Kathryn Adams Doty
Encyclopedia
Kathryn Adams Doty is a retired American
actress.
She was born as Kathryn Elizabeth Hohn in New Ulm
, Minnesota
. In 1939, she competed in the national finals of the Jesse L. Lasky
radio contest, "Gateway to Hollywood", then remained in California begin a film career under the name of Kathryn Adams. One of her most notable roles was as "Mrs. Brown", the young mother in Alfred Hitchcock
's 1942 film
Saboteur
.
(who starred in the TV sitcom Leave It to Beaver
) in 1942, with whom she had three children - Hunter, Kristy, and Mark. She later earned a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology and had a career as a psychologist. After a divorce from Beaumont in 1974, she married Fred Doty and now resides in her native Minnesota.
Kathryn Adams Doty has written two novels, A Long Year of Silence and Wild Orphan. A Long Year of Silence, set in New Ulm, Minnesota, during World War I, was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award and winner of the 2005 Midwest Book Award.
A third book, Becoming the Mother of Me, describes her life growing up as a minister's daughter and her trip to Hollywood and marriage to Hugh Beaumont.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress.
She was born as Kathryn Elizabeth Hohn in New Ulm
New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. In 1939, she competed in the national finals of the Jesse L. Lasky
Jesse L. Lasky
Jesse Louis Lasky, Sr. was a pioneer Hollywood film producer. He was a key founder of Paramount Pictures with Adolph Zukor, and father of screenwriter Jesse L...
radio contest, "Gateway to Hollywood", then remained in California begin a film career under the name of Kathryn Adams. One of her most notable roles was as "Mrs. Brown", the young mother in Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's 1942 film
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
Saboteur
Saboteur (film)
Saboteur is a 1942 Universal film directed by Alfred Hitchcock with a screenplay written by Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, and Dorothy Parker. The movie stars Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, and Norman Lloyd...
.
Personal life
She married fellow actor Hugh BeaumontHugh Beaumont (actor)
Eugene Hugh Beaumont was an American actor and television director. He was also licensed to preach by the Methodist church...
(who starred in the TV sitcom Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood...
) in 1942, with whom she had three children - Hunter, Kristy, and Mark. She later earned a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology and had a career as a psychologist. After a divorce from Beaumont in 1974, she married Fred Doty and now resides in her native Minnesota.
Kathryn Adams Doty has written two novels, A Long Year of Silence and Wild Orphan. A Long Year of Silence, set in New Ulm, Minnesota, during World War I, was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award and winner of the 2005 Midwest Book Award.
A third book, Becoming the Mother of Me, describes her life growing up as a minister's daughter and her trip to Hollywood and marriage to Hugh Beaumont.
Works
External links
- Kathryn Adams Doty Kathryn Adams Doty biography at Edinborough Press.