Kay Griffith

Kay Griffith
Born
Katherine Margaret Griffith

(1915-09-10)September 10, 1915
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 10, 2002(2002-12-10) (aged 87)
EducationUniversity of Chicago
OccupationActress
Years active1936–1940
Spouse
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(m. 1940; div. 1957)​
Children3

Katherine Margaret Griffith[1] (September 10, 1915[2][3] – December 10, 2002[4]) was an American film actress from 1936 to 1940 who appeared in Western films and serials. She made 14 films, the last being Covered Wagon Days (1940) in which she was the female lead alongside The Three Mesquiteers.[5]

  1. ^ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLD-Y2DY : Fri Mar 08 21:50:25 UTC 2024), Entry for Kathleen Crawford and William Broderick Crawford, 8 November 1941.
  2. ^ Parsons, Louella (February 23, 1939). "Movie Scrapbook: Kay Griffith". Ithaca Journal. p. 30. ProQuest 2041155786. Discovered while singing with Eddie Fitzpatrick's orchestra ... % feet 5 .. weighs 115 .. Brown hair, hazel eyes ... born in Chicago on Sept. 10 ... studied at the University of Chicago
  3. ^ "3 Young Stars Have Contracts legalized". The Minneapolis Journal. May 18, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved July 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference numident was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Covered Wagon Days". BFI. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2022.