Biography
Kathlyn Williams was born Kathleen Mabel Williams on May 31, 1879 in Butte, Montana, and the only child born to Joseph Edwin "Frank" Williams, a boarding house proprietor, and Mary C. Boe (1846β1908) of Welsh and Norwegian descent. Many biographies state her birth year as 1888; however, she is listed on the 1880 United States Census as being a year old. Williams displayed an early interest in becoming an actress in her youth which lead her to become a member of a community thespian group. She also joined the Woman's Relief Corps that allowed her to showcase her vocal prowess at local recitals.
Williams began her career with Selig Polyscope Company in Chicago, Illinois and made her first film in 1908 under the direction of Francis Boggs. By 1910, she was transferred to the company's Los Angeles film studio. Williams played "Cherry Malotte" in the first movie based upon Rex Beach's 1906 novel The Spoilers in 1914, a role portrayed in subsequent versions by Betty Compson (1930), Marlene Dietrich (1942), and Anne Baxter (1955). In 1916, she starred in the thirteen episode adventure film serial, The Adventures of Kathlyn. She was busy throughout the silent film era but age and the advent of talkies saw her make only five sound films, the last in 1935. Kathlyn evolved from a comedian and serial player in silents to portraying character roles in the early 1930s.
Williams was married three times. Although many biographies erroneously cite her first husband as being Victor Kainer, he was in fact named Otto H. "Harry" Kainer (1876β1952), who ran an import and export business on Wall Street in New York City. They were wed on October 2, 1903, and their son, Victor Hugo, was born in 1905. They supposedly divorced over Kainer's disapproval of his wife having an acting career, and Williams subsequently obtained a divorce from Kainer in 1909 in Nevada. On March 4, 1913, she married Frank R. Allen, also an actor, but the marriage was a failure from the start and lasted a little over a year. On June 30, 1914, she filed for divorce in Los Angeles and listed desertion as the reason as the failure of their marriage. She later married Paramount Pictures executive Charles Eyton on June 2, 1916, in Riverside, California. The Eytons eventually divorced in 1931.
On December 29, 1949, Williams was involved in a deadly automobile accident, which claimed the life of her friend, Mrs. Mary E. Rose, while they were returning home from a social engagement in Las Vegas. As a result of the accident, Williams lost her right leg. On April 8, 1950, Williams sued the estate of Rose for $136,615, citing negligence and claiming that the automobile had inefficient brakes. In June 1951, Williams accepted the offer of $6,500 dollars from the Rose estate. Kathlyn Williams died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1960.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Kathlyn Williams has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7038 Hollywood Blvd.
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Filmography
all 81
Movies 81
self 1
![Rendezvous at Midnight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/112646-rendezvous-at-midnight.webp)
Rendezvous at Midnight (1935)
![Blood Money](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/81962-blood-money.webp)
Blood Money (1933)
![Unholy Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/84795-unholy-love.webp)
Unholy Love (1932)
![Daddy Long Legs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/97325-daddy-long-legs.webp)
Daddy Long Legs (1931)
![Road to Paradise](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/39465-road-to-paradise.webp)
Road to Paradise (1930)
![The Single Standard](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/83358-the-single-standard.webp)
The Single Standard (1929)
![A Single Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/875423-a-single-man.webp)
A Single Man (1929)
![Our Dancing Daughters](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/132815-our-dancing-daughters.webp)
Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
![We Americans](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/132869-we-americans.webp)
We Americans (1928)
![Honeymoon Flats](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/896960-honeymoon-flats.webp)
Honeymoon Flats (1928)
![Sally in Our Alley](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/214931-sally-in-our-alley.webp)
Sally in Our Alley (1927)
![The Best People](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/690859-the-best-people.webp)
The Best People (1925)
![The Wanderer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/166024-the-wanderer.webp)
The Wanderer (1925)
![Locked Doors](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Locked Doors (1925)
![The Enemy Sex](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/132258-the-enemy-sex.webp)
The Enemy Sex (1924)
![Wanderer of the Wasteland](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/97464-wanderer-of-the-wasteland.webp)
Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924)
![The Spanish Dancer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/84626-the-spanish-dancer.webp)
The Spanish Dancer (1923)
![Souls for Sale](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/82952-souls-for-sale.webp)
Souls for Sale (1923)
![Trimmed in Scarlet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/290675-trimmed-in-scarlet.webp)
Trimmed in Scarlet (1923)
![The World's Applause](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/84607-the-world-s-applause.webp)
The World's Applause (1923)
![Broadway Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Broadway Gold (1923)
![Clarence](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/708884-clarence.webp)
Clarence (1922)
![A Man's Home](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/515445-a-man-s-home.webp)
A Man's Home (1921)
![Morals](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/278414-morals.webp)
Morals (1921)
![A Private Scandal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/132024-a-private-scandal.webp)
A Private Scandal (1921)
![Hush](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/333570-hush.webp)
Hush (1921)
![Forbidden Fruit](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/102013-forbidden-fruit.webp)
Forbidden Fruit (1921)
![Conrad in Quest of His Youth](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/131861-conrad-in-quest-of-his-youth.webp)
Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920)
![The U.P. Trail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/959969-the-u-p-trail.webp)
The U.P. Trail (1920)
![The Prince Chap](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
The Prince Chap (1920)
![Just a Wife](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/285347-just-a-wife.webp)
Just a Wife (1920)
