About Willette Kershaw
Lived 1882 – 1960 (aged 77). Willette Kershaw was an American actor and stage actor.
Willette Kershaw (June 17, 1882 – May 4, 1960) was an American Broadway stage actress and later silent film actress.
Early life The daughter of Harry Kershaw, she was born in St. Louis. Her younger sister was actress Elinor Kershaw.
Kershaw graduated from Central High School and the Lindley School of Dramatic Art.
Career Kershaw's Broadway credits include Yes or No (1917), The Unchastened Woman (1915), A Pair of White Gloves (1913), The Switchboard (1913), Snobs (1911), The Country Boy (1910), The Heights (1910), and Robert Burns (1905).
Kershaw married actor Arthur Morrison, and the marriage ended in 1909.
Filmography Men (1918) Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918) The Sporting Life (1918) The Vortex (1928)
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Who was Willette Kershaw?
American actress (1882–1960)
When was Willette Kershaw born?
Willette Kershaw was born on 17 June 1882 in Clifton Heights.
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Willette Kershaw died on 4 May 1960 in Honolulu.
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Willette Kershaw was an actor and stage actor.
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Willette Kershaw was American.
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