Kathryn Givney

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Kathryn Givney
Givney in 1937
Born(1896-10-27)October 27, 1896
DiedMarch 16, 1978(1978-03-16) (aged 81)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
OccupationActress
Years active1930–1972
SpouseFrancis Connolly

Kathryn Givney (October 27, 1896[citation needed] – March 16, 1978) was an American actress in theater and in films.

Biography[edit]

In 1928, Givney was a member of the S. E. Cochran Repertory Company.[1] In 1930, she appeared in Stepping Sisters at the Hollywood Playhouse.[2]

She appeared in the films Follow Thru, Isn't It Romantic?, My Friend Irma, Side Street, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, Operation Pacific, Valentino, A Place in the Sun, Lightning Strikes Twice, Double Crossbones, Little Egypt, Too Young to Kiss, The Kid from Left Field, Let's Do It Again, Three Coins in the Fountain, Daddy Long Legs, Count Three and Pray, Lady Godiva of Coventry, Guys and Dolls, Congo Crossing, The Wayward Bus, A Certain Smile, The Man in the Net, From the Terrace, That Touch of Mink, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Once You Kiss a Stranger.[3]

On Broadway, Givney appeared in This, Too, Shall Pass (1946), Good Night, Ladies (1945), Wallflower (1944), Tomorrow the World (1943), The Flowers of Virtue (1942), Little Dark Horse (1941), The Happiest Days (1939), One Thing After Another (1937), Fulton of Oak Falls (1937), If This Be Treason (1935), Lost Horizons (1934), Absent Father (1932), Peter Flies High (1931), The Behavior of Mrs. Crane (1928), Nightstick (1927), We All Do (1927), and Ballyhoo (1927).[4]

Marriage[edit]

Givney was married to Francis Connolly.[5]

Death[edit]

On March 16, 1978, Givney died at her home in Hollywood at age 81, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.[6][5]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1930 Follow Thru Mrs. Bascomb
1931 Lover Come Back Mrs. March
1948 Isn't It Romantic? Clarisse Thayer
1949 My Friend Irma Mrs. Rhinelander
1950 Side Street Nurse Carter Uncredited
1950 Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Mrs. Victoria Masterson
1951 Operation Pacific Commander Steele
1951 Valentino Mrs. Williams Uncredited
1951 A Place in the Sun Louise Eastman
1951 Lightning Strikes Twice Myra Nolan
1951 Double Crossbones Lady Montrose
1951 Little Egypt Cynthia Graydon
1951 Too Young to Kiss Miss Benson
1953 The Kid from Left Field Judge Slavin Uncredited
1953 Let's Do It Again Mrs. Randolph
1954 Three Coins in the Fountain Mrs. Burgoyne
1955 Daddy Long Legs Gertrude Pendleton
1955 Count Three and Pray Mrs. Decrais
1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry Abbess
1955 Guys and Dolls General Cartwright
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mrs. Princey Season 2 Episode 1: "Wet Saturday"
1956 Congo Crossing Amelia Abbott
1957 The Wayward Bus Mrs. Elliott (Bernice) Pritchard
1958 A Certain Smile Madame Griot
1959 The Man in the Net Mrs. Carey
1960 From the Terrace Mrs. St. John
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mrs. Colton Season 6 Episode 34: "Servant Problem"
1962 Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Elena von Hartrott
1962 That Touch of Mink Mrs. Evelyn Haskell Uncredited
1962 Hazel Mrs. Forbes-Craigie Season 1 Episode 18: "Hazel's Secret Wish"
1969 Once You Kiss a Stranger Aunt Margaret

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Acting not soft life, avers this thespian". The Evening Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. May 22, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved April 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kathryn Givney can't get away". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. December 18, 1930. p. 4. Retrieved April 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hal Erickson. "Kathryn Givney". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  4. ^ "Kathryn Givney". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Services for Actress Kathrhyn Givney Set". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. March 18, 1978. p. 32. Retrieved 14 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 357. ISBN 9780786479924 – via Google Books.

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