Kitty Watson

Kitty Watson (March 14, 1886–March 3, 1967), also called as Catherine Watson, was an American vaudeville comedian, often appearing with her sister Fanny Watson (1885-1970) as The Watson Sisters.^[1]

Kitty Watson

Biography

Kitty Watson was born on March 14, 1886, in Rochester, New York. During her childhood, she started singing with her sister Fanny .^[2] Both began singing in old-style variety. They later became comedians, first in burlesque and then in vaudeville.^[3] Both regularly appeared on the Broadway stage and radio as The Watson Sisters.^[1][4]

Kitty Watson acted in II club degli ossessi (1920), La dama dal profumo d'ambra rosa (1920) andII corsaro nero (1921). She also performed at Keith Circuit.^[1]

Films

In 1931 the Vitaphone short-subject studio signed Fanny Watson (the stout one of the sister act) and teamed her with comedienne Thelma White for a series of two-reel slapstick comedies, as a sort of female Laurel and Hardy.

In 1933, the Watson Sisters sang "I'm Playing with Fire" in the Max Fleischer Screen Song cartoon Boilesk.^[5]

Kitty Watson died on March 3, 1967, in Buffalo, New York.^[1] Fanny died in 1970.