Frances Starr

Starr's parents were Charles Edward Starr and Emma (née Grant). She had two half sisters, and her father died when she was a child. == Career ==

Starr started in plays in 1901 in an Albany stock company, in which Lionel Barrymore and Alison Skipworth were members. She starred opposite Charles Richman as Nell Colfax in David Gray's Gallops at the Garrick Theatre in 1906. Later that year she signed with David Belasco and appeared in a small role with David Warfield in The Music Master. Lastly she appeared in This Reckless Age (1932) with Buddy Rogers and Richard Bennett. On television, Starr appeared on Studio One, Omnibus, Kraft Television Theatre and other programs. Starr's Broadway credits included The Ladies of the Corridor (1953), The Sacred Flame (1952), The Long Days (1951), The Young and Fair (1948), Claudia (1941), The Good (1938), Field of Ermine (1935), Lady Jane (1934), Moor Born (1934), The Lake (1933), Diplomacy (1928), Immoral Isabella? (1927), The Shelf (1926), Shore Leave (1922), The Easiest Way (1921), One (1920), Tiger! Tiger! (1918), Little Lady in Blue (1916), Marie-Odile (1915), The Secret (1914), The Secret (1913), The Case of Becky (1912), The Easiest Way (1909), The Rose of the Rancho (1906), Gallops (1906), and Nell Gwyn (1901). 1922 ==Personal life==

Starr's marriages to artist William Haskell Coffin and banker R. Golden Donaldson ended in divorce. She was widowed by her third husband, attorney Emil C. Wetten. == Death ==

Starr died on June 11, 1973, at her home at age 92. ==Filmography==

• Tiger Rose (1923) as Minor Role • The Star Witness (1931) as Ma Leeds • Five Star Final (1931) as Nancy 'Voorhees' Townsend • This Reckless Age (1932) as Eunice Ingals • Ford Theatre Hour (1949, TV Series) as Margaret 'Marmee' March • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1952, TV Series) as Anna Warner • Crime Photographer (1952, TV Series) • Studio One (1952-1953, TV Series) as Mrs. Fairfax • Omnibus (1953, TV Series) as Mother (segment "The Sojourner") • Love Story (1954, TV Series) • Center Stage (1954, TV Series) • Mr. Citizen (1955, TV Series) as Sophie Farnham • Kraft Television Theatre (1955, TV Series) as Nora • The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (1955, TV Series) ==References==