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Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

Birthday: 1898-09-22 | Place of Birth: Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1948
For the Love of Mary

as    Miss Harkness

1942
Now, Voyager

as    Miss Trask

1941
Angels with Broken Wings

as    Charlotte Lord

1941
Play Girl

as    Mrs. Dice

1940
Dance, Girl, Dance

as    Miss Olmstead

1939
Broadway Serenade

as    Harriet Ingalls

1939
In Name Only

as    Laura

1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as    Madame de Lys

1937
The Girl from Scotland Yard

as    Helen Lavering

1937
That Certain Woman

as    Mme Lloyd Rogers

1936
Sutter's Gold

as    Anna Sutter

1936
Moonlight Murder

as    Louisa

1935
She Married Her Boss

as    Gertrude Barclay

1935
Splendor

as    Martha Lorrimore

1935
Enchanted April

as    Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot

1935
Cardinal Richelieu

as    Queen Anne

1934
Death Takes a Holiday

as    Alda

1934
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

as    Arabel Barrett

1934
The Painted Veil

as    Mrs. Townsend

1934
Operator 13

as    Pauline