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Katharine Cornell(1893-1974)

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Katharine Cornell was born on 16 February 1893 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Producers' Showcase (1954), Stage Door Canteen (1943) and No Time for Comedy (1940). She was married to Guthrie McClintic. She died on 9 June 1974 in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA.
BornFebruary 16, 1893
DiedJune 9, 1974(81)
BornFebruary 16, 1893
DiedJune 9, 1974(81)
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Producers' Showcase (1954)
Producers' Showcase
7.2
TV Series
  • Elizabeth Barrett Browning
William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Stage Door Canteen
6.3
  • Katherine Cornell
  • 1943
James Stewart, Louise Beavers, Allyn Joslyn, Charles Ruggles, Rosalind Russell, and Genevieve Tobin in No Time for Comedy (1940)
No Time for Comedy
6.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1940
There Shall Be No Night
TV Movie
  • Miranda Valkay
  • 1957

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Actress

  • There Shall Be No Night
    TV Movie
    • Miranda Valkay
    • 1957
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    • 1956
  • William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen (1943)
    Stage Door Canteen
    6.3
    • Katherine Cornell
    • 1943

Additional Crew

  • James Stewart, Louise Beavers, Allyn Joslyn, Charles Ruggles, Rosalind Russell, and Genevieve Tobin in No Time for Comedy (1940)
    No Time for Comedy
    6.2
    • producer: stage play
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 16, 1893
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • June 9, 1974
    • Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Guthrie McClinticSeptember 8, 1921 - October 29, 1961 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Print Biographies
    • 12 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In the film The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941), a film noted for dropping the names of famous persons of the day, Cornell's name is dropped more than that of any other celebrity.
  • Quotes
    I drifted into acting. My grandfather had a house in Buffalo in which there was a stage and his friends met every two weeks or so to put on plays. So it was natural for me to put on plays too when I went to boarding school. I put on everything in the drama - I was indiscriminate. I put on Yeats and Shaw and Lady Gregory.
  • Nicknames
    • "The First Lady of the American Theater"
    • Kit
    • The First Lady of the Theater

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