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Kathryn Carver

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Kathryn Carver
Carver in 1924
Born
Catherine Drum

(1899-08-24)August 24, 1899
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 1947(1947-07-17) (aged 47)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesKathryn Carver Hall
OccupationActress
Spouses
Ira L. Hill
(m. 1921; div. 1927)
(m. 1928; div. 1934)
Paul Vincent Hall
(m. 1936)

Kathryn Carver Hall (born Catherine Drum;[1] August 24, 1899 – July 17, 1947) was an American actress.

Career

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Carver played in motion pictures during a brief career from 1925 to 1929. She co-starred with Adolphe Menjou in Service For Ladies (1927) and His Private Life (1928).

Personal life and death

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Carver married photographer Ira L. Hill in Maryland in 1921. They separated in 1924,[2] and they were divorced on May 2, 1927.[3] Carver married Menjou in Paris on May 16, 1928,[4] and they divorced in 1934.[citation needed] On January 9, 1936, she wed broker Paul Vincent Hall in Armonk Village, New York.[5]

She had a nervous breakdown after the death of her sister in 1932. She retired from making motion pictures in 1934. Carver asked for a temporary allowance of $2,300 per month from Menjou's estimated income of $15,000, when she sued him for divorce. Carver's top salary as an actress was in 1928 when she earned $500 per week.

On July 17, 1947, Carver died at Horace Harding Hospital in Elmhurst, Queens. Her residence was at 3505 167th, Flushing, Queens.[6] She was buried in Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Flushing, New York.[7]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Paris interested when Hollywood film stars wed". The Courier. Iowa, Waterloo. May 16, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Star avers divorce not significant". Los Angeles Times. May 3, 1927. p. 22. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Film Actress Divorces Camera Man". The New York Times. May 3, 1927. p. 24. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Adolphe Menjou and Kathryn Carver wed". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. May 16, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kathryn Carver Married". The New York Times. January 11, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Kathryn Carver Hall". The New York Times. July 18, 1947. p. 17. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Final Curtain". Billboard. July 26, 1947. p. 47. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  • Washington Post, Spouse of Menjou Mystified by Suit, October 24, 1932, Page 10.
  • Washington Post, 2,300 a Month Asked By Kathryn Carver, July 28, 1933, Page 3.
  • Washington Post, Kathryn Carver Hall, July 18, 1947, Page B2.
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