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Name
  
Catherine Craig


Role
  
Actress

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Died
  
January 14, 2004, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Spouse
  
Robert Preston (m. 1940–1987)

Education
  
Indiana University Bloomington (1936)

Movies
  
Seven Were Saved, Appointment for Murder, Lady in the Dark, Sweet and Low

Similar People
  
Robert Preston, Mitchell Leisen, Jerry Hopper

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Catherine Craig, born as Catherine Jewel Feltus (January 18, 1915 – January 14, 2004) was an American actress.

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Early years

Born in Bloomington, Indiana, she later moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. A graduate of Indiana University, she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society and was recognized as the outstanding senior girl.

Career

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As a student at the Pasadena Playhouse, she met Robert Preston, whom she later married. Soon after that, she appeared in bit roles in movies such as Las Vegas Nights (1941), West Point Widow (1941), Parachute Nurse (1942), Showboat Serenade (1944) and The Bride Wore Boots (1946). Later, she found more success in movies such as Seven Were Saved (1947), The Pretender (1947), and Albuquerque (1948).

Later years

After 1950, she retired from movie acting and supported her husband in his endeavors while appearing in some plays such as Bell, Book and Candle and Inherit the Wind.

Personal life

After eloping, Craig married Preston on November 9, 1940, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Partial filmography

  • Doomed to Die (1940)
  • Parachute Nurse (1942)
  • Lady in the Dark (1944)
  • Here Come the Waves (1944)
  • The Stork Club (1945)
  • Seven Were Saved (1947)
  • The Pretender (1947)
  • Albuquerque (1948)
  • Appointment with Murder (1948)
  • El Paso (1949)
  • References

    Catherine Craig Wikipedia