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Kathleen Howard(1884-1956)

  • Actress
  • Writer
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Kathleen Howard
Kathleen Howard was born on 27 July 1884 in Clifton, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress and writer, known for It's a Gift (1934), First Love (1939) and Ball of Fire (1941). She was married to Edward Kellogg Baird (lawyer). She died on 15 August 1956 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJuly 27, 1884
DiedAugust 15, 1956(72)
BornJuly 27, 1884
DiedAugust 15, 1956(72)
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Known for

W.C. Fields and Baby LeRoy in It's a Gift (1934)
It's a Gift
7.1
Movie
  • Amelia Bissonette
  • 1934
Deanna Durbin and Robert Stack in First Love (1939)
First Love
7.0
Movie
  • Miss Wiggins
  • 1939
Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Ball of Fire (1941)
Ball of Fire
7.7
Movie
  • Miss Bragg
  • 1941
Fredric March and Evelyn Venable in Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
Death Takes a Holiday
6.9
Movie
  • Princess Maria
  • 1934

Credits

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Actress

  • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
    The Bigelow Theatre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • Joan Fontaine in Born to Be Bad (1950)
    Born to Be Bad
    6.6
    • Mrs. Bolton
    • 1950
  • Joan Caulfield and Robert Cummings in The Petty Girl (1950)
    The Petty Girl
    6.0
    • Prof. Langton (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Cry of the City (1948)
    Cry of the City
    7.2
    • Miss Pruett's Mother (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • June Allyson and Van Johnson in The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
    The Bride Goes Wild
    6.2
    • Aunt Susan
    • 1948
  • Larry Olsen in Curley (1947)
    Curley
    5.7
    • Aunt Martha
    • 1947
  • Elizabeth Taylor and Jimmy Lydon in Cynthia (1947)
    Cynthia
    6.2
    • Mac McQuillan, Jannings' Nurse
    • 1947
  • Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Richard Haydn, and Richard Ney in The Late George Apley (1947)
    The Late George Apley
    6.9
    • Margaret (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Betty Hutton and Sonny Tufts in Cross My Heart (1946)
    Cross My Heart
    6.2
    • Mrs. Klute (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Brenda Joyce, Patricia Morison, and Don Porter in Danger Woman (1946)
    Danger Woman
    5.3
    • Eddie
    • 1946
  • Constance Bennett, Walter Brennan, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, William Eythe, Dorothy Gish, and Cornel Wilde in Centennial Summer (1946)
    Centennial Summer
    6.0
    • Deborah
    • 1946
  • Stanley Blystone, Richard Dix, Helen Mowery, and Nina Vale in Mysterious Intruder (1946)
    Mysterious Intruder
    6.3
    • Rose Denning
    • 1946
  • Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, and Sonny Tufts in Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
    Miss Susie Slagle's
    6.3
    • Miss Wingate (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Snafu (1945)
    Snafu
    7.3
    • Dean Garrett
    • 1945
  • Charles Coburn, Robert Paige, and Ginny Simms in Shady Lady (1945)
    Shady Lady
    6.8
    • Butch
    • 1945

Writer

  • The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)
    The Fashion Side of Hollywood
    5.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
  • Born
    • July 27, 1884
    • Clifton, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • August 15, 1956
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Edward Kellogg Baird (lawyer)June 27, 1916 - January 9, 1925 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    While filming Ball of Fire (1941) in 1941, she was hospitalized by Barbara Stanwyck when Stanwyck delivered a mock punch and accidentally hit Howard in the face and fractured her jaw. Stanwyck was reportedly mortified by the incident.

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