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| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| resting_place = [[Calvary Cemetery (Queens)|Calvary Cemetery]], [[Woodside, Queens]], New York City, U.S.
| resting_place = [[Calvary Cemetery (Queens)|Calvary Cemetery]], [[Woodside, Queens]], New York City, U.S.
| other_names = Phyllis Forde
| years_active = 1908–1931
| years_active = 1908–1931
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
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'''Kate Bruce''' (February 17, 1860 &ndash; April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the [[silent film|silent era]].<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3b25ae |title=Kate Bruce |access-date=December 31, 2017 |work=British Film Institute}}</ref> She appeared in 289 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in [[Columbus, Indiana]], and died in [[New York, New York]]. In 1885, Bruce left [[Boone, Iowa]], in a wagon with a group of traveling actors at a time when stages were illuminated by oil lights.<ref name="t">{{cite news |title=A Place Where Old Age Is an Asset |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35689855/kate_bruce/ |access-date=September 6, 2019 |work=The Tims |date=February 26, 1925 |location=Illinois, Streator |page=6|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> On Broadway, Bruce performed in ''The Starbucks'' (1903).<ref>{{cite web |title=Kate Bruce |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kate-bruce-33432 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907003606/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kate-bruce-33432 |archive-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref>
'''Kate Bruce''' (February 17, 1860 &ndash; April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the [[silent film|silent era]].<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3b25ae |title=Kate Bruce |access-date=December 31, 2017 |work=British Film Institute}}</ref> She appeared in 289 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in [[Columbus, Indiana]], and died in [[New York, New York]]. In 1885, Bruce left [[Boone, Iowa]], in a wagon with a group of traveling actors at a time when stages were illuminated by oil lights.<ref name="t">{{cite news |title=A Place Where Old Age Is an Asset |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35689855/kate_bruce/ |access-date=September 6, 2019 |work=The Tims |date=February 26, 1925 |location=Illinois, Streator |page=6|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> On Broadway, Bruce performed in ''The Starbucks'' (1903). She was also known as '''Phyllis Forde'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kate Bruce |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kate-bruce-33432 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907003606/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kate-bruce-33432 |archive-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref>


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==

Revision as of 12:48, 19 September 2021

Kate Bruce
Bruce in 1921 Photoplay
Born(1860-02-17)February 17, 1860
DiedApril 2, 1946(1946-04-02) (aged 86)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Other namesPhyllis Forde
OccupationActress
Years active1908–1931

Kate Bruce (February 17, 1860 – April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era.[1] She appeared in 289 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in Columbus, Indiana, and died in New York, New York. In 1885, Bruce left Boone, Iowa, in a wagon with a group of traveling actors at a time when stages were illuminated by oil lights.[2] On Broadway, Bruce performed in The Starbucks (1903). She was also known as Phyllis Forde.[3]

Partial filmography

Bruce (left) with Ynez Seabury in The Sunbeam (1912)

References

  1. ^ "Kate Bruce". British Film Institute. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "A Place Where Old Age Is an Asset". The Tims. Illinois, Streator. February 26, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kate Bruce". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.