Cora Witherspoon

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Cora Witherspoon
Born January 5, 1890(1890-01-05)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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Died November 17, 1957 (aged 67)
Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation Actress

Cora Witherspoon (5 January 189017 November 1957) was a U.S. film actress of the 1930s through the early 1950s. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Witherspoon became a memorable if minor character actress in U.S. films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Among her films are Libeled Lady (1936), Madame X (1937), Marie Antoinette (1938), Dark Victory and The Women (1939), The Mating Season (1951), and It Should Happen to You (1954). Her most notable role was as W. C. Fields' harridan wife in the classic The Bank Dick (1940).

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NAME Witherspoon, Cora
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH 5 January 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans, Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH 17 November 1957
PLACE OF DEATH Las Cruces, New Mexico