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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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Jan 5, 2019 · Like most classic comedy fans I first became aware of Cora Witherspoon (1890-1957) from seeing her as W.C. Fields’ henpecking wife Agatha in The Bank Dick (1940). (“Don’t you strike that child! Imagine a man who takes money out of a child’s piggy bank and puts in I.O.U.s!”)
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.
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...
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.
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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