Donald Kirke (May 17, 1901 – May 18, 1971) was an American stage, film and television actor.[1]
Career
In the early 1920s, Kirke acted in stock theater, including the Gene Lewis-Olga Worth and the Lewis-Worth companies.[2]
Kirke's Broadway credits include The Constant Sinner (1931), A Woman Denied (1931), The Old Rascal (1930), Remote Control (1929), and Gang War (1928).[3]
On December 18, 1922, Kirke signed a contract with the Christie Film Company, for which he had worked two years before going into stock theater.[4] He ventured into vaudeville in August 1923. He left the Keith's State Stock Company to be in the drama The Song of India, which was opening in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[5]
^"Donald Kirke Leaving". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Jersey, New Brunswick. August 12, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved January 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
Vogel, Michelle. Marjorie Main: The Life and Films of Hollywood's "Ma Kettle. McFarland, 2011.