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Isabel Withers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isabel Withers (January 20, 1896 – September 3, 1968) was an American actress, who worked in theatre, film and television. In her youth, Withers lived in Coffeyville, Kansas and Illinois. She attended school in Kansas City, Missouri. She later enrolled in a school of drama in Kansas City and joined a Chautauqua circuit repertoire company. At the time it was playing in Billings, Montana performing The Melting Pot, a play by Israel Zangwill. Following a route of tented colleges, Withers first appeared on the road in Little Women. She played the leading role in The Tailor Made Man after a season in stock theatre in Utica, New York. She performed in Cappy Ricks in Chicago. George M. Cohan selected Withers for the lead feminine role, with Lowell Sherman, in the Chicago company of The Tavern. In New York City she appeared in Kempy at the Belmont Theater. While in New York Withers modeled for an exclusive gown shop during the day. Henry Duffy wired her to come to San Francisco, California to do Kempy just as she was on her way to visit her mother in Los Angeles. She made her way south acting in Love Em and Leave 'Em and Rain. Withers starred in Rain at the old Orpheum Theater, 12th Street, San Francisco, California, in November 1926. Drawing comparisons to actress Jeanne Eagels, she drew praise in the role of Sadie Thompson. Withers accumulated ninety-two screen and television credits, beginning with a role in the movie The Hot Spot (1931). Many of her screen appearances were uncredited parts. She was also in her share of B-movies. Two memorable movies in which she had uncredited parts were The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and Monkey Business (1952). She performed on television during the 1950s in such shows as Four Star Playhouse (1955), Lassie (1956), The Millionaire (1957), and The Bob Cummings Show (1958). Isabel Withers died in 1968 in Hollywood, California, aged 72.

Personal information

Birthday

1896-01-20

Birth Place

Frankton, Indiana, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Likely Story

A Likely Story

1947

4.2

Movie
A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

1945

0.0

Movie
A Wonderful Life

A Wonderful Life

1950

0.0

Movie
Abandoned

Abandoned

1949

6.2

Movie
Air Hostess

Air Hostess

1949

4.7

Movie
Beautiful But Broke

Beautiful But Broke

1944

5.0

Movie
Blondie Goes to College

Blondie Goes to College

1942

6.4

Movie
Brother Rat

Brother Rat

1938

5.0

Movie
Crash Donovan

Crash Donovan

1936

0.0

Movie
Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

1946

6.2

Movie
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

6.1

Movie
Easy to Get

Easy to Get

1931

1.0

Movie
Ever Since Venus

Ever Since Venus

1944

0.0

Movie
poster

Four Star Playhouse

1952

6.1

TV
Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

5.1

Movie
Girls of the Big House

Girls of the Big House

1945

6.0

Movie
Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy

1951

5.9

Movie
Henry and Dizzy

Henry and Dizzy

1942

0.0

Movie
I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery

1945

6.1

Movie
Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About

1933

6.1

Movie
Law Men

Law Men

1944

5.0

Movie
Manpower

Manpower

1941

6.7

Movie
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

5.2

Movie
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952

6.7

Movie
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

1943

6.9

Movie
Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder

1946

5.8

Movie
No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940

5.5

Movie
Off the Record

Off the Record

1939

6.0

Movie
Our Wife

Our Wife

1941

5.7

Movie
Possessed

Possessed

1947

6.9

Movie
Shockproof

Shockproof

1949

6.4

Movie
Six Gun Gospel

Six Gun Gospel

1943

4.5

Movie
Stars on Parade

Stars on Parade

1944

0.0

Movie
Sweater Girl

Sweater Girl

1942

4.0

Movie
Tahiti Nights

Tahiti Nights

1944

0.0

Movie
That Brennan Girl

That Brennan Girl

1946

5.3

Movie
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

6.8

Movie
The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

6.0

Movie
The Gay Senorita

The Gay Senorita

1945

0.0

Movie
The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

5.6

Movie
The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

1931

0.0

Movie
The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

1940

5.3

Movie
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

7.6

Movie
The Missing Corpse

The Missing Corpse

1945

5.3

Movie
The Sniper

The Sniper

1952

6.7

Movie
The Undercover Woman

The Undercover Woman

1946

2.0

Movie
Undertow

Undertow

1949

6.0

Movie
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

1932

0.0

Movie
You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

6.4

Movie