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Kathleen O'Conner (sometimes credited as Kathleen Conners) (July 7, 1894 – June 24, 1957) was an American actress active in Hollywood during the silent era.
Kathleen O'Connor | |
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| Born | Kathleen Mavourneen O'Connor July 7, 1894 Dayton, Ohio, US |
| Died | June 24, 1957 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Lynn Reynolds (1921-1927, his death) |
O’Connor was born in Dayton, Ohio, to John O'Connor (a police officer) and Elizabeth Kinney.[1] Her parents were both Irish immigrants.[2] She graduated from high school and began working as a telephone operator in Toledo.[3]
After touring with a local stock company, she convinced her parents to let her go to Hollywood around 1917 to seek her fortune in the movies.[4] Early on, she secured work as an extra in Mack Sennett comedies,[5] but she was soon discovered by Tom Mix and selected to be the cowboy's leading lady. She became known as a leading lady in 1920s Westerns.[2]
She married prolific director Lynn Reynolds in 1921. Reynolds committed suicide in front of Kathleen and a handful of guests at a dinner party in 1927. Witnesses reported that Reynolds had beaten Kathleen before retrieving the gun.[6]
O'Connor withdrew from the film industry after Lynn Reynolds's death. She later married Clark Reynolds (no relation to Lynn). She died on June 24, 1957, at the age of 62 after a long illness.[5]
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