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Kay Johnson (I) (1904–1975)

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The personification of class and cultivation on the movie screen, comely actress Kay Johnson forsook a prominent stage and film career in order to play wife to actor John Cromwell and mother to their two children. Still and all, the elegant actress, reminiscent in looks and style to that of Irene Dunne and Judith Anderson... See full bio »

Born:

Catherine Townsend
in Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Waterford, Connecticut, USA
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1954 Jivaro
Umari
 
1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Jane Clemens (uncredited)
 
1943 Mr. Lucky
Mrs. Mary Ostrander
 
1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Helena
 
1939 The Real Glory
Mrs. Manning
 
1938 White Banners
Marcia Ward
 
1935 Jalna
Alayne Archer Whiteoaks
 
1935 The Call of the Wild
Show Girl (uncredited)
 
1935 Village Tale
Janet Stevenson
 
1934 Their Big Moment
Eve Farrington
 
1934 Of Human Bondage
Norah
 
1934 This Man Is Mine
Bee McCrae
 
1934 Eight Girls in a Boat
Hannah
 
1932 Thirteen Women
Helen Dawson Frye
 
1932 American Madness
Mrs. Dickson
 
1931 The Spy
Anna Turin
 
1931 The Single Sin
Kate Adams
 
1930 Passion Flower
Katherine Pringle Wallace 'Cassy'
 
1930 Billy the Kid
Claire
 
1930 Madam Satan
Angela Brooks
 
1930 The Spoilers
Helen Chester
 
1930 This Mad World
Victoria
 
1930 The Ship from Shanghai
Dorothy Daley
 
1929 Dynamite
Cynthia Crothers
 
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1935 Jalna (performer: "There is a Tavern in the Town" 1891, "Little Brown Jug", "Silent Night, Holy Night" 1818)
 
1930 Madam Satan (performer: "Meet Madam" 1930 - uncredited, "All I Know Is You're in My Arms" 1930 - uncredited, "Low Down" 1930 - uncredited / "Low Down" 1930 - uncredited)
 
1930 The Ship from Shanghai (performer: "Singin in the Rain" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1929 Dynamite (performer: "How Am I to Know" 1929 - uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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(1928) Stage: Appeared in "The Silver Cord", Los Angeles, CA.

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Mother of actor James Cromwell. See more »

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Sagittarius