Kathleen Key
Kathleen Key
From Wikipedia: Kathleen Key (April 1, 1903 – December 22, 1954) was an American actress who achieved a brief period of fame during the silent era. She is best remembered for playing Tirzah in the 1925 film Ben-Hur. Key was the great-great granddaughter of Francis Scott Key, composer of "The Star Spangled Banner", and a distant cousin of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Born Kitty Lanahan in Buffalo, New York, she debuted in films in 1920 in the film The Jackeroo of Coolabong, playing a lead role. From that point on to the end of the 1920s, Kathleen Key, sometimes credited as Kathleen Keys, starred in several films, but never really reached stardom, and was never given much credit for the roles she had, although there were some exceptions. In the early '20s, Key had a well-known love affair with silent-film actor Buster Keaton, who was married at the time. As told in Keaton's biography, the actor attempted to call off the relationship, but Key flew into a jealous rage and ransacked his MGM dressing room, which caused her to be virtually blacklisted afterward by the movie industry. It is also stated that Keaton refused to give Key a monetary loan. A telegram, sent by one of Keaton's friends who had heard about the argument, comically read: "Congratulations. Hear you are off Key." After her retirement in 1936, Keys spent the rest of her days in moderate comfort at the Motion Picture Country House in Woodland Hills, California, where she died at the age of 51 in 1954. Her interment was located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 3.59
Birthday 1903-04-01
Place of Birth Buffalo, New York, USA
Also Known As Kitty Lanahan, Kathleen Keys,
The Big Parade
1925

The Big Parade

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

The Sea Hawk
1924

The Sea Hawk

The Phantom of the North
1929

The Phantom of the North

North of Hudson Bay
1923

North of Hudson Bay

Thunder in the Night
1935

Thunder in the Night

1925 Studio Tour
1925

1925 Studio Tour

A Lover's Oath
1925

A Lover's Oath

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Money Talks
1926

Money Talks

The Fighting Breed
1921

The Fighting Breed

The Desert's Toll
1926

The Desert's Toll

West of Chicago
1922

West of Chicago

The Trouble Shooter
1924

The Trouble Shooter

The Flaming Frontier
1926

The Flaming Frontier

The Rookie's Return
1920

The Rookie's Return

Bells of San Juan
1922

Bells of San Juan

Hell's Hole
1923

Hell's Hole

Under Western Skies
1926

Under Western Skies

Revelation
1924

Revelation

Hey! Hey! Cowboy
1927

Hey! Hey! Cowboy

Irish Hearts
1927

Irish Hearts

The Man from Brodney's
1923

The Man from Brodney's

Reno
1923

Reno

Klondike Annie
1936

Klondike Annie

Sweeping Against the Winds
1930

Sweeping Against the Winds

Where's my Wandering Boy Tonight?
1922

Where's my Wandering Boy Tonight?