Katherine Grey (actress)

Katherine Grey (born Katherine Best; 1873–1950) was a Broadway actress in New York City.

Born Katherine Best[1] in San Francisco, California, Grey joined the Augustin Daly company[2] over the objections of her family.[3] Her first New York appearance was in The Golden Widow.[4] Grey's work outside the United States included two years in Australia.[5] By April 1914, Grey had been the leading lady for more male stars than any other actress then living.[3]

On August 10, 1891, Grey married actor Paul Arthur in New York.[6] After his death,[5] she married actor John B. Mason.[4] She died on March 21, 1950, in Orleans, Massachusetts.[2]

References

  1. ^ Room, Adrian (2014). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Miss Katherine Grey, Once Stage Star, Dies". Associated Press in the Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1950. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  3. ^ a b "Are Women of the Stage Happy?". The Theatre. XIX (159): 239–250. May 1914. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Hines, Dixie; Hanaford, Harry Prescott (1914). "Katherine Grey". Who's Who in Music and Drama. NY: H.P. Hanaford. p. 144.
  5. ^ a b "Katherine Grey, stage actress, 77". The New York Times. March 22, 1950. p. 26. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Stage in Summer". Los Angeles Evening Express. August 15, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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