About Katherine Dawn
Lived 1896 – 1984 (aged 87). Katherine Dawn was an American actor, screenwriter, film actor and film editor.
Katherine Dawn (1896-1984) (born Katherine Virginia Madden, and sometimes credited as Susan Denis) was an American actress, screenwriter, and editor active during the 1920s through the 1940s. She was married to director Norman Dawn, whom she met when she was working as a scenarist at Universal Pictures.
Selected filmography As actress:
Showgirl's Luck (1931) Black Hills (1929) Black Cargoes of the South Seas (1929) For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) Typhoon Love (1926) Justice of the Far North (1925) Lure of the Yukon (1924)
As screenwriter:
Orphans of the North (1940) Taku (1937)
As editor:
For the Term of His Natural Life (1927)
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Who was Katherine Dawn?
American actress (1896-1984)
When was Katherine Dawn born?
Katherine Dawn was born on 25 July 1896.
When did Katherine Dawn die?
Katherine Dawn died on 13 July 1984.
What was Katherine Dawn's occupation?
Katherine Dawn was an actor, screenwriter, film actor and film editor.
What nationality was Katherine Dawn?
Katherine Dawn was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Katherine Dawn. https://biography.guide/katherine-dawn/
MLA: "Katherine Dawn." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/katherine-dawn/.
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