Catherine Craig

For those of a similar name, see Katherine Craig (disambiguation).

Russell Hayden, Catherine Craig, and Richard Denning in Seven Were Saved (1947)

Catherine Craig, born as Catherine Jewel Feltus (January 18, 1915 — January 14, 2004) was an American actress.

Biography

Born in Bloomington, Indiana, she later moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. As a student at the Pasadena Playhouse, she met Robert Preston, whom she later married in 1940. Soon after that, she appeared in bit roles in movies such as Las Vegas Nights (1941), West Point Widow (1941), Parachute Nurse (1942), Showboat Serenade (1944) and The Bride Wore Boots (1946). Later, she found more success in movies such as Seven Were Saved (1947), The Pretender (1947), and Albuquerque (1948).

After 1950, she retired from movie acting and supported her husband in his endeavors while appearing in some plays such as Bell, Book and Candle and Inherit the Wind.

Partial filmography

• Doomed to Die (1940)
• Parachute Nurse (1942)
• Lady in the Dark (1944)
• Here Come the Waves (1944)
• The Stork Club (1945)
• Seven Were Saved (1947)
• The Pretender (1947)
• Albuquerque (1948)
• Appointment with Murder (1948)
• El Paso (1949)

Further reading

• Catherine Craig at the Internet Movie Database