Cecil Kern

Tabitha Cecil Kern born 1875. 1910 census New York City census records indicate she was born in Portland, though the 1885 U.S. Census notes that she was born in Nebraska, where she was residing in Thayer with her family at age 2.

Kern spent the majority of her early life in Portland, where she received her primary education. According to her sister, Meta: "She had a remarkable memory when a child of but three years old and never tired of mimicking and reciting. She must have inherited some of my father's qualities of application and ability to study."

Career Kern's first major stage role was that of Cynthia, a stenographer, in a production of The Man of the Hour, which began its tour in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the fall of 1907. Next, she portrayed Hélène in the original Broadway production of Madame X (1910). Kern subsequently appeared in several films, including Rainbow (1921) for Vitagraph Studios. She also appeared in 1921's The House of Mystery.

Death Kern was found dead of apparent natural causes in a residential hotel at 24 Fifth Avenue Per a New York Daily News report, Kern, "tall, blonde and about 40, was found fully dressed and wrapped in a silk comfortable." which was pronounced by Dr. Hitchley of New York Hospital. Her remains were cremated by Fresh Pond Crematory in Queens, and she was interred at Rose City Cemetery in her hometown of Portland, Oregon.

Rainbow Estelle Jackson

Stage credits Year Title Role Notes 1908–1909 The Man of the Hour Cynthia Touring production 1909 The Revellers Belasco Theatre 1910 Madame X Hélène New Amsterdam Theatre, Lyric Theatre 1911 Ben-Hur Esther New Amsterdam Theatre 1914 The Governor's Boss Edith Shackleton Garrick Theatre 1917 Marrying Money Denham Theatre, Denver, Colorado 1925 Something To Brag About Edith Holmes Booth Theatre 1925–1926 Morals Frau Bolland Comedy Theatre 1928 La Gringa Bertha Beales Little Theater