Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

1898-09-20 – 1981-01-10 (age 82) Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

as Madame de Lys

Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager

1942

as Miss Trask

Stage Door
Stage Door

1937

as Cast of Stage Play

In Name Only
In Name Only

1939

as Laura

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil

1934

as Mrs. Townsend

Death Takes a Holiday
Operator 13
Operator 13

1934

as Pauline

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

as Miss Olmstead

Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars

1940

as Ernestine Pringle

Double Wedding
Double Wedding

1937

as Claire Lodge

The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy

1943

as Mrs. Steed

As Good as Married
As Good as Married

1937

as Alma Burnside

The Great Man Votes
The Great Man Votes

1939

as Miss Billow

Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade

1939

as Harriet Ingalls

Splendor
Splendor

1935

as Martha Lorrimore

Sis Hopkins
Sis Hopkins

1941

as Clara Hopkins

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

as Arabel Barrett

Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938

1938

as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Angels with Broken Wings
Angels with Broken Wings

1941

as Charlotte Lord