Kitty McHugh (born Katherine McHugh; October 3, 1902 – September 3, 1954) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1934 and 1953.
Kitty McHugh | |
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.jpg) McHugh in Sunset Range (1935) | |
| Born | Katherine McHugh October 3, 1902 Harmony, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 1954 (aged 51) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1934–1953 |
| Spouse | |
Early years
editMcHugh was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed McHugh. She had three brothers, Frank, Matt, and Ed, Jr., and the six formed a family vaudeville comedy act.[1]
Career
editWhen she was 4 years old, McHugh starred in a theatrical production of Little Lord Fauntleroy. She went on to act on stage as an adult, including work with the Actors Lab company on the Pacific coast.[2]
McHugh appeared in the Three Stooges short subjects Hoi Polloi, Listen, Judge, and Gents in a Jam.[citation needed] It was in the latter film that she portrayed Mrs. McGruder, the Stooges' irate landlady who delivers the trio a triple slap and a right hook to wrestler Rocky Duggan (Mickey Simpson).
McHugh toured the European theatre of World War II performing in an Actors' Laboratory Theatre production of Three Men on a Horse.[2]
Personal life
editMcHugh committed suicide on September 3, 1954.[3] She was married to character actor Ned Glass until her death.
Partial filmography
edit- I've Got Your Number (1934) - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- Registered Nurse (1934) - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
- Sunset Range (1935) - Della (the Maid)
- Hoi Polloi (1935) - Duchess (uncredited)
- Hot Tip (1935) - Queenie
- Follow the Fleet (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Absolute Quiet (1936) - Florine, Axton's Secretary (uncredited)
- Three Cheers for Love (1936) - Wardrobe Mistress
- Women Are Trouble (1936) - Della Murty
- The Longest Night (1936) - Midge Riley, a Salesgirl
- The Accusing Finger (1936) - Waiter's Wife (uncredited)
- Oh, Doctor (1937) - Nurse (uncredited)
- Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) - Head Usherette (uncredited)
- On Again-Off Again (1937) - Miss Parker
- Blonde Trouble (1937) - Goldie Foster
- Youth on Parole (1937) - Salesgirl (uncredited)
- My Old Kentucky Home (1938) - Peggy Price
- Double Danger (1938) - Nurse Agnes Smith (uncredited)
- Goodbye Broadway (1938) - Blonde (uncredited)
- Men with Wings (1938) - Nurse (uncredited)
- Letter of Introduction (1938) - Girl Singer (uncredited)
- Orphans of the Street (1938) - (uncredited)
- Broadway Serenade (1939) - Kitty - the Maid
- When Tomorrow Comes (1939) - Gladys, a Waitress (uncredited)
- Here I Am a Stranger (1939) - Patsy - Waitress (uncredited)
- Disputed Passage (1939) - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Mae
- The House Across the Bay (1940) - Prisoner's Wife (uncredited)
- Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) - Brooklyn Girl (uncredited)
- Sailor's Lady (1940) - Proprietress (uncredited)
- Pier 13 (1940) - Mary - Waitress (uncredited)
- Young People (1940) - Vaudevillian (uncredited)
- Secret Evidence (1941) - Mazie
- The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941) - Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
- The Magnificent Dope (1942) - Sadie (uncredited)
- Dixie Dugan (1943) - (uncredited)
- Slightly Dangerous (1943) - Salesgirl (uncredited)
- Sleepy Lagoon (1943) - Mrs. Small
- A Scream in the Dark (1943) - Maisie
- The Street with No Name (1948) - Waitress (uncredited)
- Miss Mink of 1949 (1949) - Mrs. Wiggins (uncredited)
- Tension (1949) - Agnes (uncredited)
- Listen, Judge (1952, Short) - Mrs. Henderson
- Gents in a Jam (1952, Short) - Mrs. McGruder, Landlady
- Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) - Pearl Stinson (uncredited)
- Jennifer (1953) - Landlady
References
edit- ^ "Vaudeville family". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. August 10, 1936. p. 16. Retrieved March 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Kitty McHugh Once Played Fauntleroy". Valley Times. California, North Hollywood. April 6, 1948. p. 11. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd. ed.). McFarland. p. 500.
External links
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- Kitty McHugh at IMDb
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