Katherine Locke

Katherine Locke (June 24, 1910 – September 12, 1995) was a Broadway actress in the late 1930s.

Katherine Locke
Katherine Locke in The Snake Pit
Born	(1910-06-24)June 24, 1910 Kalinkavičy, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Kalinkavichy, Belarus)
Died	September 12, 1995(1995-09-12) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1936–1958
Spouse	Norman Corwin ​ (m. 1947)​
Children	2

Early life

She was born in Kalinkavičy (now Kalinkavichy, Belarus) and raised in the United States. Her father, Morris Locke (né Mendel Lakomowitz^[1]), was a Hebrew teacher and amateur writer.^[2] She was trained as a pianist but chose instead to become an actress.^[3]

Career

Locke was a concert pianist at the beginning of her career.^[4]

After appearing in small roles, at one time as an off-stage barking dog, her career was established by appearing in the 1937 Broadway play Having Wonderful Time, co-starring with John Garfield.^[3][5] She appeared in films in the 1940s and 1950s as a supporting actress. She began her film work in the late 1930s in bit parts, but she is remembered today as a stage actress. In addition to appearing on a successful Broadway production of Hamlet playing Ophelia, her stage credits include starring with John Garfield in Having a Wonderful Time, Fifth Column with Lee J. Cobb, and Clash by Night with Tallulah Bankhead.^[6]

Personal life

Locke married radio writer Norman Corwin in Maryland in March 1947.^[4] The couple had two children.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1936	Straight from the Shoulder	Gail Pyne
1944	Wilson	Helen Bones
	The Seventh Cross	Mrs. Sauer
1948	The Snake Pit	Margaret
1950	The Sound of Fury	Hazel
1951	People Will Talk	Miss James
1952	Flesh and Fury	Mrs. Hollis
	The Unexpected	Woman	Episode: "One for the Money"
1958	A Certain Smile	Mme. Vallon