Katherine Grey (actress) explained
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 over the objections of her family. Her first New York appearance was in The Golden Widow.[2] Grey's work outside the United States included two years in Australia. 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.[4] After his death,[5] she married actor John B. Mason. She died on March 21, 1950, in Orleans, Massachusetts.[6]
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- Book: Room . Adrian . Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. . 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5763-2 . 209 . December 19, 2021 . en.
- Book: Hines, Dixie. Who's Who in Music and Drama. Hanaford, Harry Prescott. H.P. Hanaford. 1914. NY. 144. Katherine Grey.
- Are Women of the Stage Happy? . The Theatre . May 1914 . XIX . 159 . 239–250 . December 19, 2021.
- News: The Stage in Summer . December 19, 2021 . Los Angeles Evening Express . August 15, 1891 . 3. Newspapers.com.
- News: Katherine Grey, stage actress, 77 . December 19, 2021 . The New York Times . March 22, 1950 . 26. subscription.
- News: Miss Katherine Grey, Once Stage Star, Dies . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103092843/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1680354572.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+23,+1950&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Miss+Katherine+Grey,+Once+Stage+Star,+Dies&pqatl=google . dead . November 3, 2012 . . March 22, 1950 . 2010-07-27 .
