Katherine Locke
| Katherine Locke | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 24, 1910 Kalinkavichy, Belarus |
| Died |
September 12, 1995 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936-1958 |
| Spouse(s) | Norman Corwin (1947-1995) (her death) (2 children) |
Katherine Locke (June 24, 1910 – September 12, 1995) was a Broadway actress in the late 1930s. She was born in Kalinkavičy, in what is now Belarus, and raised in the U.S. Her father Mendel Locke was an amateur writer. She appeared in films in the 1940s and 1950s as a supporting actress. She began her film work in the late 1930s in bit parts, but she is remembered today as a stage actress. She was married to radio legend Norman Corwin.
In addition to appearing on a successful Broadway production of Hamlet playing Ophelia, her stage credits include starring with John Garfield in Having a Wonderful Time, Fifth Column with Lee J. Cobb, and Clash by Night with Tallulah Bankhead.
Filmography
Locke had a successful Broadway career before she ventured into movies. Among her best performances in both forms of acting were:
- Straight from the Shoulder (1936) - Gail Pyne
- Wilson (1944) - Helen Bones
- The Seventh Cross (1944) - Mrs. Sauer
- The Snake Pit (1948) - Margaret
- The Sound of Fury (1950) - Hazel
- People Will Talk (1951) - Miss James
- Flesh and Fury (1952) - Mrs. Hollis
- The Unexpected (1952) - Woman
- A Certain Smile (1958) - Mme. Vallon (Last appearance)[1]
References
- ↑ "Katherine Locke". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
