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Katherine Duffy (13 February 1872 – 4 January 1943), known professionally as Kate Price, was an Irish-American actress. She is known for playing the role of Mrs. Kelly in the comedy series ''
The Cohens and Kellys ''The Cohens and Kellys'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Charles Murray, George Sidney, Kate Price, and Jason Robards Sr. The film is the first of the ''Cohens and Kellys'' film serials. The ...
'', made by
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between 1926 and 1932. Price appeared in 296 movies from 1910 to 1937.


Career

Price was born in
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, Ireland and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1881. Her brother was actor Jack Duffy. She began her stage and
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career with her German-American husband, actor Joseph Price Ludwig, in 1890. Price's motion picture career began with the old
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in New York City in 1902. She acted with movie stars such as
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, and
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. She was paired with
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for 14 films produced at the
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in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1917, Price went to Hollywood. She had parts in '' The Sea Tiger'' (1927), '' The Godless Girl'' (1929), and '' Reaching for the Moon'' (1930). Her final
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feature was '' Have a Heart'' (1934). After making '' Easy Living'' and ''Live, Love and Learn'' (both released in 1937), she retired.


Death

Price died at age 70 at the Motion Picture Country Home, Woodland Hills. Funeral services were held at St. Theresa's Church with interment in Calvary Cemetery.''
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Partial filmography

*'' Her Crowning Glory'' (1911) *''
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'' (1911) *'' All for a Girl'' (1912) *''
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'' (1913) *'' Jerry's Mother-In-Law'' (1913) *'' A Million Bid'' (1914) *''
Bringing Up Father ''Bringing Up Father'' is an American comic strip created by cartoonist George McManus. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it ran for 87 years, from January 2, 1913, to May 28, 2000. The strip was later titled ''Jiggs and Maggie'' (or '' ...
'' (1915) *'' The Waiters' Ball'' (1916) *'' A Maid to Order'' (1916) *'' Twin Flats'' (1916) *'' A Warm Reception'' (1916) *'' Pipe Dreams'' (1916) *'' Mother's Child'' (1916) *'' Prize Winners'' (1916) *'' The Guilty Ones'' (1916) *'' He Winked and Won'' (1916) *'' Fat and Fickle'' (1916) *'' The Boycotted Baby'' (1917) *'' Humdrum Brown'' (1918) *''
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'' (1918) *'' The Ghost of Rosy Taylor'' (1918) *''
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'' (1918) *''
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'' (1919) *'' Dinty'' (1920) * '' The Figurehead'' (1920) *'' That Girl Montana'' (1921) *'' The Other Woman'' (1921) * ''
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'' (1922) *''
My Wife's Relations ''My Wife's Relations'' is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. Plot Through a judicial error Buster finds himself married to a large domineering woman with an unfriendly father and four bullying brothers. ...
'' (1922) * '' A Dangerous Game'' (1922) *'' Flesh and Blood'' (1922) *''
Paid Back ''Paid Back'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film, directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Gladys Brockwell, Mahlon Hamilton, and Stuart Holmes, and was released on August 28, 1922. Plot Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Carol Gordon * Mahlon H ...
'' (1922) *''
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'' (1922) as Delia Morahan *'' Broken Hearts of Broadway'' (1923) *'' The Dangerous Maid'' (1923) *'' Enemies of Children'' (1923) *'' The Near Lady'' (1923) *'' Good-By Girls!'' (1923) *'' Wolf Tracks'' (1923) *'' Fools Highway'' (1924) * '' Another Man's Wife'' (1924) * '' Riders Up'' (1924) *'' The Sea Hawk'' (1924) *'' The Wife of the Centaur'' (1924) * '' Passion's Pathway'' (1924) *'' The Tornado'' (1924) *''
Seven Chances ''Seven Chances'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, based on the play of the same name by Roi Cooper Megrue, produced in 1916 by David Belasco. Additional cast members include T. Roy Barnes, Snitz ...
'' (1925) *'' The Sporting Venus'' (1925) *''
The Man Without a Conscience ''The Man Without a Conscience'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James Flood and written by Louis D. Lighton and Hope Loring. The film stars Willard Louis, Irene Rich, June Marlowe, John Patrick, Robert Agnew, and Helen Dunbar ...
'' (1925) *'' The Desert Flower'' (1925) *'' His People'' (1925) *''
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'' (1925) *''
The Unchastened Woman ''The Unchastened Woman'' is a 1925 American silent drama film starring vamp Theda Bara, directed by James Young, the former husband of Clara Kimball Young, and released by start-up studio Chadwick Pictures. The film is based on a 1915 Bro ...
'' (1925) *'' Sally, Irene and Mary'' (1925) *'' The Perfect Clown'' (1925) *''
The Arizona Sweepstakes ''The Arizona Sweepstakes'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the film follows a cow ...
'' (1926) *'' Memory Lane'' (1926) *'' The Beautiful Cheat'' (1926) *''
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'' (1926) *'' The Third Degree'' (1926) *''
Frisco Sally Levy ''Frisco Sally Levy'' (a.k.a. "Véspera de Natal") is a lost film, lost 1927 comedy silent film directed by William Beaudine and starring Sally O'Neil and Roy D'Arcy, which was released on April 2, 1927.Mountains of Manhattan'' (1927) *'' Quality Street'' (1927) *'' Mad Hour'' (1928) *'' Show Girl'' (1928) *'' Thanks for the Buggy Ride'' (1928) *'' The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris'' (1928) *''
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'' (1929) *'' Two Weeks Off'' (1929) *''
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'' (1929) *'' The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland'' (1930) *'' Shadow Ranch'' (1932) *'' Ladies of the Jury'' (1932) *'' Have a Heart'' (1934)


References


External links

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Kate Price in a 1927 film
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