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

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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 '' A Christmas Carol'' (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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at 6241

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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

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Partial filmography

*1936: ''

Brides Are Like That ''Brides Are Like That'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by Ben Markson. The film stars Ross Alexander, Anita Louise, Joseph Cawthorn, Kathleen Lockhart, Gene Lockhart and Dick Purcell. The film was ...

'' - Mrs. Ella Robinson *1936: '' Times Square Playboy'' - 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 premier ...

'' - 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. The ...

'' - 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'' - Mrs. Dalton *1938: ''

Penrod's Double Trouble ''Penrod's Double Trouble'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler, written by Crane Wilbur, and based on stories by Booth Tarkington. The film stars Billy Mauch, Bobby Mauch, Dick Purcell, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart and ...

'' - Mrs. Laura Schofield *1938: '' Give Me a Sailor'' - Mrs. Hawks (scenes deleted) *1938: '' Blondie'' - Mrs. Miller *1938: '' A Christmas Carol'' - Mrs. Cratchit *1938: '' Sweethearts'' - Aunt Amelia *1939: '' What a Life'' - Mrs. Pike *1939: '' Man of Conquest'' - Mrs. Allen *1939: '' Outside These Walls'' - 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'' - Mary Hilton *1943: '' Lost Angel'' - Mrs. Catty *1945: '' Roughly Speaking'' - Mrs. Henrietta Louise Randall *1945: ''

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'' - 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 th ...

'' - Mrs. Gordon Stewart (uncredited) *1946: ''

The Strange Woman ''The Strange Woman'' is a 1946 American melodrama film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and written by Ulmer and Hunt Stromberg, starring Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders and Louis Hayward. Originally released by United Artists, the film is now in the pu ...

'' - Mrs. Partridge *1946: '' Lady in the Lake'' - 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 Miri ...

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

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'' - Mrs. Jessie Minify (uncredited) *1949: '' The Sickle or the Cross'' - Martha Deems *1950: '' The Big Hangover'' - 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'' - Mary Brewster (uncredited) *1953: '' Confidentially Connie'' - Mrs. Martha Magruder *1953: '' Walking My Baby Back Home'' - Mrs. Millard *1953: '' The Glenn Miller Story'' - 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 Detro ...

'' - Nun (final film role)

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