Kathryn Adams

Kathryn Adams
Publicity photo of Adams from Who's Who on the Screen (1920)
Born Ethalinda Colson
(1893-05-25)May 25, 1893
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died February 17, 1959(1959-02-17) (aged 65)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other names Catherine Adams
Occupation Film actress

Kathryn Adams (May 25, 1893 – February 17, 1959) was an American silent film actress. Her name is sometimes seen as Catherine Adams.[1]

Biography

Born Ethalinda Colson in St. Louis, Missouri,[1] After being educated in St. Louis, 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.

On February 17, 1959, Adams died of a myocardial infarction in her Hollywood home, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles.

Filmography

References

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