Cora Witherspoon (1926)

Cora Witherspoon (January 5, 1890 – November 17, 1957) was an American stage and film character actress whose career spanned nearly half a century. She began in theatre where she remained rooted even after entering motion pictures in the early 1930s. As Witherspoon’s career progressed, she carved a niche playing haughty society women or harridan housewives such as Princess Lina in Ferenc Molnár’s 1928 play Olympia, or Agatha Sousè, W.C. Fields’ domineering spouse in the 1940 film The Bank Dick.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cora_Witherspoon]

Seasons at the Theatre

Productions/Roles:

Notable Roles, Awards, and Other Work:

Elitch Theatre Connections:

  • Witherspoon appeared in the 1934 film, Midnight, with HET Alumna, Moffat Johnston. (The film was later released as Call It Murder.)
  • PLUS, for the six-degrees of Elitch Theatre, Midnight, also starred Humphrey Bogart, who was married to HET Alumna, Helen Menken.

Wikipedia Link:

Share this page: 

Search Posts: