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Kathryn Adams (actress, born 1893)

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Kathryn Adams
Who's Who on the Screen, 1920
Born
Ethalinda Colson

(1893-05-25)May 25, 1893
DiedFebruary 17, 1959(1959-02-17) (aged 65)
Other namesCatherine Adams
OccupationFilm actress

Kathryn Adams (born Ethalinda Colson; May 25, 1893 – February 17, 1959), sometimes credited as Catherine Adams or Katherine Adams,[1] was an American silent film actress.

Biography

Born and educated in St. Louis,[1] she had vocal training in New York.[2]

Early in her career, Adams "played in numerous types of legitimate drama".[3] 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.[2] 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.

Adams died at the age of 65 following a myocardial infarction in her Hollywood home, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c "Adams, Kathryn (1893–1959)". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Thanhouser Stars on Pathe Program". Motography. August 26, 1916. p. 491. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "(photo caption)". Picture-Play Magazine. VI (2). April 1917. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

External links

Media related to Kathryn Adams at Wikimedia Commons