Kittens Reichert | |
|---|---|
 In 1916, age 6. | |
| Born | Catherine Alma Reichert March 3, 1910 |
| Died | January 11, 1990 (aged 79) |
| Other names | Kittens |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1914 - 1926 |
Kittens Reichert (March 3, 1910 – January 11, 1990) was an American child actress in silent films.
Biography
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Reichert,[1] she was born Catherine Alma Reichert in Yonkers, New York, but was nicknamed "Kittens", which she adopted as her stage name.
When she was 2 years old, Reichert was a stand-in for a film that was being made in Yonkers.[2] Beginning in 1914, she played supporting juvenile roles to many of filmdom's biggest stars, including Theda Bara, Pauline Frederick and William Farnum. Her career effectively ended when she was 9 in 1919 because her family did not want to move out to California, where the film industry had shifted, though she did make a further appearance in So's Your Old Man (1926), starring W. C. Fields.
In 1927, Reichert portrayed Hope Toombs in a Fiske O'Hara Players production of The Circus Girl at the New Warburton Theatre in Yonkers.[1]
Reichert died in Louisville, Kentucky on January 11, 1990, at the age of 79.[2]
Selected filmography
- The Eternal City (1915)
- A Soldier's Oath (1915)
- The Eternal Sapho (1916)
- The Great Problem (1916)
- The Fool's Revenge (1916)
- Ambition (1916)
- The Primitive Call (1917)
- Every Girl's Dream (1917)
- So's Your Old Man (1926)
References
- 1 2 "'Kittens' Reichert Joins The Fiske O'Hara Players At New Warburton". The Yonkers Herald. February 19, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Former silent-screen child star 'Kittens Reichert' dies at age 79". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. January 14, 1990. p. 9. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- The Ultimate Directory of Silent Screen Performers pp. 64–65 by Billy H. Doyle. Metuchen, New Jersey, Scarecrow Press: ISBN 0-8108-2958-4
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