Kathryn Adams (born Kathryn Ethalinda Colson; May 25, 1893 – February 17, 1959), sometimes credited as Catherine Adams or Katherine Adams,[1] was an American silent film actress.
Kathryn Adams | |
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 Who's Who on the Screen, 1920 | |
| Born | Ethalinda Colson May 25, 1893 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1959 (aged 65) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Catherine Adams |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Jacques Magnin |
Early years
editAdams was born Kathryn Ethalinda Colson on May 25, 1893, the daughter of actress Kate Colson.[2] She was educated in St. Louis,[1] and had vocal training in New York.[3]
Career
editEarly in her career, Adams "played in numerous types of legitimate drama".[4] She entered films in 1915 after a brief and rather unsuccessful stint in musical comedy.
Adams worked for the Thanhouser Company in its early films[1] and had the lead roles in that company's productions The Bird of Prey and The Phantom Witness.[3] After a number of successful leading roles, she drifted into supporting roles in the 1920s, and, except for a brief appearance in the 1931 version of The Squaw Man, Adams disappeared from films after 1925.[citation needed] She retired from the film industry in 1931[2] and worked as an assembler at Lockheed Corporation making aircraft.[2]
Personal life and death
editAdams married Arthur Witter in 1920; in 1928, the two divorced due to Witter's drinking.[5] She later married Jacques Magnin, a businessman from Los Angeles.[6]
On February 17, 1959, Adams died in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital[6] of an intestinal hemorrhage at the age of 65. She is buried in section R of Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles next to her mother.[2]
Filmography
edit- The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1915)
- After Dark (1915)
- The Pursuing Shadow (1915)
- Helene of the North (1915)
- The Long Arm of the Secret Service (1915)
- In Baby's Garden (1915)
- Her Confession (1915)
- An Innocent Traitor (1915)
- Bubbles in the Glass (1916)
- The Phantom Witness (1916)
- A Bird of Prey (1916)
- The Romance of the Hollow Tree (1916)
- For Uncle Sam's Navy (1916)
- Other People's Money (1916)
- The Shine Girl (1916)
- Divorce and the Daughter (1916)
- The Vicar of Wakefield (1917)
- Pots-and-Pans Peggy (1917)
- The Woman and the Beast (1917)
- The Valentine Girl (1917)
- Hinton's Double (1917)
- The Streets of Illusion (1917)
- The Customary Two Weeks (1917)
- Baby Mine (1917, credited as Katherine Adams)
- Raffles The Amateur Cracksman (1917)
- True Blue (1918)
- Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)
- Restless Souls (1919, credited as Katherine Adams)
- A Gentleman of Quality (1919)
- The Silver Girl (1919, credited as Catherine Adams)
- Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1919)
- A Rogue's Romance (1919, credited as Katherine Adams)
- Cowardice Court (1919)
- A Little Brother of the Rich (1919)
- The Brute Breaker (1919)
- Uncharted Channels (1920)
- The Forbidden Woman (1920)
- The Best of Luck (1920)
- Big Happiness (1920)
- 813 (1920)
- The Silver Car (1921)
- The Man from Downing Street (1922)
- Borrowed Husbands (1924)
- Pampered Youth (1925)
- The Squaw Man (Uncredited, 1931)
References
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- ^ a b c "Adams, Kathryn (1893–1959)". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Thanhouser Stars on Pathe Program". Motography. August 26, 1916. p. 491. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "(photo caption)". Picture-Play Magazine. VI (2). April 1917. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Broken Gin Pledge Get Her Divorce". The Los Angeles Times. May 22, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2022 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ a b "Silent film actress Kathryn Adams dies". The Los Angeles Times. February 18, 1959. p. 39. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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