Kay Sutton
{{Short description|American actress (1915–1988)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kay Sutton
| image = Kay Sutton Cinelandia 838.jpg
| caption = Sutton in 1938
| birth_name = Katherine Warburton Sutton
| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|6|14}}
| birth_place = Irvington, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|3|1|1915|6|14}}
| death_place = Grosse Point, Michigan, U.S.
| resting_place = Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1935–1964
| spouse = {{Plainlist|
- {{marriage|Edward Cronjager|1935|1937|end=div}}
- {{marriage|Clifton Stokes Weaver|1941|1944|end=div}}
- {{marriage|Dan Topping|1946|1952|end=div}}
- {{marriage|Frederick Moulton Alger|1963|1967|end=d}}
}}
| children = 3
}}
Katherine Warburton "Kay" Sutton (June 14, 1915 – March 1, 1988) was an American actress.{{cite web|title=Kay Sutton|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0840342/|work=IMdB|access-date=March 30, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Kay Sutton, film actress|url=http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/sayre/id/9751|work=University of Washington|access-date=March 30, 2014}}
Personal life
Sutton was married four times, her husbands included Frederick Moulton Alger, Dan Topping (his fourth marriage),{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hi-SCgAAQBAJ&q=kay+sutton+actress&pg=PA61|title=Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites:Seventeen Driving Tours with Directions and the Full Story|last=Fleming|first=E. J.|date=September 16, 2015|isbn=9780786496440|pages=61}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uW8pDwAAQBAJ&q=Kay+sutton+actress&pg=PA205|title=Bridging Two Dynasties: The 1947 New York Yankees|last=Spatz|first=Lyle|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0803240940|pages=205}} Clifton Stokes Weaver and Edward Cronjager.{{Cite book|title=Writers and Production Artists|last=Pendergast|first=Sara|publisher=St. James Press|year=2000|isbn=1558624538|editor-last=Pendergast|editor-first=Tom|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/internationaldic0000unse_i4g6}}
Partial filmography
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- Roberta (1935) - Fashion Model (uncredited)
- Reckless (1935) - Woman with Paul in Audience (uncredited)
- Old Man Rhythm (1935) - College Girl (uncredited)
- Follow the Fleet (1936) - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- A Star Is Born (1937) - (uncredited)
- Night Spot (1938) - Allan's Wife (uncredited)
- This Marriage Business (1938) - Bella Lawson
- Vivacious Lady (1938) - Woman Exiting Train at Old Sharon (uncredited)
- The Saint in New York (1938){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdYCAAAAMBAJ&q=The+saint+in+new+york++kay+sutton&pg=PA66|title=New York Magazine|date=1968-11-18|publisher=New York Media, LLC|language=en}} - Fay Edwards
- Having Wonderful Time (1938) - Camp Guest (uncredited)
- I'm From the City (1938) - Marlene Martindale
- Smashing the Rackets (1938) - Peggy
- Carefree (1938){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vc6imzGc41IC&q=Kay+sutton+carefree&pg=PA29|title=More Movie Musicals|last=Reid|first=John Howard|date=June 2006|isbn=9781411673427|pages=29}} - Miss Adams
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938) - Gloria Hamilton
- Lawless Valley (1938){{Cite book|title=Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage|last=Britton|first=Wesley Alan|publisher=Praeger Publishers|year=2006|isbn=0275992810|pages=40}}{{Cite book|title=Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide|last=Drew|first=Bernard A.|year=1990}} - Norma Rogers
- Beauty for the Asking (1939) - Miss Whitman
- Twelve Crowded Hours (1939) - Miss Martin (uncredited)
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) - Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)
- S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939) - Laurel Shannon
- Call a Messenger (1939) - Virginia Phillips (uncredited)
- Man from Montreal (1939) - Myrna Montgomery aka Mrs. Myrna Rawlins
- Balalaika (1939) - Girl at the Balalaika (uncredited)
- The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940) - Mrs. Knight (scenes deleted)
- Laughing at Danger (1940) - Mrs. Inez Morton
- Sky Murder (1940) - Texas O'Keefe (uncredited)
- Li'l Abner (1940){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghv8wjJFyW0C&q=Kay+sutton+li%27l+abner&pg=PA90|title=Ain't that a Knee-slapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century|last=Hollis|first=Tim|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|year=2008|isbn=978-1934110737|pages=90}} - Wendy Wilecat
- The Bank Dick (1940) - Young Woman on Bench (uncredited)
- A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940) - Girl Attendant (uncredited)
- Maisie Was a Lady (1941) - House Guest (uncredited)
- You're Out of Luck (1941) - Marjorie Overton
- The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) - Secretary (uncredited)
- Sunny (1941) - Brunette (uncredited)
- Sergeant York (1941) - Saloon Girl (uncredited)
- Flying Blind (1941){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehkcZFT8fMoC&q=Kay+sutton+flying+blind&pg=PA113|title=The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases , 1898 through 1999|last=Mavis|first=Paul|year=2001|isbn=9781476604275|pages=113}} - Miss Danila
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References
External links
{{commons category|Kay Sutton}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0840342}}
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Category:American film actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:People from Irvington, New Jersey
Category:Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit)