![Kathryn Crawford](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/jUg5T7aeTLDHI8pOvXzv1NGuiF0.jpg)
Kathryn Crawford
From Wikipedia
Born Katherine Moran in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, Crawford had a somewhat tumultuous childhood. Her parents divorced when she was four years old; she and her sister stayed with her mother. In 1917, her mother was hospitalized after an accident. While her mother was in the hospital an aunt took Kathryn and her sister, Margaret (1907-1975) away from their mother's house to live with their father.
Soon after Crawford's mother fell ill, her father moved the family to Los Angeles, California. She didn't get along with her stepmother, and at the age of 15, Crawford eloped with her sister's boyfriend to get out of the house. After a year and a half of marriage, the two separated. Her mother, who later remarried and was working as a hotelmaid, searched 12 years for her daughters and found them after she saw Kathryn in a movie magazine in 1929.
Crawford starred in her first film in 1929, when she appeared opposite Hoot Gibson in King of the Rodeo. She would star in seven films that year, and in 1930 she appeared in another six films, including Safety in Numbers (1930) alongside Carole Lombard and up and coming actress and "WAMPAS Baby Star" Josephine Dunn.
Her only starring role on Broadway was in the Cole Porter musical The New Yorkers in which she was the original singer of "Love for Sale". However, by 1931 her career had cooled. She would star in only one film that year, and only three between 1932 and 1933, only one of which would be a starring lead role.
Crawford's final acting part came in 1941, when she was credited under the name "Katherine Crawford" in City of Missing Girls, and which starred H. B. Warner and John Archer. She retired from acting after that film, and moved to Pasadena, California.
Crawford turned to interior decorating, which she pursued for 40 years. She designed the interiors for the homes and apartments of famous people like Baron Hilton, Douglas MacArthur and President Herbert Hoover. She was the consulting designer for Mary Pickford's Pickfair estate for 20 years.
A member of the founding friends of Harvey Mudd College, Claremont,she also was a member of the founders of the Los Angeles Music Center and the Blue Ribbon 400. She was a member of the Society for Preservation of Variety Arts,the Los Angeles County Museum and the Society of American Interior Designers.
Crawford died of cancer at the Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California, on December 10, 1980. She was 72 years old.
Known For | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 2.114 |
Birthday | 1908-10-05 |
Place of Birth | Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, USA |
Also Known As | Katherine Crawford, Kathryn Moran, Kitty Moran, |
![Emma](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kwOOi0dMKsbPqjMwyBoT76FclCi.jpg)
1932
![Emma](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kwOOi0dMKsbPqjMwyBoT76FclCi.jpg)
Emma
6.4/10
When Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's three children, cares also for the family's new addition....
Watch Now
Emma
![Flying High](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oqsjhcaVKGyhFH1nBKWGpNvjd27.jpg)
1931
![Flying High](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oqsjhcaVKGyhFH1nBKWGpNvjd27.jpg)
Flying High
4.8/4
An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Watch Now
Flying High
![Safety in Numbers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3bJFWSnvy7KhKQLX9OaqoAcXVCa.jpg)
1930
![Safety in Numbers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3bJFWSnvy7KhKQLX9OaqoAcXVCa.jpg)
Safety in Numbers
5/2
Before handing over a large inheritance, a guardian hires three chorus girls to educate his charge about the "underside" of big-city life.
Watch Now
Safety in Numbers
![City of Missing Girls](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x4iVg37MydiwV2teuim5vbO5x3K.jpg)
1941
![City of Missing Girls](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x4iVg37MydiwV2teuim5vbO5x3K.jpg)
City of Missing Girls
4.1/9
A female reporter goes undercover to investigate the series of mysterious disappearances of young women, who were all linked to a local drama school.
Watch Now
City of Missing Girls
![New Morals for Old](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5I5MeWUGg2MKwKAtPCBfDKubdw2.jpg)
1932
![New Morals for Old](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5I5MeWUGg2MKwKAtPCBfDKubdw2.jpg)
New Morals for Old
4.2/4
Proper parents who treat their adult children as teenagers have a son who wants to go to Paris to study art, and a daughter in love with a married man...
