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Date of Birth
29 June 1911, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death
27 April 1995, Tucson, Arizona, USA (Alzheimer's disease)

Birth Name
Katherine Lester

Height
5' 3¾" (1.62 m)

Spouse
Anthony Quinn (3 October 1937 - 21 January 1965) (divorced) 5 children

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Orphaned at age 9, after her father died in WWI and her mother died of tuberculosis. She was adopted by director Cecil B. DeMille and his wife. Her birth name was Katherine Lester.

One son drowned at 3 in W.C. Fields pool.

In 1953, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" on behalf of her husband (Anthony Quinn), who wasn't present at the awards ceremony


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