Willette Kershaw

Willette Kershaw
The Theatre Magazine, 1911
Born
Willette Kershaw

(1882-06-17)June 17, 1882
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
DiedMay 4, 1960(1960-05-04) (aged 77)
Honolulu, Hawaii[1]
Occupationactress
Years active1905–1928
Spouses
  • Albert Morrison
  • David Sturges
  • W.K. Lamar
  • Richard Schuster
RelativesElinor Kershaw (sister)
Thomas H. Ince (brother-in-law)

Willette Kershaw (June 17, 1882 – May 4, 1960) was an American Broadway stage actress and later silent film actress. Her younger sister was actress Elinor Kershaw who later married Thomas Ince.[citation needed]

The daughter of Harry Kershaw,[2] she was born in St. Louis and graduated from Central High School and the Lindley School of Dramatic Art.[3]

Kershaw's Broadway credits include Yes or No (1917), The Unchastened Woman (1915), A Pair of White Gloves (1913), The Switchboard (1913), Snobs (1911), The Country Boy (1910), The Heights (1910), and Robert Burns (1905).[4]

Kershaw married actor Arthur Morrison, and the marriage ended in 1909.[2] In 1923, Kershaw married David Sturgis in New Rochelle, New York.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Internet Broadway Database: Willette Kershaw
  2. ^ a b "Kerchoo! and the Front Pages Shouted Kershaw!". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. p. 108. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "St. Louis actress wins laurels as brightest star of season". The St. Louis Star and Times. Missouri, St. Louis. January 23, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Willette Kershaw". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Willette Kershaw Is at Palm Beach on Honeymoon". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. March 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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