death_date death_place years_active birth_place children imagesize birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
10 january 1981 tryon , north carolina , u.s. 1930 -- 1951 fort smith , arkansas , u.s. barbara brady 150px 22 september 1898 william death -rrb- a. brady , jr. 1926 1935 -lrb- his katharine alexander.jpg katharine alexander
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katharine alexander

katharine alexander -lrb- september 22 , 1898 -- january 10 , 1981 -rrb- was an american actress .
she appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951 .
she was born in fort smith , arkansas and died in tryon , north carolina .
she was one eighth cherokee indian .
she planned to be a concert artiste and it was while she was giving a violin recital that she was seen by samuel goldwyn who gave her a chance on stage from where she rose to be one of broadway 's leading ladies .
she was married to william a. brady jr. -lrb- 1900 -- 1935 -rrb- , the son of william a. brady and actress grace george .
they had a daughter , barbara brady .
