Catherine Craig
{{Short description|American actress (1915–2004)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Katherine Craig (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Catherine Craig
| image = Catherine Craig in Seven Were Saved (1947).jpg
| caption = Craig in Seven Were Saved (1947)
| birth_name = Catherine Jewel Feltus
| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|1|18}}
| birth_place = Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{dda|2004|1|14|1915|1|18}}
| death_place = Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = Indiana University
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1940–1950
| spouse = {{marriage|Robert Preston|1940|1987|end=his death}}
| other_names = Kay Craig
}}
Catherine Craig (born Catherine Jewel Feltus; January 18, 1915 – January 14, 2004), sometimes credited as Kay Craig,{{cite news |title=Kay Craig Will Star in Production at I.U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20895915/the_indianapolis_news/ |work=The Indianapolis News |date=January 8, 1943 |location=Indiana, Indianapolis |page=18|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 16, 2018}} {{Open access}}{{cite news |title=Jordan River Revue Song Is Tune For 5 Former I.U. Students in Films |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23798823/the_indianapolis_star/ |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=December 16, 1940 |location=Indiana, Indianapolis |page=14|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 16, 2018}} {{Open access}} was an American actress.
Early years
Catherine Jewel Feltus was born in Bloomington, Indiana, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society at Indiana University. She was recognized as the outstanding senior girl. She later moved to Los Angeles and become an actress under the stage name of Catherine Craig.{{cite news|title=Scholar|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7479981/the_havre_daily_news/|work=The Havre Daily News|date=August 4, 1944|location=Montana, Havre|page=3|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 16, 2016}} {{Open access}}
Career
Craig was a student at the Pasadena Playhouse,{{cite news|title=Catherine Craig Given Role in 'El Paso|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7480037/the_evening_news/|work=The Evening News|date=September 21, 1948|location=Pennsylvania, Harrisburg|page=21|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 16, 2016}} {{Open access}} and appeared in numerous bit part roles such as Las Vegas Nights (1941), West Point Widow (1941), Parachute Nurse (1942), Showboat Serenade (1944) and The Bride Wore Boots (1946). Later, she found more success in movies such as Seven Were Saved (1947) — her first leading role,{{cite news |title=Catherine Craig In First Leading Role |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23799809/catherine_craig/ |work=The Times Herald |date=March 10, 1946 |location=Michigan, Port Huron |page=18|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 16, 2018}} {{Open access}} The Pretender (1947), and Albuquerque (1948). After 1950, she retired from acting and supported her husband's career.
Personal life
Craig married actor Robert Preston on November 9, 1940, in Las Vegas, Nevada.{{cite news|title=Hollywood Couple Wed in Las Vegas|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7480128/oakland_tribune/|work=Oakland Tribune|agency=United Press|date=November 10, 1940|location=California, Oakland|page=20|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 16, 2016}} {{Open access}} Preston pre-deceased her on March 21, 1987.{{cite news| title=Robert Preston, Actor, is dead at 68| last=Page| first=Tim| date=March 23, 1987| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/23/obituaries/robert-preston-actor-is-dead-at-68.html| newspaper=The New York Times| access-date=2015-10-27}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Feature length film credits of Catherine Craig ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row" |Manhattan Heartbeat
| 1940 | Nurse |
|---|
| scope="row" | Doomed to Die
| 1940 | Cynthis Wentworth |Monogram Pictures |
| scope="row" | Murder Over New York
| 1940 | Stewardess | 20th Century Fox |
| scope="row" | Las Vegas Nights
| 1941 | Girl with Bill |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | One Night in Lisbon
| 1941 | Guest |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" |West Point Widow
| 1941 | Hilda |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | Nothing but the Truth
| 1941 | Betty - Receptionist |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | Among the Living
| 1941 | Second Mill Girl |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | Louisiana Purchase
| 1941 | Saleslady |Paramount |
| scope="row" | Parachute Nurse
| 1942 | Lt. Mullins |
| scope="row" | You Were Never Lovelier
| 1942 | Julia Acuña - the Bride |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | Salute for Three
| 1943 | Canteen Hostess |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | Spy Train
| 1943 | Jane Thornwall |Monogram Pictures |
| scope="row" | Lady in the Dark
| 1944 | Miss Foster |Paramount |
| scope="row" |Showboat Serenade
| 1944 | Girl | Short |align="center"| |
| scope="row" |The Story of Dr. Wassell
| 1944 | Mrs. Wayne |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | Fun Time
| 1944 | Secretary | Short; Uncredited |align="center"| |
| scope="row" | And Now Tomorrow
| 1944 | Receptionist |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | Here Come the Waves
| 1944 | Lt. Townsend |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | Incendiary Blonde
| 1945 | Louella Parsons |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | You Hit the Spot
| 1945 | Minerva | Short |align="center"| |
| scope="row" | Love Letters
| 1945 | Jeanette Campbell | Hal Wallis Productions |
| scope="row" | Duffy's Tavern
| 1945 | Nurse |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" |The Stork Club
| 1945 | Louella Parsons | Uncredited |align="center"| |
| scope="row" | The Bride Wore Boots
| 1946 | Mrs. Medford |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" |O.S.S.
| 1946 | Williams' Secretary |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
| 1946 | French Maid | Hal Wallis Productions |
| scope="row" | Monsieur Beaucaire
| 1946 | Duchess |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | Cross My Heart
| 1946 | Reporter |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | The Perfect Marriage
| 1947 | Julie Camberwell | Hal Wallis Productions |
| scope="row" | Seven Were Saved
| 1947 | Lt. Susan Brisoce |Medallion Pictures |
| scope="row" |Sweet and Low
| 1947 | Andrew Mather, Masquerade Party Hostess |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" | The Pretender
| 1947 | Claire Worthington |
| scope="row" | Variety Girl
| 1947 | Secretary |20th Century Fox |
| scope="row" |Albuquerque
| 1948 | Celia Wallace |
| scope="row" | Appointment with Murder
| 1948 | Lorraine W. Brinckley |
| scope="row" | El Paso
| 1949 | Mrs. Elkins |Paramount Pictures |
| scope="row" |No Man of Her Own
| 1950 | Rosalie Baker |Paramount Pictures |
References
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Further reading
- {{IMDb name|0185798}}
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Category:American film actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Indiana
Category:People from Bloomington, Indiana
Category:21st-century American women
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