Kathleen Lockhart (née Arthur; 9 August 1894 – 18 February 1978) was a prolific English-American actress during the early-mid 20th century.

Early life

Kathleen Arthur was born on August 9, 1894 in Southsea, Hampshire, England.

Career

Lockhart's entertainment career began on the stage in

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. Lockhart appeared on stage and in Hollywood films for almost forty years. Lockhart has more than 30 film credits. Lockhart and her husband, Gene, occasionally starred opposite each other, most notably as Mr. and Mrs.

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in ''

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'' (1938). Lockhart's daughter,

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also appeared with them in that film, portraying their daughter. After 1957, Lockhart retired from acting and made no more film appearances, except for a small role in ''The Purple Gang'' (1960). Lockhart has a star on the

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Personal life

In 1924, Lockhart immigrated to the United States. Lockhart's husband was

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(died 1957), an actor. Lockhart had a daughter

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. Lockhart's granddaughter is Anne Lockhart. On February 18, 1978, Lockhart died in Los Angeles, California following a long illness. Lockhart is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.

Partial filmography

*1936: '' Brides Are Like That'' - Mrs. Ella Robinson *1936: ''

Times Square Playboy ''Times Square Playboy'' is a 1936 American romance film directed by William C. McGann and starring Warren William, June Travis and Barton MacLane. It is also known by the alternative title of ''His Best Man''. The film's art direction was by E ...

'' - Lottie Bancroft. *1936: ''

The Devil is a Sissy ''The Devil is a Sissy'' is a 1936 American MGM comedy-drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and Rowland Brown. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper and Mickey Rooney, three of the biggest child stars of the 1930s. The film prem ...

'' - Mrs. Murphy *1936: ''

Mr. Cinderella ''Mr. Cinderella'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Richard Flournoy and Arthur V. Jones. The film stars Jack Haley, Betty Furness, Arthur Treacher, Raymond Walburn, Robert McWade and Rosina Lawrence. ...

'' - Aunt Penelope 'Penny' Winfield. *1936: ''

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'' - Mrs. Milt Clark *1937: '' Something to Sing About'' - Miss Amy Robbins *1938: ''

Men Are Such Fools ''Men are Such Fools'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Norman Reilly Raine and Horace Jackson. The film stars Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Hugh Herbert, Johnnie Davis, and Penny Sin ...

'' - Mrs. Dalton *1938: '' Penrod's Double Trouble'' - Mrs. Laura Schofield *1938: ''

Give Me a Sailor ''Give Me a Sailor'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent, starring Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable and Jack Whiting. This was Raye and Hope's third film together, the first in which they played the leads. Plot Jim and Walter B ...

'' - Mrs. Hawks (scenes deleted) *1938: '' Blondie'' - Mrs. Miller *1938: ''

'' - Mrs. Cratchit *1938: '' Sweethearts'' - Aunt Amelia *1939: '' What a Life'' - Mrs. Pike *1939: ''

Man of Conquest ''Man of Conquest'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by George Nicholls Jr. and starring Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, and Joan Fontaine. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Score, Best Sound ( Charles L. Lootens), a ...

'' - Mrs. Allen *1939: ''

Outside These Walls ''Outside These Walls'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Michael Whalen, Dolores Costello and Virginia Weidler. Plot Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper ...

'' - Miss Thornton *1939: '' Our Leading Citizen'' - Mrs. Barker *1939: '' What a Life'' - Miss Pike *1941: '' Love Crazy'' - Mrs. Bristol *1942: '' Are Husbands Necessary?'' - Laura Atterbury *1943: ''

Mission to Moscow ''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies. The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...

'' - Lady Chilston (uncredited) *1943: ''

The Good Fellows ''The Good Fellows'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jo Graham and written by Hugh Wedlock Jr. and Howard Snyder. The film stars Cecil Kellaway, Helen Walker, Mabel Paige, James Brown, Patti Hale and Kathleen Lockhart. The film was r ...

'' - Mary Hilton *1943: '' Lost Angel'' - Mrs. Catty *1945: '' Roughly Speaking'' - Mrs. Henrietta Louise Randall *1945: ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...

'' - Mrs. Ann Ellis *1946: ''

Two Years Before the Mast ''Two Years Before the Mast'' is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834. A film adaptation under the ...

'' - Mrs. Gordon Stewart (uncredited) *1946: '' The Strange Woman'' - Mrs. Partridge *1946: ''

Lady in the Lake ''Lady in the Lake'' is a 1947 American film noir starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. An adaptation of the 1943 Raymond Chandler murder mystery ''The Lady in the Lake'', the picture ...

'' - Mrs. Grayson *1947: ''

Mother Wore Tights ''Mother Wore Tights'' is a 1947 Technicolor musical film starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey as married vaudeville performers, directed by Walter Lang. This was Grable and Dailey's first film together, based on a book of the same name by Mir ...

'' - Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited) *1947: ''

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'' - Mrs. Jessie Minify (uncredited) *1949: ''

The Sickle or the Cross ''The Sickle or the Cross'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars Kent Taylor, Gloria Holden, and Gene Lockhart. The screenplay was written by Jesse L. Lasky Jr. from an original story by T. G. Eggers. Produced ...

'' - Martha Deems *1950: ''

The Big Hangover ''The Big Hangover'' is a 1950 American comedy film released by MGM. The film starred Van Johnson and Elizabeth Taylor and was written and directed by Norman Krasna. Supporting players include Percy Waram, Fay Holden, Leon Ames, Edgar Buchanan, S ...

'' - Mrs. Parkford (uncredited) *1951: ''

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain '' I'd Climb the Highest Mountain'' is a 1951 Technicolor religious drama film made by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by Henry King and produced by Lamar Trotti from a screenplay by King and Trotti. The story is based ...

'' - Mrs. Brock *1952: ''

Plymouth Adventure ''Plymouth Adventure'' is a 1952 Technicolor drama film with an ensemble cast starring Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson and Leo Genn, made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Clarence Brown, and produced by Dore Schary. The screenplay ...

'' - Mary Brewster (uncredited) *1953: '' Confidentially Connie'' - Mrs. Martha Magruder *1953: '' Walking My Baby Back Home'' - Mrs. Millard *1953: ''

The Glenn Miller Story ''The Glenn Miller Story'' is a 1954 American biographical film about the eponymous American band-leader, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second non-western collaboration. Plot The film follows big band leader Glenn ...

'' - Mrs. Miller *1960: ''

The Purple Gang The Purple Gang, also known as the Sugar House Gang, was a criminal mob of bootleggers and hijackers comprised predominantly of Jewish gangsters. They operated in Detroit, Michigan, during the 1920s of the Prohibition era and came to be Detr ...

'' - Nun (final film role)

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