.
"On the Picture Screen". San Francisco Call. September 22, 1920. p.17. Retrieved April 18, 2022– via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
Vermilye, Jerry (1985). The films of the twenties. Internet Archive. Secaucus, N.J.: Citadel Press. pp.36–37. ISBN978-0-8065-0960-0 – via Internet Archive.
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