Katharine Alexander

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Katharine Alexander (September 22, 1898 – January 10, 1981) was an American actress of stage and screen. She appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951. She was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and died in Tryon, North Carolina. She was one eighth Cherokee Indian. She planned to be a concert artist, and it was while she was giving a violin recital that she was seen by Samuel Goldwyn who gave her a chance on stage from where she rose to be one of Broadway's leading ladies. She was married to William A. Brady Jr, (1900-1935), the son of William A. Brady a theatre actor, producer and sports promotor and actress Grace George. They had a daughter, Barbara Brady. She starred alongside Paul Muni as his wife Linda Loman in London's Phoenix Theatre production of Death of a Salesman, which opened on July 28, 1949, directed by Elia Kazan.

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1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1949
John Loves Mary
Movie Phyllis McKinley
1948
For the Love of Mary
Movie Miss Harkness
1945
Kiss and Tell
Movie Janet Archer
1943
The Human Comedy
Movie Mrs. Steed
1942
Now, Voyager
Movie Miss Trask
1942
On the Sunny Side
Movie Mrs. Mary Andrews
1942
The Vanishing Virginian
Movie Marcia Marshall
1941
Small Town Deb
Movie Mrs. Randall
1941
Angels with Broken Wings
Movie Charlotte Lord
1941
Sis Hopkins
Movie Clara Hopkins
1941
Play Girl
Movie Mrs. Dice
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
Movie Miss Olmstead
1940
Anne of Windy Poplars
Movie Ernestine Pringle
1939
Three Sons
Movie Abigail Pardway
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie Madame de Lys