Kathleen Kirkham

Kathleen Kirkham
Publicity photo of Kirkham from Who's Who on the Screen (1920)
Born	(1895-04-15)April 15, 1895 Menominee, Michigan, U.S.
Died	November 7, 1961(1961-11-07) (aged 66) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Harry N. Woodruff

Kathleen Kirkham (April 15, 1895 – November 7, 1961) was a silent film actress from Menominee, Michigan.

Her mother, Mrs. L.B. Kirkham, resided at 1135 Windsor Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. She was a stage actress prior to marriage.

Kirkham was blonde and considered one of the best-dressed actresses. In most of her films she appears in fifteen to eighteen changes of clothing. Kirkham became widely known after the release of The Eyes of the World (1915). Based on a novel by Harold Bell Wright, it was one of the highly regarded films of 1915. In the drama Kirkham plays the part of Mrs Taine, The Age.

In July 1920 Kirkham vacationed at Balboa Beach, California and read books and stories as a prelude to selecting material for motion pictures to be produced by her own film company. It was then being organized.

Kirkham is in the cast of the screen version of The White Moth (1924). Written by Izola Forrester, the movie was produced by First National Pictures. Barbara La Marr and Ben Lyon are among the featured players in a melodrama that is set in both New York City and Paris, France.

Kirkham returned to movies in 1925 following a two-year absence. Her first effort was in the role of Beatrice Selignac in Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925), a film produced by Henry King. She played the companion of Mary Brian in A Regular Fellow (1925), a Paramount Pictures comedy release.

Kirkham began her stage career at the age of nine in Menominee. She was the leading lady, playwright, producer, and manager. When her family moved to Los Angeles she acted in plays in Burbank, California. At the time it was a center of theatrical life. She was featured in productions like The Virginian and The Squaw Man, with actor Dustin Farnum.