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name: "Kathryn Marlowe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kathryn-marlowe"
roles: []
born: "25 May 1914"
died: "2 January 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T23:11:57.353627+00:00"
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# Kathryn Marlowe

Actor. Born 25 May 1914 in Corydon, Iowa, USA. Died 2 January 2010.

## Details

- **Born:** 25 May 1914, Corydon, Iowa, USA
- **Died:** 2 January 2010
- **Also known as:** Kathryn Isabelle Rea
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Marlowe_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6377089, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549295/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/130386

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Dodsworth*](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md) (87)

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## Biography

Kathryn Marlowe (born Kathryn Irene Rea) was an American actress and singer. She appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s, most notably as Emily Dodsworth McKee in *Dodsworth* (1936). She was also credited under names including Kay Marlowe, Katharine Marlowe, Kay Rea and Kathryn Marlow.

Marlowe was born on 25 May 1914 in Corydon, Iowa, and graduated from Drake University in 1935. Before films she worked in hotels, on the musical stage and in radio; she introduced the song "How High the Moon" in the revue *Two for the Show*. She later had stage roles in New York and London and appeared in television dramas. She died on 2 January 2010 in Tampa, Florida.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dodsworth* (1936), Fi1m 87, as Emily Dodsworth McKee — [page](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ride 'Em Cowboy* (1941), as Dancer (uncredited)
- *Girls of the Road* (1940), as Road Girl (Uncredited)
- *You Can't Cheat an Honest Man* (1939), as 2nd Debutante (uncredited)
- *Youth Takes a Fling* (1938), as Switchboard Operator
- *Dodsworth* (1936), as Emily Dodsworth McKee — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md)

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