# Kate Bruce > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kate_Bruce > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kate_Bruce.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bruce > Source revision: 1332997907 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{for|the basketball coach|Kate Bruce (basketball)}} {{Short description|American actress (1860–1946)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Kate Bruce | image = Kate Bruce - Dec 1921 Photoplay.jpg | caption = Bruce in 1921 ''Photoplay'' | birth_name = Kate Bruce Bryant | birth_date = {{Birth date|1860|02|17|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [Columbus, Indiana](/source/Columbus%2C_Indiana), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1946|04|02|1860|02|17|mf=yes}} | death_place = [Bronx](/source/Bronx), New York City, U.S. | resting_place = [Gate of Heaven Cemetery](/source/Gate_of_Heaven_Cemetery_(Hawthorne%2C_New_York)) | years_active = 1903–1931 | occupation = Actress }} '''Kate Bruce Bryant'''Wilson, Scott (2016). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA96 Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 96. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-7992-4}}.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic/153132498/ "Additional Personals"]. ''[The Republic](/source/The_Republic_(Columbus%2C_Indiana))''. December 15, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved August 12, 2024. See also: * [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic/153132555/ "American Theatre Today: Special Attraction New Year's, Matinee and Evening"]. ''The Republic''. January 1, 1920. p. 6. * [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic/153132854/ "American: Tomorrow and Thursday, A Paramount Super Special"]. ''The Republic''. February 28, 1922. p. 6. (February 17, 1860 – April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the [silent era](/source/silent_film),{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3b25ae |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212052/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3b25ae |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 31, 2017 |title=Kate Bruce |access-date=December 31, 2017 |work=British Film Institute}} famed for her screen portrayals of mothers.Slide, Anthony (2002). ''[https://archive.org/details/biographicalauto00slid/page/54/mode/2up?q=%22kate+bruce%22 A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses]''. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 55. {{ISBN|9780813122496}}. She appeared in more than 280 films between 1908 and 1931. ==Early life and career== Born and raised in [Columbus, Indiana](/source/Columbus%2C_Indiana),"United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX8-PVZ : Tue Jul 16 13:39:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Newton S Bryant and Matilda S Bryant, 1870. See also * "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM8-TFD : Wed Jul 24 19:36:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Newton ... Bryant and Katie Bryant, 1880. * "United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FC-F3V : Mon Jul 08 05:54:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Margaret O'Brien and Frank O'Brien, 1860. Bruce was the youngest of three children of Newton and Matilda Bryant."New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WL6-42P : 13 May 2022), Kate Bruce Bryant, 1946. In 1885, she left [Boone, Iowa](/source/Boone%2C_Iowa), in a wagon with a group of traveling actors at a time when stages were illuminated by oil lights.{{cite news |title=A Place Where Old Age Is an Asset |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35689855/kate_bruce/ |access-date=September 6, 2019 |work=The Times |date=February 26, 1925 |location=Illinois, Streator |page=6|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} On Broadway, Bruce performed in ''The Starbucks'' (1903).{{cite web |title=Kate Bruce |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kate-bruce-33432 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907003606/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kate-bruce-33432 |archive-date=September 7, 2019}} The following year she toured in ''Our New Man'' with [Harry Beresford](/source/Harry_Beresford).