Kathryn Adams was an American

United States

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 silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 actress.

Biography

Born Ethalinda Colson in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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, Adams entered films in 1915 after a brief and rather unsuccessful stint in musical comedy. After a number of successful leading roles, she drifted into supporting roles in the 1920s, and except for a brief appearance in the 1931's version of The Squaw Man

The Squaw Man (1931 film)

The Squaw Man is a film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It was the third version of the same play that he filmed, and the first in sound. It stars Warner Baxter in the leading role. The film lost $150,000 in its initial release...

, Adams disappeared from films after 1925.

On February 17, 1959, Adams died of a myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction

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 in her Hollywood home, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery

Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles

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, Los Angeles.

Filmography

• The Shooting of Dan McGrew
  The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1915 film)
  The Shooting of Dan McGrew is a 1915 silent American drama film directed by Herbert Blaché, based on the poem of the same name.- Cast :* Edmund Breese as Jim Maxwell* William A. Morse as Dan McGrew* Kathryn Adams as Lou Maxwell...
  
   (1915)
• After Dark (1915)
• The Pursuing Shadow (1915)
• Helene of the North (1915)
• The Long Arm of the Secret Service (1915)
• In Baby's Garden (1915)
• Her Confession (1915)
• An Innocent Traitor (1915)
• Bubbles in the Glass (1916)
• The Phantom Witness (1916)
• A Bird of Prey (1916)
• The Romance of the Hollow Tree (1916)
• For Uncle Sam's Navy (1916)
• Other People's Money (1916)
• The Shine Girl (1916)
• Divorce and the Daughter
  Divorce and the Daughter
  Divorce and the Daughter is a silent film released by Thanhouser Film Corporation. It was directed by Frederic Richard Sullivan, and starred Florence La Badie, Edwin Stanley, Ethelmary Oakland and Kathryn Adams.-Plot:...
  
   (1916)
• The Vicar of Wakefield (1917)
• Pots-and-Pans Peggy (1917)
• The Woman and the Beast (1917)
• The Valentine Girl (1917)
• Hinton's Double (1917)
• The Streets of Illusion (1917)
• The Customary Two Weeks (1917)
• Baby Mine (1917, credited as Katherine Adams)
• Raffles The Amateur Cracksman
  Raffles The Amateur Cracksman (1917 film)
  Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman is a 1917 silent film starring John Barrymore. The film also co-stars Frank Morgan, Evelyn Brent and Mike Donlin. The film was directed by George Irving.-Plot:...
  
  (1917)
• True Blue (1918)
• Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)
• Restless Souls (1919, credited as Katherine Adams)
• Gentleman of Quality (1919)
• The Silver Girl (1919, credited as Catherine Adams)
• Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1919)
• A Rogue's Romance (1919, credited as Katherine Adams)
• Cowardice Court (1919)
• A Little Brother of the Rich (1919)
• The Brute Breaker (1919)
• Uncharted Channels (1920)
• The Forbidden Woman (1920)
• The Best of Luck (1920)
• Big Happiness (1920)
• 813 (1920)
• The Silver Car (1921)
• The Man from Downing Street
  The Man from Downing Street
  The Man from Downing Street is a 1922 silent adventure film directed by Edward José and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Earle Williams as Capt. Robert Kent* Charles Hill Mailes as Col. Wentworth* Boris Karloff as Maharajah Jehan...
  
   (1922)
• Borrowed Husbands (1924)
• Pampered Youth (1925)
• The Squaw Man (Uncredited, 1931)

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