Kittens Reichert (March 3, 1910 – January 11, 1990) was an American child actress in silent films.

Kittens Reichert
In 1916, age 6.
Born
Catherine Alma Reichert

(1910-03-03)March 3, 1910
DiedJanuary 11, 1990(1990-01-11) (aged 79)
Other namesKittens
OccupationActress
Years active1914 - 1926

Biography

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The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Reichert,[1] she was born Catherine Alma Reichert in Yonkers, New York, but was nicknamed "Kittens", which she adopted as her stage name.

When she was 2 years old, Reichert was a stand-in for a film that was being made in Yonkers.[2] Beginning in 1914, she played supporting juvenile roles to many of filmdom's biggest stars, including Theda Bara, Pauline Frederick and William Farnum. Her career effectively ended when she was 9 in 1919 because her family did not want to move out to California, where the film industry had shifted, though she did make a further appearance in So's Your Old Man (1926), starring W. C. Fields.

In 1927, Reichert portrayed Hope Toombs in a Fiske O'Hara Players production of The Circus Girl at the New Warburton Theatre in Yonkers.[1]

Reichert died in Louisville, Kentucky on January 11, 1990, at the age of 79.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "'Kittens' Reichert Joins The Fiske O'Hara Players At New Warburton". The Yonkers Herald. February 19, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Former silent-screen child star 'Kittens Reichert' dies at age 79". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. January 14, 1990. p. 9. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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