Atwater, Edith (1911–1986)
Atwater, Edith (1911–1986)
American actress. Born April 22, 1911, in Chicago, Illinois; died Mar 14, 1986, in Los Angeles, California; m. Hugh Marlowe (actor, div.); m. Joseph Allen Jr. (div.); m. Kent Smith (actor, died 1985).
Made NY debut as Miss Jones in Springtime for Henry (1931), followed by The Country Wife, Susan and God, R.U.R., State of the Union, The Best Man and The Child Buyer, among others; originated the role of Maggie Cutler in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1940); made film debut in We Went to College (1936); other films include The Body Snatcher, Sweet Smell of Success, Sweet Bird of Youth, True Grit and Zabriskie Point.
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