Willette Kershaw | |
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 The Theatre Magazine, 1911 | |
| Born | Willette Kershaw June 17, 1882 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Died | May 4, 1960 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1905–1928 |
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| Relatives | Elinor Kershaw (sister) Thomas H. Ince (brother-in-law) |
Willette Kershaw (June 17, 1882 – May 4, 1960) was an American Broadway stage actress and later silent film actress. Her younger sister was actress Elinor Kershaw who later married Thomas Ince.
The daughter of Harry Kershaw,[2] she was born in St. Louis and graduated from Central High School and the Lindley School of Dramatic Art.[3]
Kershaw's Broadway credits include Yes or No (1917), The Unchastened Woman (1915), A Pair of White Gloves (1913), The Switchboard (1913), Snobs (1911), The Country Boy (1910), The Heights (1910), and Robert Burns (1905).[4]
Kershaw married actor Arthur Morrison, and the marriage ended in 1909.[2] In 1923, Kershaw married David Sturgis in New Rochelle, New York.[5]
Filmography
- Men (1918)
- Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918)
- The Sporting Life (1918)
- The Vortex (1928)
References
- ↑ Internet Broadway Database: Willette Kershaw
- 1 2 "Kerchoo! and the Front Pages Shouted Kershaw!". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. p. 108. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "St. Louis actress wins laurels as brightest star of season". The St. Louis Star and Times. Missouri, St. Louis. January 23, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Willette Kershaw". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Willette Kershaw Is at Palm Beach on Honeymoon". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. March 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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- Willette Kershaw at IMDb
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- Willette Kershaw portrait NY Public Library
- Willete Kershaw image from the one-act play Any Night, which also starred Harrison Ford
- Willette Kershaw pose in the 1920s National Portrait Gallery UK
- portrait gallery (Univ of Washington, Sayre collection)
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