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Katharine Cornell

1893 - 1974

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Katharine Cornell (February 16, 1893 – June 9, 1974) was an American stage actress, writer, theater owner and producer. She was born in Berlin to American parents and raised in Buffalo, New York. Dubbed "The First Lady of the Theatre" by critic Alexander Woollcott, Cornell was the first performer to receive the Drama League Award, for Romeo and Juliet in 1935. Cornell is noted for her major Broadway roles in serious dramas, often directed by her husband, Guthrie McClintic. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katharine Cornell is the 6,262nd most popular actor (down from 6,090th in 2019), the 5,298th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,193rd in 2019) and the 204th most popular German Actor.

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Among actors, Katharine Cornell ranks 6,262 out of 13,578. Before her are Eliza Dushku, Don Stroud, Mary Brian, Yakima Canutt, Emmanuelle Bercot, and Tina Arena. After her are Tomer Sisley, Gil Bellows, Edie Adams, Catherine E. Coulson, Sam Robards, and Yoon Sang-hyun.

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Among people born in 1893, Katharine Cornell ranks 253. Before her are Cornelius Lanczos, Elizabeth Cotten, John Norton, Harlow Curtice, Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, and Betty Blythe. After her are Aksel Berg, Victor Verschueren, Harry Warren, Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, Marie Pujmanová, and Patricio Arabolaza. Among people deceased in 1974, Katharine Cornell ranks 231. Before her are Richard Lawrence, Zinaida Yermolyeva, Cornelius Lanczos, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Sverre Hansen, and Östen Undén. After her are Guy Simonds, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez, Gene Ammons, Léon Rosenfeld, Giovanni D'Anzi, and Ferreira de Castro.

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Among people born in Germany, Katharine Cornell ranks 5,301 out of 7,253. Before her are Kai Havertz (1999), Herbert Gruber (1942), Florian Wirtz (2003), Max Streibl (1932), Walter Giller (1927), and Johannes Schaaf (1933). After her are Tomer Sisley (1974), Helga Niessen Masthoff (1941), Tobias Sammet (1977), Christopher Franke (1953), Josef Streb (1912), and Curt Siodmak (1902).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Katharine Cornell ranks 204. Before her are Inge Keller (1923), Gustav von Seyffertitz (1862), Allison Mack (1982), Hans Deppe (1897), Eugen Burg (1871), and Walter Giller (1927). After her are Tomer Sisley (1974), Carl Raddatz (1912), Walter Janssen (1887), Grethe Weiser (1903), Heino Ferch (1963), and Katrin Sass (1956).

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