Kate Jepson

Kate Jepson
BornJuly 7, 1860 (1860-07-07)
Clinton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 1923 (1923-09-28) (aged 63)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActress

Kate Jepson (July 7, 1860 – September 27, 1923) was an American actress. She had a forty year stage career and starred in some silent movies.[1] She is perhaps best known for her lead role as Mrs. Pipp in The Education of Mr. Pipp (1914).[2]

Kate Jepson was born in 1860 in Clinton, New Jersey.[3] On stage she performed with touring companies and appeared in Broadway productions, including Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary (1905–1906) at the Garrick Theatre, In the Bishop's Carriage (1907) at the Grand Opera House,[4] What Happened to Mary (1913) at the Fulton Theatre, Children of Earth (1915) at the Booth Theatre, and Moonlight Mary at the Fulton.[5] On screen, she was largely a character actor, portraying Digby Bell's wife in The Education of Mr. Pipp, Eugene O'Brien's aunt in Just Out of College (1915), and George Le Guere's mother in The Turmoil (1916).[2]

Kate Jepson died on September 27, 1923 at the Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary Notes" New York Times, September 28, 1923: 7.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ragan, David; Ragan, David Who's who in Hollywood (1992). Who's who in Hollywood : the largest cast of international film personalities ever assembled. Internet Archive. New York : Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-2011-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  3. ^ Truitt, Evelyn Mack (1983). Who was who on screen. Internet Archive. New York : R.R. Bowker Co. ISBN 978-0-8352-1578-7.
  4. ^ Sherwood Garrison P (1944). The Best Plays Of 1899-1909.
  5. ^ Mantle, Burns (1943-01-01). The Best Plays of 1909-1919. Internet Archive. Dodd, Mead.
  6. ^ New York, Chalmers Publishing Company (March 1918). Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1918). Media History Digital Library. New York, Chalmers Publishing Company.
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