Edith Atwater

Edith Atwater (April 22, 1911 – March 14, 1986) was an American stage, film, and television actress.

Edith Atwater
Atwater in 1961
Born(1911-04-22)April 22, 1911
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 1986(1986-03-14) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1936–1985
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(m. 1941; div. 1946)​
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      (m. 1962; died 1985)​
      From TV's Love on a Rooftop: Back row, L-R: Pete Duel, Judy Carne Front: Edith Atwater, Herbert Voland (1966)

      Career

      Born in Chicago, Atwater made her Broadway debut in 1933. In 1939, she starred in The Man Who Came to Dinner. Her film career included roles in The Body Snatcher (1945), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), Strait-Jacket (1964), Strange Bedfellows (1965), True Grit (1969), The Love Machine (1971), Die Sister, Die! (1972), Mackintosh and T.J. (1975), and Family Plot (1976).

      From 1964 to 1965, Atwater appeared in several episodes of the television series Peyton Place in the role of Grace Morton, wife of Dr. Robert Morton, who was played by her real-life husband Kent Smith. During the 1966–1967 television season, she appeared in the series Love on a Rooftop. She was also a regular on the television series Kaz during the 1978–1979 season. Her other television work included appearances on The Rockford Files, Hazel, Knots Landing, and numerous other series.

      Atwater's work on Broadway included performances in Flahooley (1951), King Lear (1950), Metropole (1949), The Gentleman From Athens (1947), Parlor Story (1947), State of the Union (1945), R.U.R. (1942), Broken Journey (1942), Johnny on a Spot (1942), Retreat to Pleasure (1940), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939), Susan and God (1937), The Masque of Kings (1937), The Country Wife (1936), This Our House (1935), Brittle Heaven (1934), Are You Decent (1934), and Springtime for Henry (1931).[1]

      Atwater was a member of the governing board of Actors' Equity Association.[2]

      Personal life and death

      In November 1941, Atwater married actor Hugh Marlowe;[3] they divorced in 1946. She was married to actor Kent Smith from 1962 until his death in 1985. She died of cancer in 1986 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center[4] at age 74.[5] She had no children.

      Legacy

      Atwater's likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex Gard for Sardi's, the theatre-district restaurant in New York City. The picture is now part of the collection of the New York Public Library.[6]

      Filmography
      Film
      Year Title Role Notes
      1936We Went to CollegeNinaAlternate title: The Old School Tie
      1936The Gorgeous HussyLady VaughnUncredited
      1945The Body SnatcherMeg Cameron
      1949C-ManLydia Brundage
      1951TeresaMrs. LawrenceUncredited
      1957Sweet Smell of SuccessMary
      1961Mr. SardonicusNurseUncredited
      1962Sweet Bird of YouthMinor RoleUncredited
      1963It Happened at the World's FairMiss Steuben
      1964Strait-JacketMrs. Alison Fields
      1965Strange BedfellowsMrs. Stevens
      1969Daddy's Gone A-HuntingHospital Desk NurseUncredited
      1969True GritMrs. Floyd
      1970Pieces of DreamsMrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)
      1970NorwoodAngry Bus Passenger
      1971The Love MachineMary
      1972Call Me by My Rightful NameMrs. Watkins
      1972Stand Up and Be CountedSophie
      1974Our TimeMrs. Margaret Pendleton
      1975Mackintosh and T.J.Mrs. Webster
      1976Family PlotMrs. Clay
      1978Mean Dog BluesLinda's Mother
      1978Die Sister, Die!Amanda Price
      Television
      Year Title Role Notes
      1948The Philco Television PlayhouseMarian BurnettEpisode: "Parlor Story"
      1949NBC PresentsEpisode: "Concerning a Lady's Honor"
      1950SuspenseLouise LordEpisode: "The Man Who Talked in His Sleep"
      1951Somerset Maugham TV TheatreEpisode: "The Outstation"
      1955Armstrong Circle TheatreEpisode: "The Honorable Mrs. Jones"
      1958DecoyLily Conway FlaglerEpisode: "High Swing"
      1960The WitnessEpisode: "Police Lt. Charles Becker"
      1961FestivalMrs. MoreenEpisode: "The Pupil"
      1962Stoney BurkeRuth ColesEpisode: "A Matter of Pride"
      1962The Eleventh HourAnn Tabor2 episodes
      1964Dr. KildareMiss ThortonEpisode: "A Day to Remember"
      1964–65Peyton PlaceGrace Morton11 episodes
      1965The Alfred Hitchcock HourMrs. BrennerEpisode: "Thou Still Unravished Bride"
      1965Profiles in CourageMrs. AndrewsEpisode: "Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey"
      1965HazelEdith StonehamEpisode: "Do Not Disturb Occupants"
      1965The Legend of Jesse JamesSarah ToddEpisode: "One Too Many Mornings"
      1966–67Love on a RooftopPhyllis Hammond15 episodes
      1967Judd, for the DefenseMrs. BuckleyEpisode: "To Love and Stand Mute"
      1969IronsideMiss BryanEpisode: "Up, Down and Even"
      1969Walt Disney's Wonderful World of ColorMrs. Addy MasonEpisodes: "Ride a Northbound Horse" (Parts 1 & 2)
      1969The Flying NunMother GeneralEpisode: "The New Habit"
      1970Nanny and the ProfessorMiss DunbarEpisode: "Nanny Will Do"
      1970BonanzaRobertaEpisodes: "The Night Virginia City Died", "The Weary Willies"
      1973Room 222Mrs. TravisEpisode: "Can Nun Be One Too Many?"
      1974Doc ElliotEmma JohnsonEpisode: "The Gold Mine"
      1975The Rockford FilesKate BanningEpisode: "The Four Pound Brick"
      1975InsightAlice JeffriesEpisode: "The Pendulum"
      1976SwitchMrs. WoodEpisode: "Round Up the Usual Suspects"
      1976FamilyJudge HarmonEpisode: "Coming Apart"
      1976BarettaMrs. YoungsteinEpisode: "Dear Tony"
      1977The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew MysteriesAunt Gertrude Hardy7 episodes
      1978–79KazIllsa Fogel22 episodes
      1981CBS Afternoon PlayhouseMrs. RutherfordEpisode: "The Great Gilly Hopkins"
      1982Knots LandingDr. Lillian McCaryEpisode: "The Best Kept Secret"
      1983Hart to HartDr. Jane BarrettEpisodes: "Pounding Harts", "Harts on the Scent"
      1985Family TiesGertrude "Aunt Trudy" HarrisEpisode: "Auntie Up"

      See also

      References
      1. "Edith Atwater". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
      2. "To report on theatre". The New York Times. March 18, 1948. p. 36. ProQuest 108277401. Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via ProQuest.
      3. "Edith Atwater, Actress, Wed". The New York Times. November 21, 1941. p. 23. ProQuest 105667642. Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via ProQuest.
      4. "Edith Atwater Is Dead at 74; Actress in Theater and Film". The New York Times. March 17, 1986. p. B 10. ProQuest 111044239. Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via ProQuest.
      5. Hischak, Thomas S. (2003). Enter the Players: New York Stage Actors in the Twentieth Century. Lanham, Maryland, and Oxford: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 15. ISBN 9780810847613.
      6. The New York Public Library Inventory of Sardi's Caricatures

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