Kathryn Crawford
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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 05, 1908
Deathday: December 07, 1980
Popularity:
Known For
Emma
1932-01-02
Emma
Overview: After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-01-02
Popularity:
Flying High
1931-11-14
Flying High
Overview: An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-14
Popularity:
The Concentratin' Kid
1930-10-26
The Concentratin' Kid
Overview: A cowboy who loves a radio singer he's never met makes a bet that he can meet and win her.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-10-26
Popularity:
Safety in Numbers
1930-05-30
Safety in Numbers
Overview: Before handing over a large inheritance, a guardian hires three chorus girls to educate his charge about the "underside" of big-city life.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-05-30
Popularity:
City of Missing Girls
1941-03-27
City of Missing Girls
Overview: A female reporter goes undercover to investigate the series of mysterious disappearances of young women, who were all linked to a local drama school.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-03-27
Popularity:
New Morals for Old
1932-06-04
New Morals for Old
Overview: Proper parents who treat their adult children as teenagers have a son who wants to go to Paris to study art, and a daughter in love with a married man.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-06-04
Popularity:
Señor Americano
1929-11-10
Señor Americano
Overview: A U.S. soldier goes after bandits in California, although it is still owned by Mexico.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-11-10
Popularity:
Mountain Justice
1930-05-04
Mountain Justice
Overview: In the Kentucky mountains, Ken McTavish comes to Kettle Creek looking for the killer of his father. When he learns that it was Abner Harland, he fakes the killing of his friend Rusty, puts Abner in a coffin, and takes off. Lem Harland, seeing Rusty alive, realizes what happened and the chase is on.
Genres: Action Western Romance Music Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-05-04
Popularity:
Skyway
1933-08-29
Skyway
Overview: A cocky young pilot, at the urging of his girlfriend, takes a nice, "safe" job at the bank where her father is president.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-08-29
Popularity:
King of Jazz
1930-04-20
King of Jazz
Overview: Made during the early years of the movie musical, this exuberant revue was one of the most extravagant, eclectic, and technically ambitious Hollywood productions of its day. Starring the bandleader Paul Whiteman, then widely celebrated as the King of Jazz, the film drew from Broadway variety shows to present a spectacular array of sketches, performances by such acts as the Rhythm Boys (featuring a young Bing Crosby), and orchestral numbers—all lavishly staged by veteran theater director John Murray Anderson.
Genres: Animation Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-04-20
Popularity:
Fashion News
1928-11-06
Fashion News
Overview: Hollywood actresses including Jeanette Loff and Raquel Torres modeling Spring fashions in color.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-11-06
Popularity:
Red Hot Rhythm
1929-11-23
Red Hot Rhythm
Overview: A 1929 film by Leo McCarey.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-11-23
Popularity:
The Climax
1930-01-04
The Climax
Overview: Young Italian girl wants to become a great opera singer.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-01-04
Popularity:
King of the Rodeo
1929-01-06
King of the Rodeo
Overview: A Montana cowboy battles lowlifes while preparing for a competition in Chicago.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-01-06
Popularity:
Hide-Out
1930-03-30
Hide-Out
Overview: A bootlegger on the run from the law hides out on a college campus. He disguises himself as a student and soon becomes the school's star athlete and the most popular man on campus.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-30
Popularity:
Modern Love
1929-07-21
Modern Love
Overview: In order to keep her job, a young dress designer must keep her recent marriage a secret from her boss. An important client arrives from Paris and her boss decides to hold a dinner party for the man at the girl's house. When her husband finds out that the client wants to take her back to Paris so she can "study," he comes up with a plan to stop it, and it begins with his being the "server" at the dinner party.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-07-21
Popularity: