Katherine Locke

Katherine Locke (June 24, 1910 – September 12, 1995) was a Broadway actress in the late 1930s.

Early life She was born in Kalinkavičy (now Kalinkavichy, Belarus) and raised in the United States. Her father, Morris Locke ( Mendel Lakomowitz ), was a Hebrew teacher and amateur writer. She was trained as a pianist but chose instead to become an actress.

Career Locke was a concert pianist at the beginning of her career. She appeared in films in the 1940s and 1950s as a supporting actress. She began her film work in the late 1930s in bit parts, but she is remembered today as a stage actress. In addition to appearing on a successful Broadway production of Hamlet playing Ophelia, her stage credits include starring with John Garfield in Having a Wonderful Time, Fifth Column with Lee J. Cobb, and Clash by Night with Tallulah Bankhead.

Personal life Locke married radio writer Norman Corwin in Maryland in March 1947. The couple had two children.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1936 Straight from the Shoulder Gail Pyne 1944 Wilson Helen Bones The Seventh Cross Mrs. Sauer 1948 The Snake Pit Margaret 1950 The Sound of Fury Hazel 1951 People Will Talk Miss James 1952 Flesh and Fury Mrs. Hollis The Unexpected Woman Episode: "One for the Money"1958 A Certain Smile Mme. Vallon