Isabel Withers

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Isabel Withers January 20 1896 September 3 1968 was an American actress who worked in theatre film and television In her youth Withers lived in Coffeyville Kansas and Illinois She attended school in Kansas City Missouri She later enrolled in a school of drama in Kansas City and joined a Chautauqua circuit repertoire company At the time it was playing in Billings Montana performing The Melting Pot a play by Israel Zangwill Following a route of tented colleges Withers first appeared on the road in Little Women She played the leading role in The Tailor Made Man after a season in stock theatre in Utica New York She performed in Cappy Ricks in Chicago George M Cohan selected Withers for the lead feminine role with Lowell Sherman in the Chicago company of The Tavern In New York City she appeared in Kempy at the Belmont Theater While in New York Withers modeled for an exclusive gown shop during the day Henry Duffy wired her to come to San Francisco California to do Kempy just as she was on her way to visit her mother in Los Angeles She made her way south acting in Love Em and Leave Em and Rain Withers starred in Rain at the old Orpheum Theater 12th Street San Francisco California in November 1926 Drawing comparisons to actress Jeanne Eagels she drew praise in the role of Sadie Thompson Withers accumulated ninetytwo screen and television credits beginning with a role in the movie The Hot Spot 1931 Many of her screen appearances were uncredited parts She was also in her share of Bmovies Two memorable movies in which she had uncredited parts were The Babe Ruth Story 1948 and Monkey Business 1952 She performed on television during the 1950s in such shows as Four Star Playhouse 1955 Lassie 1956 The Millionaire 1957 and The Bob Cummings Show 1958 Isabel Withers died in 1968 in Hollywood California aged 72