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Kathleen Kirkham (April 15, 1895 – November 7, 1961) was a silent film actress from Menominee, Michigan. Her mother, Mrs. L.B. Kirkham, resided at 1135 Windsor Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. She was a stage actress prior to marriage.〔''Final Summons for Mother of Screen Actress'', Los Angeles Times, September 16, 1924, Page A9.〕 ==Film actress== Kirkham was blonde and considered one of the best-dressed actresses. In most of her films she appears in fifteen to eighteen changes of clothing. Kirkham became widely known after the release of ''The Eyes of the World'' (1915).〔''Kathleen Kirkham Returns To Screen'', Los Angeles Times, July 26, 1925, Page 29.〕 Based on a novel by Harold Bell Wright, it was one of the highly regarded films of 1915.〔 In the drama Kirkham plays the part of ''Mrs Taine, The Age''. In July 1920 Kirkham vacationed at Balboa Beach, California and read books and stories as a prelude to selecting material for motion pictures to be produced by her own film company. It was then being organized.〔''Miss Kirkham at Balboa'', Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1920, Page III4.〕 Kirkham is in the cast of the screen version of ''The White Moth'' (1924). Written by Izola Forrester, the movie was produced by First National Pictures. Barbara La Marr and Ben Lyon are among the featured players in a melodrama that is set in both New York and Paris, France.〔''Ambassador Offers Bill Of All Stars'', Washington Post, July 13, 1924, Page AA2〕 Kirkham returned to movies in 1925 following a two-year absence. Her first effort was in the role of ''Beatrice Selignac'' in ''Sackcloth and Scarlet'' (1925), a film produced by Henry King. She played the companion of Mary Brian in ''A Regular Fellow'' (1925), a Paramount Pictures comedy release.〔''Studio and Stage'', Los Angeles Times, July 3, 1925, Page A9.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kathleen Kirkham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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