Katharine Alexander
Katharine Alexander was an American actress on stage and screen. She appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951.
Biography
Alexander was born on September 22, 1897, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Joseph Hall "Josiah" Alexander and Susan Sophronia Duncan. She was an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, listed as 1/16th Cherokee on the Dawes Rolls. 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.
Her Broadway credits included Time for Elizabeth, Little Brown Jug, Letters to Lucerne, The Party's Over, Honeymoon, Best Years, The Left Bank, Stepdaughters of War, Hotel Universe, The Boundary Line, Little Accident, The Queen's Husband, Hangman's House, Gentle Grafters, The Call of Life, Arms and the Man, It All Depends, Ostriches, The Stork, That Awful Mrs. Eaton, Leah Kleschna, Chains, Love Laughs, Good Morning, Judge, and A Successful Calamity.
Personal life
On January 5, 1926, Alexander married producer William A. Brady Jr. in New York City. 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.
Death
Alexander died in Tryon, North Carolina on January 10, 1981, aged 82. She was buried in the Fairmount addition to Forest Park Cemetery in her native Fort Smith.
Partial filmography
Should Ladies Behave as Mrs. Winifred LamontDeath Takes a Holiday as AldaThe [Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934 film)|The Barretts of Wimpole Street] as Arabel BarrettOperator 13 as PaulineThe [Painted Veil (1934 film)|The Painted Veil] as Mrs. TownsendEnchanted April as Mrs. Rose ArbuthnotAfter Office Hours as Julia PattersonCardinal Richelieu as Queen AnneAlias Mary Dow as Evelyn DowThe Girl from 10th Avenue as Valentine French MarlandGinger as Mrs. Elizabeth ParkerShe Married Her Boss as Gertrude BarclaySplendor as Martha LorrimoreSutter's Gold as Anna SutterMoonlight Murder as Louisa ChilternThe Devil Is a Sissy as Hilda PierceReunion as Mrs. CrandallAs Good as Married as Alma BurnsideThe Girl from Scotland Yard as Lady Helen LaveringThat Certain Woman as Mrs. RogersStage Door as Cast of Stage PlayDouble Wedding as Claire LodgeRascals as Mrs. Agatha AdamsThe [Great Man Votes] as Miss BillowBroadway Serenade as Harriet IngallsIn Name Only as LauraThree Sons as Abigail PardwayThe [Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame] as Madame de LysAnne of Windy Poplars as Ernestine PringleDance, Girl, Dance as Miss OlmsteadPlay Girl as Mrs. DiceSis Hopkins as Clara HopkinsAngels with Broken Wings as Charlotte LordThe Vanishing Virginian as Marcia MarshallOn the Sunny Side as Mrs. Mary AndrewsSmall Town Deb as Mrs. RandallNow, Voyager as Miss TraskThe [Human Comedy (film)|The Human Comedy] as Mrs. SteedKiss and Tell as Janet ArcherFor the Love of Mary as Miss HarknessJohn Loves Mary as Phyllis McKinley