Mollie King (actress)

Mollie King (April 16, 1895 - December 28, 1981) was an American stage and screen actress.[1]

For the British singer, see Mollie King.

Biography

King began her career on stage, appearing in productions at the Winter Garden in New York from the age of 16. She also starred in Broadway musicals.[2] She signed with Pathé before moving into film acting.[3] She was cast in leading roles in two John M. Stahl directed films, and also starred in serials. George Irving directed her in the film Her Majesty.[4] She later returned to the stage, appearing with her brother Charles King in a musical comedy Good Morning, Judge.[2]

Personal life

King's siblings Charles King and Nellie King were also actors.[5]

The Wisconsin Historical Society has a studio portrait of her holding her son in 1920.[6]

King married Kentucky distiller Kenneth D. Alexander in 1919.[7][2] She married a second time to Thomas Claffey. She died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York.

Theater
  • Good Morning, Judge[2]
  • Blue Eyes[5]

Filmography

References
  1. Wilson, Scott (August 17, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786479924 – via Google Books.
  2. "PRETTY ACTRESS MOLLIE KING WEDS KENNETH D. ALEXANDER". Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mollie King". Rotten Tomatoes.
  4. Koszarski, Richard; Beauchamp, Cari (August 19, 2008). Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813542935 – via Google Books.
  5. Pollack, Howard (January 15, 2007). George Gershwin: His Life and Work. University of California Press. p. 255 – via Internet Archive. blue eyes mollie king.
  6. "Mollie King Alexander and her Son | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. December 1, 2003.
  7. "MOLLIE KING MARRIES.; Her Wedding to Kenneth D. Alexander, Kentucky Distiller, a Surprise". May 27, 1919 – via NYTimes.com.
  8. "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. August 19, 1916 – via Google Books.
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