Kathleen Key

Kathleen Key

From Wikipedia: Kathleen Key (April 1, 1903 – December 22, 1954) was an American actress who achieved a brief period of fame during the silent era. She is best remembered for playing Tirzah in the 1925 film Ben-Hur. Key was the great-great granddaughter of Francis Scott Key, composer of "The Star Spangled Banner", and a distant cousin of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Born Kitty Lanahan in Buffalo, New York, she debuted in films in 1920 in the film The Jackeroo of Coolabong, playing a lead role. From that point on to the end of the 1920s, Kathleen Key, sometimes credited as Kathleen Keys, starred in several films, but never really reached stardom, and was never given much credit for the roles she had, although there were some exceptions. In the early '20s, Key had a well-known love affair with silent-film actor Buster Keaton, who was married at the time. As told in Keaton's biography, the actor attempted to call off the relationship, but Key flew into a jealous rage and ransacked his MGM dressing room, which caused her to be virtually blacklisted afterward by the movie industry. It is also stated that Keaton refused to give Key a monetary loan. A telegram, sent by one of Keaton's friends who had heard about the argument, comically read: "Congratulations. Hear you are off Key." After her retirement in 1936, Keys spent the rest of her days in moderate comfort at the Motion Picture Country House in Woodland Hills, California, where she died at the age of 51 in 1954. Her interment was located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

  • Popularitet : 0.603
  • Kendt for : Acting
  • Fødselsdag : 1903-04-01
  • Fødselssted : Buffalo, New York, USA
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Kathleen Key Film

  • 1925
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    The Big Parade

    The Big Parade

    7.6 1925 HD

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  • 1930
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    Sweeping Against the Winds

    Sweeping Against the Winds

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1925
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    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    7.3 1925 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Trouble Shooter

    The Trouble Shooter

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Flaming Frontier

    The Flaming Frontier

    6 1926 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Rookie's Return

    The Rookie's Return

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1922
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    Bells of San Juan

    Bells of San Juan

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1923
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    Hell's Hole

    Hell's Hole

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1926
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    Under Western Skies

    Under Western Skies

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1924
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    Revelation

    Revelation

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1927
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    Hey! Hey! Cowboy

    Hey! Hey! Cowboy

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Irish Hearts

    Irish Hearts

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Man from Brodney's

    The Man from Brodney's

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

    6.5 1924 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Phantom of the North

    The Phantom of the North

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1923
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    Reno

    Reno

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1922
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    Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?

    Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1936
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    Klondike Annie

    Klondike Annie

    6.4 1936 HD

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  • 1923
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    North of Hudson Bay

    North of Hudson Bay

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1935
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    Thunder in the Night

    Thunder in the Night

    5.5 1935 HD

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  • 1925
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    1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

    6.2 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    A Lover's Oath

    A Lover's Oath

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    6.6 1921 HD

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  • 1926
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    Money Talks

    Money Talks

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Fighting Breed

    The Fighting Breed

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Desert's Toll

    The Desert's Toll

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1922
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    West of Chicago

    West of Chicago

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Rendezvous

    The Rendezvous

    1 1923 HD

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