Kathleen Lockhart
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Kathleen Lockhart | |
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| Born | Kathleen Arthur 9 August 1894 |
| Died | 18 February 1978 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1933–1959 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | June Lockhart |
Kathleen Lockhart (née Arthur; 9 August 1894 – 18 February 1978) was a prolific British-American actress throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]
Early life[]
Kathleen Arthur was born on August 9, 1894 in Southsea, Hampshire, England.[2]
Career[]
Lockhart's entertainment career began on the stage in Britain.
Lockhart appear on stage and in Hollywood films for almost forty years. Lockhart has more than 30 film credits.[3]
Lockhart and her husband, Gene, occasionally starred opposite each other, most notably as Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (1938). Lockhart's daughter, June also appeared with them in that film, portraying their daughter.
After 1957, Lockhart retired from acting and made no more film appearances, except for a small role in The Purple Gang (1960).
Lockhart has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard.[2]
Personal life[]
In 1924, Lockhart immigrated to the United States. Lockhart's husband was Gene Lockhart (died 1957), an actor. Lockhart had a daughter June Lockhart. Lockhart's granddaughter is Anne Lockhart.[2]
On February 18, 1978, Lockhart died in Los Angeles, California following a long illness.[2] Lockhart is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.
Partial filmography[]
- 1936: Brides Are Like That - Mrs. Ella Robinson
- 1936: Times Square Playboy - Lottie Bancroft.[4]
- 1936: The Devil is a Sissy - Mrs. Murphy[3]
- 1936: Mr. Cinderella - Aunt Penelope 'Penny' Winfield.[5]
- 1936: Career Woman - Mrs. Milt Clark
- 1937: Something to Sing About - Miss Amy Robbins
- 1938: Men Are Such Fools - Mrs. Dalton
- 1938: Penrod's Double Trouble - Mrs. Laura Schofield
- 1938: Give Me a Sailor - Mrs. Hawks (scenes deleted)
- 1938: Blondie - Mrs. Miller
- 1938: A Christmas Carol - Mrs. Cratchit[6]
- 1938: Sweethearts - Aunt Amelia
- 1939: What a Life - Mrs. Pike[3]
- 1939: Man of Conquest - Mrs. Allen
- 1939: Outside These Walls - Miss Thornton
- 1939: Our Leading Citizen - Mrs. Barker
- 1939: What a Life - Miss Pike
- 1941: Love Crazy - Mrs. Bristol
- 1942: Are Husbands Necessary? - Laura Atterbury
- 1943: Mission to Moscow - Lady Chilston (uncredited)
- 1943: The Good Fellows - Mary Hilton
- 1943: Lost Angel - Mrs. Catty
- 1945: Roughly Speaking - Mrs. Henrietta Louise Randall
- 1945: Bewitched - Mrs. Ann Ellis
- 1946: Two Years Before the Mast - Mrs. Gordon Stewart (uncredited)
- 1946: The Strange Woman - Mrs. Partridge
- 1946: Lady in the Lake - Mrs. Grayson[7]
- 1947: Mother Wore Tights - Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)
- 1947: Gentleman's Agreement - Mrs. Jessie Minify (uncredited)[8]
- 1949: The Sickle or the Cross - Martha Deems
- 1950: The Big Hangover - Mrs. Parkford (uncredited)
- 1951: I'd Climb the Highest Mountain - Mrs. Brock[3]
- 1952: Plymouth Adventure - Mary Brewster (uncredited)
- 1953: Confidentially Connie - Mrs. Martha Magruder
- 1953: Walking My Baby Back Home - Mrs. Millard
- 1953: The Glenn Miller Story - Mrs. Miller[9]
- 1960: The Purple Gang - Nun[10] (final film role)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kathleen Lockhart paperwork re naturalization as a United States Citizen, dated 10 February 1950, ancestry.com; accessed 9 October 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Kathleen Lockhart". Hollywood Walk of Fame. 8 February 1960. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Kathleen Lockhart". afi.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Times Square Playboy (1936)". tcm.turner.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Mr. Cinderella (1936)". IMDb. 23 October 1936. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "A Christmas Carol (1938)". afi.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Lady in the Lake (1947)". tcm.turner.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Gentleman's Agreement (1947)". tcm.turner.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "The Genn Miller Story (1953)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "The Purple Gang (1960)". tcm.turner.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
External links[]
- Kathleen Lockhart at IMDb
- Kathleen Lockhart at the Internet Broadway Database
- Kathleen Lockhart at AllMovie
- Kathleen Lockhart at Find a Grave
- Go Abroad with the Lockharts on The Digital Deli Too -- information about a radio program that starred Gene Lockhart and his wife, Kathleen.
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- 1894 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Southsea
- People with acquired American citizenship
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- British film actresses
- British stage actresses
- Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
- Disease-related deaths in California
- Actresses from Hampshire
- 20th-century English actresses
- British emigrants to the United States
- 20th-century American actresses