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Kate Harrington

1902 – 1978

American actress

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Lived 1902 – 1978 (aged 75). Kate Harrington was an American actor, television actor and film actor.

Kate Harrington (December 8, 1902 – November 23, 1978) was an American television and movie actress. Career Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Harrington studied dramatics at the Bush Conservatory in Chicago. Three years later she was given her first professional engagement; the lead in a J.C. Nugent Company production of Kempy. Later Broadway appearances included Buy Me Blue Ribbons in 1951, The Happiest Millionaire from 1956 to 1957, playing opposite Walter Pidgeon in the role of Emma, which she originated (Harrington was also in the cast of the show's national tour) and Minor Miracle in 1965. On daytime television, Harrington was the second actress to play Katherine 'Kate' Martin on All My Children, a role she played from early February until August 1970. Then Harrington moved on to the role of Marion Conway (#2) on Guiding Light from 1971 to 1972.

Personal life and death Harrington and her husband, Edward, had a son and a daughter. She died in New York City from complications of a stroke suffered the previous year.

Film Scattergood Baines (1941) as Gertrude Brown Riding the Wind (1942) as Martha MacLeod Come on Danger (1942) as Maggie (Jed's wife) Wintertime (1943) as Bridge player (uncredited) Reckless Age (1944) as Spinster (uncredited) See My Lawyer (1945) as Side Show Performer (uncredited) Rhapsody in Blue (1945) as Music teacher (uncredited) Madigan (1968) as Woman Rachel, Rachel (1968) as May Cameron Love Story (1970) as (uncredited) The Hospital (1971) as Nurse Dunne Child's Play (1972) as Mrs. Carter The Sentinel (1977) as Anna Clark (final film role)

Television Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Cradle Song (1956) as Sister Tomera Ford Star Jubilee: This Happy Breed (1956) Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Cradle Song (1960) as Sister Tomera NBC Experiment in Television: Big Sur (1969) All My Children (March 1970 - July 1970) as Kate Martin #2 The Guiding Light (1971-1972) as Marion Conway #2 Great Performances The Rimers of Eldritch (1972) as Martha Truit All About Welfare: The Resolution of Mossie Wax (1973) as Mossie Wax Wide World of Mystery: And the Bones Came Together (1973)

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Who was Kate Harrington?

American actress (1902-1978)

When was Kate Harrington born?

Kate Harrington was born on 8 December 1902 in Boise.

When did Kate Harrington die?

Kate Harrington died on 23 November 1978 in New York City.

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Kate Harrington was an actor, television actor and film actor.

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Kate Harrington was American.

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