![Her Kingdom of Dreams](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/180717-her-kingdom-of-dreams.webp)
Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919)
![The Better Wife](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/673039-the-better-wife.webp)
The Better Wife (1919)
![We Can't Have Everything](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/672588-we-can-t-have-everything.webp)
We Can't Have Everything (1918)
![The Whispering Chorus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/102055-the-whispering-chorus.webp)
The Whispering Chorus (1918)
![The Thing We Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/703790-the-thing-we-love.webp)
The Thing We Love (1918)
![Big Timber](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/346055-big-timber.webp)
Big Timber (1917)
![The Cost of Hatred](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/672641-the-cost-of-hatred.webp)
The Cost of Hatred (1917)
![Redeeming Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/711061-redeeming-love.webp)
Redeeming Love (1916)
![The Valiants of Virginia](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/593976-the-valiants-of-virginia.webp)
The Valiants of Virginia (1916)
![Into the Primitive](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/921150-into-the-primitive.webp)
Into the Primitive (1916)
![Thou Shalt Not Covet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/712620-thou-shalt-not-covet.webp)
Thou Shalt Not Covet (1916)
![The Adventures of Kathlyn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/932288-the-adventures-of-kathlyn.webp)
The Adventures of Kathlyn (1916)
![Sweet Alyssum](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Sweet Alyssum (1915)
![The Carpet from Bagdad](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
The Carpet from Bagdad (1915)
![Chip of the Flying U](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/679089-chip-of-the-flying-u.webp)
Chip of the Flying U (1914)
![The Leopard's Foundling](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/529598-the-leopard-s-foundling.webp)
The Leopard's Foundling (1914)
![The King's Will](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/920677-the-king-s-will.webp)
The King's Will (1914)
![The Forged Parchment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/920675-the-forged-parchment.webp)
The Forged Parchment (1914)
![The Warrior Maid](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/920673-the-warrior-maid.webp)
The Warrior Maid (1914)
![The Spellbound Multitude](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/920672-the-spellbound-multitude.webp)
The Spellbound Multitude (1914)
![The Spoilers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/252279-the-spoilers.webp)
The Spoilers (1914)
![The Cruel Crown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/919936-the-cruel-crown.webp)
The Cruel Crown (1914)
![The Garden of Brides](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
The Garden of Brides (1914)
![Three Bags of Silver](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/695050-three-bags-of-silver.webp)
Three Bags of Silver (1914)
![A Colonel in Chains](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/919352-a-colonel-in-chains.webp)
A Colonel in Chains (1914)
![The Royal Slave](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
The Royal Slave (1914)
![The Two Ordeals](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/916201-the-two-ordeals.webp)
The Two Ordeals (1914)
![The Adventures of Kathlyn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/372241-the-adventures-of-kathlyn.webp)
The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)
![The Unwelcome Throne](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/916440-the-unwelcome-throne.webp)
The Unwelcome Throne (1913)
![Thor, Lord of the Jungles](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/674089-thor-lord-of-the-jungles.webp)
Thor, Lord of the Jungles (1913)
![The Flight of the Crow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/680054-the-flight-of-the-crow.webp)
The Flight of the Crow (1913)
![The House of His Master](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/915356-the-house-of-his-master.webp)
The House of His Master (1912)
![The Girl at the Cupola](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/674090-the-girl-at-the-cupola.webp)
The Girl at the Cupola (1912)
![Lost in the Jungle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/674092-lost-in-the-jungle.webp)
Lost in the Jungle (1911)
![The Two Orphans](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/674091-the-two-orphans.webp)
The Two Orphans (1911)
![The Wheels of Justice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/679949-the-wheels-of-justice.webp)
The Wheels of Justice (1911)
![Life on the Border](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/546429-life-on-the-border.webp)
Life on the Border (1911)
![Captain Kate](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/242141-captain-kate.webp)
Captain Kate (1911)
![The Rose of Old St. Augustine](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/546559-the-rose-of-old-st-augustine.webp)
The Rose of Old St. Augustine (1911)
![Back to the Primitive](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/466053-back-to-the-primitive.webp)
Back to the Primitive (1911)
![The Witch of the Everglades](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/500010-the-witch-of-the-everglades.webp)
The Witch of the Everglades (1911)
![1861](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
1861 (1911)
![The Man from the East](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/712619-the-man-from-the-east.webp)
The Man from the East (1911)
![A Romance of the Western Hills](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/380963-a-romance-of-the-western-hills.webp)
A Romance of the Western Hills (1910)
![Thou Shalt Not](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Thou Shalt Not (1910)
![Gold Is Not All](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Gold Is Not All (1910)
Gallery
![Kathlyn Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/b/91275-kathlyn-williams.webp)
![Kathlyn Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/b/1/91275-kathlyn-williams.webp)
![Kathlyn Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/b/2/91275-kathlyn-williams.webp)
![Kathlyn Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/b/3/91275-kathlyn-williams.webp)
![Kathlyn Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/b/4/91275-kathlyn-williams.webp)
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1879-05-31
Deathday1960-09-23 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceButte, United States
RelationshipsCharles Eyton (1916 - 1931)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsKathleen Mabel Williams
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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