Katharine Alexander

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Katharine Alexander September 22 1898 January 10 1981 was an American actress of stage and screen She appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951 She was born in Fort Smith Arkansas and died in Tryon North Carolina She was one eighth Cherokee Indian She planned to be a concert artist and it was while she was giving a violin recital that she was seen by Samuel Goldwyn who gave her a chance on stage from where she rose to be one of Broadways leading ladies She was married to William A Brady Jr 19001935 the son of William A Brady a theatre actor producer and sports promotor and actress Grace George They had a daughter Barbara Brady She starred alongside Paul Muni as his wife Linda Loman in Londons Phoenix Theatre production of Death of a Salesman which opened on July 28 1949 directed by Elia Kazan