Willette Kershaw (June 17, 1882 – May 4, 1960) was an American Broadway stage actress and later silent film actress. Her younger sister was actress Elinor Kershaw who later married Thomas Ince.[citation needed]
Willette Kershaw | |
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 The Theatre Magazine, 1911 | |
| Born | Willette Kershaw June 17, 1882 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Died | May 4, 1960 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1905–1928 |
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| Relatives | Elinor Kershaw (sister) Thomas H. Ince (brother-in-law) |
The daughter of Harry Kershaw,[2] she was born in St. Louis and graduated from Central High School and the Lindley School of Dramatic Art.[3]
Kershaw's Broadway credits include Yes or No (1917), The Unchastened Woman (1915), A Pair of White Gloves (1913), The Switchboard (1913), Snobs (1911), The Country Boy (1910), The Heights (1910), and Robert Burns (1905).[4]
Kershaw married actor Arthur Morrison, and the marriage ended in 1909.[2] In 1923, Kershaw married David Sturgis in New Rochelle, New York.[5]
Filmography
edit- Men (1918)
- Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918)
- The Sporting Life (1918)
- The Vortex (1928)
References
edit- ^ Internet Broadway Database: Willette Kershaw
- ^ a b "Kerchoo! and the Front Pages Shouted Kershaw!". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. p. 108. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Louis actress wins laurels as brightest star of season". The St. Louis Star and Times. Missouri, St. Louis. January 23, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Willette Kershaw". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Willette Kershaw Is at Palm Beach on Honeymoon". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. March 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willette Kershaw.
- Willette Kershaw at IMDb
- Willette Kershaw at the Internet Broadway Database
- Willette Kershaw portrait NY Public Library
- Willete Kershaw image from the one-act play Any Night, which also starred Harrison Ford
- Willette Kershaw pose in the 1920s National Portrait Gallery UK
- portrait gallery (Univ of Washington, Sayre collection)