Occupation Actress Name Lillian Harmer | Years active 1931–1938 Role Character actress | |
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Born September 8, 1883 ( 1883-09-08 ) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Spouse(s) Albert Frederick Kaeber Died May 14, 1946, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies A Shriek in the Night, Smart Woman, The Bowery, New Morals for Old, Guilty as Hell Similar People William Nigh, Erle C Kenton, Edward Ludwig, John S Robertson, Gregory La Cava | ||
Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress who had a brief career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in A Shriek in the Night (1933) and The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation.
Other notable films in which she appeared include: Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland; William Wellman's 1937 version of A Star is Born, starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou; the Ronald Colman vehicle, The Prisoner of Zenda; and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, The Buccaneer, starring Fredric March. Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's Gateway, starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan.
Harmer, who was married to Albert Frederick Kaeber, died on May 14, 1946, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Filmography
(Per AFI database)