Kathleen Lockhart (née Arthur; 9 August 1894 – 18 February 1978) was a prolific English-American stage and screen actress and musician, having started her career in theatre in her native United Kingdom, she emigrated to the United States where she appeared in productions for nearly forty years.Kathleen Lockhart paperwork re naturalization as a United States Citizen, dated 10 February 1950, ancestry.com; accessed 9 October 2015.
Early life
Kathleen Arthur was born on 9 August 1894 in Southsea, Hampshire, England.
Career Lockhart's entertainment career began on the stage in Britain. In June 1935 she appeared in Lea Freeman's comedy "A Widow in Green," directed by Dickson Morgan, and starring Grace Stafford, Daisy Belmore, and others at Harold Lloyd's Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals, a showcase for those moving from stage to screen. Lockhart later appeared on stage and in Hollywood 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. Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (1938). Lockhart's daughter, June also appeared with them in that film, portraying one of their daughters.
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 Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard.
Personal life In 1924, Lockhart immigrated to the United States. Lockhart's husband was Canadian-American actor Gene Lockhart (died 1957). The Lockharts had a daughter, June Lockhart, and a granddaughter Anne Lockhart, both actresses.
On 18 February 1978, Lockhart died in Los Angeles, California, following a long illness. Lockhart is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.
Partial filmography
1936: Brides Are Like That as Mrs. Ella Robinson 1936: Times Square Playboy as Lottie Bancroft. 1936: The Devil is a Sissy as Mrs. Murphy 1936: Mr. Cinderella as Aunt Penelope 'Penny' Winfield. 1936: Career Woman as Mrs. Milt Clark 1937: Something to Sing About as Miss Amy Robbins 1938: Men Are Such Fools as Mrs. Dalton 1938: Penrod's Double Trouble as Mrs. Laura Schofield 1938: Give Me a Sailor as Mrs. Hawks (scenes deleted) 1938: Blondie as Mrs. Miller 1938: A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Cratchit 1938: Sweethearts as Aunt Amelia 1939: What a Life as Mrs. Pike 1939: Man of Conquest as Mrs. Allen 1939: Outside These Walls as Miss Thornton 1939: Our Leading Citizen as Mrs. Barker 1939: What a Life as Miss Pike 1941: Love Crazy as Mrs. Bristol 1942: Are Husbands Necessary? as Laura Atterbury 1943: Mission to Moscow as Lady Chilston (uncredited) 1943: The Good Fellows as Mary Hilton 1943: Lost Angel as Mrs. Catty 1945: Roughly Speaking as Mrs. Henrietta Louise Randall 1945: Bewitched as Mrs. Ann Ellis 1946: Two Years Before the Mast as Mrs. Gordon Stewart (uncredited) 1946: The Strange Woman as Mrs. Partridge 1946: Lady in the Lake as Mrs. Grayson 1947: Mother Wore Tights as Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited) 1947: Gentleman's Agreement as Mrs. Jessie Minify (uncredited) 1949: The Sickle or the Cross as Martha Deems 1950: The Big Hangover as Mrs. Parkford (uncredited) 1951: I'd Climb the Highest Mountain as Mrs. Brock 1952: Plymouth Adventure as Mary Brewster (uncredited) 1953: Confidentially Connie as Mrs. Martha Magruder 1953: Walking My Baby Back Home as Mrs. Millard 1953: The Glenn Miller Story as Mrs. Miller 1960: The Purple Gang as Nun (final film role)
See also
List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
References
External links
Go Abroad with the Lockharts on The Digital Deli Too -- information about a radio program that starred Gene Lockhart and his wife, Kathleen.