Kathlyn Williams Biography

Fast Facts

• Upon her death, she chose to have her estate donated to organizations like The McKinley Industrial Home for Boys, the Motion Picture Relief Fund, and a local children's hospital
• Graduated from the Montana Wesleyan University in 1901, where she studied voice and elocution, and later attended the Sargent School of Acting
• First began performing on stage at local theaters in her home town of Butte, Montana
• Her acting training was paid for by Montana Senator William A․ Clark, who took an interest in her after seeing her perform on stage
• Made her screen acting debut in the short film "On Thanksgiving Day" in 1908
• Quote: "I honestly believe that women pay far more attention to details than men, and that counts for a lot, you know․ I believe that women would make as big a success directing as men, if given the right chances and opportunity․"
• Wrote and directed the short film "The Leopard's Foundling" in 1914
• Best known for her role as Kathlyn Hare in the silent film series "The Adventures of Kathlyn․"