Katherine Locke

She was born in Kalinkavičy (now Kalinkavichy, Belarus) and raised in the United States. Her father, Morris Locke ( Mendel Lakomowitz), was a Hebrew teacher and amateur writer. She was trained as a pianist but chose instead to become an actress. ==Career==

Locke was a concert pianist at the beginning of her career. She appeared in films in the 1940s and 1950s as a supporting actress. She began her film work in the late 1930s in bit parts, but she is remembered today as a stage actress. In addition to appearing on a successful Broadway production of Hamlet playing Ophelia, her stage credits include starring with John Garfield in Having a Wonderful Time, Fifth Column with Lee J. Cobb, and Clash by Night with Tallulah Bankhead. ==Personal life==

Locke married radio writer Norman Corwin in Maryland in March 1947. The couple had two children. ==Filmography==