Witherspoon, Cora (1890–1957)

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Witherspoon, Cora (1890–1957)

American stage and screen actress. Born Jan 5, 1890, in New Orleans, LA; died Nov 17, 1957, in Las Cruces, NM.

Made Broadway debut as Edith Gordon in The Concert (1910); other NY appearances include Daddy Long Legs, The Awful Truth, Grounds for Divorce, Camille, The Constant Wife, Waterloo Bridge, Three Faces East and Forsaking All Others; made film debut (1931); best remembered as W. C. Fields' wife in The Bank Dick.