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Kathleen Key

Kathleen Key

From Wikipedia: Kathleen Key (April 1, 1903 – December 22, 1954) was an American actress who achieved a brief period of fame during the silent era. She is best remembered for playing Tirzah in the 1925 film Ben-Hur. Key was the great-great granddaughter of Francis Scott Key, composer of "The Star Spangled Banner", and a distant cousin of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Born Kitty Lanahan in Buffalo, New York, she debuted in films in 1920 in the film The Jackeroo of Coolabong, playing a lead role. From that point on to the end of the 1920s, Kathleen Key, sometimes credited as Kathleen Keys, starred in several films, but never really reached stardom, and was never given much credit for the roles she had, although there were some exceptions. In the early '20s, Key had a well-known love affair with silent-film actor Buster Keaton, who was married at the time. As told in Keaton's biography, the actor attempted to call off the relationship, but Key flew into a jealous rage and ransacked his MGM dressing room, which caused her to be virtually blacklisted afterward by the movie industry. It is also stated that Keaton refused to give Key a monetary loan. A telegram, sent by one of Keaton's friends who had heard about the argument, comically read: "Congratulations. Hear you are off Key." After her retirement in 1936, Keys spent the rest of her days in moderate comfort at the Motion Picture Country House in Woodland Hills, California, where she died at the age of 51 in 1954. Her interment was located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

Personal information

Birthday

1903-04-01

Birth Place

Buffalo, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

1925

6.2

Movie
A Lover's Oath

A Lover's Oath

1925

0.0

Movie
Bells of San Juan

Bells of San Juan

1922

0.0

Movie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

7.3

Movie
Hell's Hole

Hell's Hole

1923

0.0

Movie
Hey! Hey! Cowboy

Hey! Hey! Cowboy

1927

0.0

Movie
Irish Hearts

Irish Hearts

1927

0.0

Movie
Klondike Annie

Klondike Annie

1936

6.4

Movie
Money Talks

Money Talks

1926

0.0

Movie
North of Hudson Bay

North of Hudson Bay

1923

5.6

Movie
Reno

Reno

1923

0.0

Movie
Revelation

Revelation

1924

0.0

Movie
Sweeping Against the Winds

Sweeping Against the Winds

1930

0.0

Movie
The Big Parade

The Big Parade

1925

7.6

Movie
The Desert's Toll

The Desert's Toll

1926

0.0

Movie
The Fighting Breed

The Fighting Breed

1921

0.0

Movie
The Flaming Frontier

The Flaming Frontier

1926

6.0

Movie
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921

6.6

Movie
The Man from Brodney's

The Man from Brodney's

1923

0.0

Movie
The Phantom of the North

The Phantom of the North

1929

0.0

Movie
The Rendezvous

The Rendezvous

1923

0.0

Movie
The Rookie's Return

The Rookie's Return

1920

0.0

Movie
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1924

6.5

Movie
The Trouble Shooter

The Trouble Shooter

1924

0.0

Movie
Thunder in the Night

Thunder in the Night

1935

5.5

Movie
Under Western Skies

Under Western Skies

1926

0.0

Movie
West of Chicago

West of Chicago

1922

0.0

Movie
Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?

Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?

1922

0.0

Movie