Photograph, Press - Katharine Alexander, "Stepdaughters of War"
Object number2012.196.01
Date1930
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPress photograph of Katharine Alexander from the Broadway play "Stepdaughters of War." Alexander was born in Fort Smith.Katharine Alexander was born September, 1898 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was an actress who appeared on Broadway from 1917-1948 and in 44 films from 1930-1951. She had originally planned to be a concert violinist when she was discovered by Samuel Goldwyn and went on to be one of Broadway’s leading ladies. Alexander died January 10, 1981 in Tyron, North Carolina.
Black and white photograph from the Broadway play, "Stepdaughters of War" starring Arkansas native, Katharine Alexander. The play ran on Broadway in 1930. Alexander is wearing a slinky satin dress and a dark hat. She is standing next to a curtained window. On the back: "Katharine Alexander who plays a leading role in Chester Erskin's first production for Charles Frohman Inc., Stepdaughters of War, by Kenyon Nicholson at the Empire Theater"
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