Kathryn Carver | |
Birth Name: | Catherine Drum |
Birth Date: | 24 August 1899 |
Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Other Names: | Kathryn Carver Hall |
Occupation: | Actress |
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Kathryn Carver Hall (born Catherine Drum;[1] August 24, 1899 – July 17, 1947) was an American actress.
Carver played in motion pictures during a brief career from 1925 to 1929. She co-starred with Adolphe Menjou in Service For Ladies (1927) and His Private Life (1928).
Carver was married first to photographer Ira L. Hill. They were divorced on May 2, 1927.[2] Carver married Menjou in 1928 and they divorced in 1934. On January 9, 1936, she wed broker Paul Vincent Hall in Armonk Village, New York.[3]
She had a nervous breakdown after the death of her sister in 1932. She retired from making motion pictures in 1934. Carver asked for a temporary allowance of $2,300 per month from Menjou's estimated income of $15,000, when she sued him for divorce. Carver's top salary as an actress was in 1928 when she earned $500 per week.
On July 17, 1947, Carver died at Horace Harding Hospital in Elmhurst, Queens. Her residence was at 3505 167th, Flushing, Queens.[4] She was buried in Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Flushing, New York.[5]