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Kathryn Crawford
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Kathryn Crawford
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1908-10-05,Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia Born Katherine Moran in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, Crawford had a somewhat tumultuous childhood. Her parents divorced when she was four years old; she and her sister stayed with her mother. In 1917, her mother was hospitalized after an accident. While her mother was in the hospital an aunt took Kathryn and her sister, Margaret (1907-1975) away from their mother's house to live with their father. Soon after Crawford's mother fell ill, her father moved the family to Los Angeles, California. She didn't get along with her stepmother, and at the age of 15, Crawford eloped with her sister's boyfriend to get out of the house. After a year and a half of marriage, the two separated. Her mother, who later remarried and was working as a hotelmaid, searched 12 years for her daughters and found them after she saw Kathryn in a movie magazine in 1929. Crawford starred in her first film in 1929, when she appeared opposite Hoot Gibson in King of the Rodeo. She would star in seven films that year, and in 1930 she appeared in another six films, including Safety in Numbers (1930) alongside Carole Lombard and up and coming actress and "WAMPAS Baby Star" Josephine Dunn. Her only starring role on Broadway was in the Cole Porter musical The New Yorkers in which she was the original singer of "Love for Sale". However, by 1931 her career had cooled. She would star in only one film that year, and only three between 1932 and 1933, only one of which would be a starring lead role. Crawford's final acting part came in 1941, when she was credited under the name "Katherine Crawford" in City of Missing Girls, and which starred H. B. Warner and John Archer. She retired from acting after that film, and moved to Pasadena, California. Crawford turned to interior decorating, which she pursued for 40 years. She designed the interiors for the homes and apartments of famous people like Baron Hilton, Douglas MacArthur and President Herbert Hoover. She was the consulting designer for Mary Pickford's Pickfair estate for 20 years. A member of the founding friends of Harvey Mudd College, Claremont,she also was a member of the founders of the Los Angeles Music Center and the Blue Ribbon 400. She was a member of the Society for Preservation of Variety Arts,the Los Angeles County Museum and the Society of American Interior Designers. Crawford died of cancer at the Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California, on December 10, 1980. She was 72 years old.

Filmography

6.5

Emma
1932-01-02

4.8

Flying High
1931-11-14

The Concentratin' Kid

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The Concentratin' Kid
1930-10-26

Safety in Numbers

5

Safety in Numbers
1930-05-30

City of Missing Girls

4.1

City of Missing Girls
1941-03-27

New Morals for Old

4.2

New Morals for Old
1932-06-04

Señor Americano

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Señor Americano
1929-11-10

Mountain Justice

5

Mountain Justice
1930-05-04

5.2

Skyway
1933-08-29

6.2

King of Jazz
1930-04-20

5

Fashion News
1928-11-06

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Red Hot Rhythm
1929-11-23

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The Climax
1930-01-04

King of the Rodeo

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King of the Rodeo
1929-01-06

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Hide-Out
1930-03-30

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Modern Love
1929-07-21