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Cora Witherspoon (January 5, 1890 – November 17, 1957) was an American stage and film character actress whose career spanned nearly half a century. She began in theatre where she remained rooted even after entering motion pictures in the early 1930s.
Cora Witherspoon. Actress: Piccadilly Jim. A delightfully irksome, viper-tongued presence who usually played older than she was, actress Cora Witherspoon began her five-decade career in New York playing an elderly lady in the 1910 production of "The Concert". She was 20 years old at the time.
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- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
May 13, 2022 · Born into an upper-crust family in New Orleans, Cora Bell Witherspoon (1890-1957) was an orphan by the age of 10 and a professional actress by 15. She was seen on Broadway from 1910 till...
Apr 29, 2022 · Born into an upper-crust family in New Orleans, Cora Bell Witherspoon (1890-1957) was an orphan by the age of 10 and a professional actress by 15. She was seen on Broadway from 1910 till 1946 in 36 productions and was a popular character actress in Hollywood between 1931 and 1954.
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Cora Witherspoon was a stage and film actress who played haughty and harridan roles. Learn about her life and career, and browse shows and movies that feature her on Apple TV.
Cora Witherspoon (January 5, 1890 – November 17, 1957) was an American stage and film character actress whose career spanned nearly half a century. She began in theatre where she remained rooted even after entering motion pictures in the early 1930s.
LAS CRUCES, N.M., Nov. 18 (AP)--Cora Witherspoon, who had been an actress for half a century, died of a heart ailment yesterday at her home here. She was 67 years old.
