| Lillian Harmer | |
| Birth Date: | September 8, 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1927 - 1938 |
| Spouse: | Albert Frederick Kaeber |
Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 - May 14, 1946) was an American character actress.
Born in Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in A Shriek in the Night (1933) and The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation.[1] [2]
Other notable films in which she appeared include: Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer;[3] the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland;[4] William Wellman's 1937 version of A Star is Born, starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou;[5] the Ronald Colman vehicle, The Prisoner of Zenda;[6] and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, The Buccaneer, starring Fredric March.[7] Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's Gateway, starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan.[8]
Harmer, who was married to Albert Frederick Kaeber, died on May 14, 1946, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[9]