Katharine Alexander (sometimes Katherine; September 22, 1898 - January 10, 1981) was an American actress on stage and screen. She appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951.
Biography
Alexander was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Joseph Hall "Josiah" Alexander and Susan Sophronia Duncan.[1] She was an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, listed as 1/16th Cherokee on the Dawes Rolls.[2] 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.[citation needed]
Theatrical productions
Katharine Alexander
Alexander debuted on stage in A Successful Calamity with William Gillette.[3]
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).[4]
Personal life
On January 5, 1926, Alexander married producer William A. Brady Jr. in New York City.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
