Herne, Katharine Corcoran (1857–1943)

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Herne, Katharine Corcoran (1857–1943)

American stage actress. Name variations: Katharine Corcoran; Mrs. James A. Herne; Katherine Corcoran Herne. Born 1857 in Abbeyleix, Ireland; died Feb 8, 1943, in Astoria, NY; m. James A. Herne (actor and playwright), 1878 (died 1901); children: Julie Herne, Dorothy Herne, and Chrystal Herne (actress).

Came to US as a child; grew up in San Francisco; on stage, gained reputation as an advocate of the new realism; appeared in husband's play Hearts of Oak (1879); also appeared in David Belasco's Chums (1879).