Watch Now
New Morals for Old
![Señor Americano](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tyAAyfAoHi3AMx56C9AfTpheKdd.jpg)
1929
![Señor Americano](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tyAAyfAoHi3AMx56C9AfTpheKdd.jpg)
Señor Americano
0/0
A U.S. soldier goes after bandits in California, although it is still owned by Mexico.
Watch Now
Señor Americano
![Mountain Justice](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vb9sfvfKVO2YDGP7W7u3yD5wJmZ.jpg)
1930
![Mountain Justice](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vb9sfvfKVO2YDGP7W7u3yD5wJmZ.jpg)
Mountain Justice
5/1
In the Kentucky mountains, Ken McTavish comes to Kettle Creek looking for the killer of his father. When he learns that it was Abner Harland, he fakes...
Watch Now
Mountain Justice
![Skyway](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kzTSU3BGOCb9y8Eids0QkavS3r3.jpg)
1933
![Skyway](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kzTSU3BGOCb9y8Eids0QkavS3r3.jpg)
Skyway
5.2/4
A cocky young pilot, at the urging of his girlfriend, takes a nice, "safe" job at the bank where her father is president.
Watch Now
Skyway
![King of Jazz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2CXh34kZ4AblbpnVIqmPF1vKwti.jpg)
1930
![King of Jazz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2CXh34kZ4AblbpnVIqmPF1vKwti.jpg)
King of Jazz
6.136/33
Made during the early years of the movie musical, this exuberant revue was one of the most extravagant, eclectic, and technically ambitious Hollywood...
Watch Now
King of Jazz
![Fashion News](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1928
![Fashion News](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Fashion News
5/1
Hollywood actresses including Jeanette Loff and Raquel Torres modeling Spring fashions in color.
Watch Now
Fashion News
![Red Hot Rhythm](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/98gR8II7lV0g0RDIZZ55gRK7c55.jpg)
1929
![Red Hot Rhythm](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/98gR8II7lV0g0RDIZZ55gRK7c55.jpg)
Red Hot Rhythm
0/0
A 1929 film by Leo McCarey.
Watch Now
Red Hot Rhythm
![The Climax](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kpzaDNJwOqLrY1dFYqBbpFrdf6W.jpg)
1930
![The Climax](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kpzaDNJwOqLrY1dFYqBbpFrdf6W.jpg)
The Climax
0/0
Young Italian girl wants to become a great opera singer.
Watch Now
The Climax
![King of the Rodeo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/doJsdWOXfrr5lOsNbS8BnRrz8RJ.jpg)
1929
![King of the Rodeo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/doJsdWOXfrr5lOsNbS8BnRrz8RJ.jpg)
King of the Rodeo
0/0
A Montana cowboy battles lowlifes while preparing for a competition in Chicago.
Watch Now
King of the Rodeo
![Hide-Out](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hQcqEkQrpX6H1cb1oyWuxExJVW4.jpg)
1930
![Hide-Out](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hQcqEkQrpX6H1cb1oyWuxExJVW4.jpg)
Hide-Out
0/0
A bootlegger on the run from the law hides out on a college campus. He disguises himself as a student and soon becomes the school's star athlete and t...
Watch Now
Hide-Out
![Modern Love](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7FyPRScOSgNru44pyJAbHwr36W3.jpg)
1929
![Modern Love](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7FyPRScOSgNru44pyJAbHwr36W3.jpg)
Modern Love
0/0
In order to keep her job, a young dress designer must keep her recent marriage a secret from her boss. An important client arrives from Paris and her...
Watch Now
Modern Love
![The Concentratin' Kid](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zkpFxw5ZU6S7mMIuQ3XXmEqHeb4.jpg)
1930
![The Concentratin' Kid](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zkpFxw5ZU6S7mMIuQ3XXmEqHeb4.jpg)
The Concentratin' Kid
0/0
A cowboy who loves a radio singer he's never met makes a bet that he can meet and win her.
Watch Now