Katharine Cornell

Katharine Cornell was born on February 16, 1893 (although most sources cite the incorrect year of 1898) in Berlin, Germany to American parents, and raised in Buffalo, New York.

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February 16 - 1893 - 1898 - Berlin - Germany - Buffalo, New York

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She was a stage actress, writer, and theater owner/theatrical producer.

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She is noted for her major Broadway roles in serious dramas, often directed by her husband, Guthrie McClintic. Her most famous role was as English writer and poetess Elizabeth Barrett Browning in the 1931 Broadway production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street.

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Broadway - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1931 - The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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Katharine Cornell died on June 9, 1974, in Tisbury, Massachusetts at the age of 81.

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June 9 - 1974 - Tisbury, Massachusetts

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There is a theater space at the University at Buffalo named in her honor. Many student productions are presented there year round.

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