[https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier/153143100/ "At the Theatres"]. ''The Buffalo Courier''. June 26, 1904. p. 37. Retrieved August 12, 2024. ==Death== Bruce died at the age of 86 in the Bronx, New York on April 2, 1946. She was buried at the [Gate of Heaven Cemetery](/source/Gate_of_Heaven_Cemetery_(Hawthorne%2C_New_York)) in [Hawthorne, New York](/source/Hawthorne%2C_New_York). Later that month, [Hedda Hopper](/source/Hedda_Hopper) reported that Bruce's entire estate had been left to her longtime friends and sometime co-stars [Lillian](/source/Lillian_Gish) and [Dorothy Gish](/source/Dorothy_Gish).{{Cite news|title=Looking at Hollywood|author=Hopper, Hedda|date=April 13, 1946|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A5|quote=Kate Bruce, the famous Biograph actress who died recently at the age of 84 [sic], left her entire estate to Dorothy and Lillian Gish. The three worked together in 'Orphans of the Storm.'|id={{ProQuest|165642863}}}}Affron, Charles (2001). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=X44SqEVU2r4C&pg=PA136&dq=%22kate+bruce%22 Lillian Gish: Her Legend, Her Life]''. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 136. {{ISBN|0-520-23434-0}}. ==Partial filmography== [[File:Kate Bruce and Ynez Seabury in The Sunbeam.jpg|thumb|right|Bruce (left) with [Ynez Seabury](/source/Ynez_Seabury) in ''[The Sunbeam](/source/The_Sunbeam_(1912_film))'' (1912)]] {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} * ''[The Greaser's Gauntlet](/source/The_Greaser's_Gauntlet)'' (1908) * ''[Betrayed by a Handprint](/source/Betrayed_by_a_Handprint)'' (1908) * ''[Behind the Scenes](/source/Behind_the_Scenes_(1908_film))'' (1908) * ''[An Awful Moment](/source/An_Awful_Moment)'' (1908) * ''[One Touch of Nature](/source/One_Touch_of_Nature_(1909_film))'' (1909) * ''[The Golden Louis](/source/The_Golden_Louis)'' (1909) * ''[At the Altar](/source/At_the_Altar)'' (1909) * ''[The Girls and Daddy](/source/The_Girls_and_Daddy)'' (1909) * ''[The Country Doctor](/source/The_Country_Doctor_(1909_film))'' (1909) * ''[The Hessian Renegades](/source/The_Hessian_Renegades)'' (1909) * ''[The Red Man's View](/source/The_Red_Man's_View)'' (1909) * ''[A Trap for Santa](/source/A_Trap_for_Santa)'' (1909) * ''[In Little Italy](/source/In_Little_Italy)'' (1909) * ''[To Save Her Soul](/source/To_Save_Her_Soul)'' (1909) * ''[Choosing a Husband](/source/Choosing_a_Husband)'' (1909) * ''[The Rocky Road](/source/The_Rocky_Road_(film))'' (1910) * ''[All on Account of the Milk](/source/All_on_Account_of_the_Milk)'' (1910) * ''[The Woman from Mellon's](/source/The_Woman_from_Mellon's)'' (1910) * ''[The Two Brothers](/source/The_Two_Brothers_(film))'' (1910) * ''[A Romance of the Western Hills](/source/A_Romance_of_the_Western_Hills)'' (1910) * ''[The Unchanging Sea](/source/The_Unchanging_Sea)'' (1910) * ''[Ramona](/source/Ramona_(1910_film))'' (1910) * ''[May and December](/source/May_and_December)'' (1910) * ''[What the Daisy Said](/source/What_the_Daisy_Said)'' (1910) * ''[The Lucky Toothache](/source/The_Lucky_Toothache)'' (1910) * ''[The Fugitive](/source/The_Fugitive_(1910_film))'' (1910) * ''[The Modern Prodigal](/source/The_Modern_Prodigal)'' (1910) * ''[His Trust](/source/His_Trust)'' (1911) * ''[His Trust Fulfilled](/source/His_Trust_Fulfilled)'' (1911) * ''[The Spanish Gypsy](/source/The_Spanish_Gypsy_(film))'' (1911) * ''[How She Triumphed](/source/How_She_Triumphed)'' (1911) * ''[Fighting Blood](/source/Fighting_Blood_(1911_film))'' (1911) * ''[A Country Cupid](/source/A_Country_Cupid)'' (1911) * ''[The Long Road](/source/The_Long_Road_(film))'' (1911) * ''[Swords and Hearts](/source/Swords_and_Hearts)'' (1911) * ''[Her Awakening](/source/Her_Awakening)'' (1911) * ''[The Battle](/source/The_Battle_(1911_film))'' (1911) * ''[The Voice of the Child](/source/The_Voice_of_the_Child)'' (1911) * ''[The Eternal Mother](/source/The_Eternal_Mother_(1912_film))'' (1912) * ''[The Transformation of Mike](/source/The_Transformation_of_Mike)'' (1912) * ''[A String of Pearls](/source/A_String_of_Pearls_(film))'' (1912) * ''[The Punishment](/source/The_Punishment_(1912_film))'' (1912) * ''[Won by a Fish](/source/Won_by_a_Fish)'' (1912) * ''[One Is Business, the Other Crime](/source/One_Is_Business%2C_the_Other_Crime)'' (1912) * ''[The Spirit Awakened](/source/The_Spirit_Awakened)'' (1912) * ''[The School Teacher and the Waif](/source/The_School_Teacher_and_the_Waif)'' (1912) * ''[A Feud in the Kentucky Hills](/source/A_Feud_in_the_Kentucky_Hills)'' (1912) * ''[The One She Loved](/source/The_One_She_Loved)'' (1912) * ''[The Painted Lady](/source/The_Painted_Lady)'' (1912) * ''[Heredity](/source/Heredity_(film))'' (1912) * ''[The Informer](/source/The_Informer_(1912_film))'' (1912) * ''[Just Like a Woman](/source/Just_Like_a_Woman_(1912_film))'' (1912) * ''[The New York Hat](/source/The_New_York_Hat)'' (1912) * ''[My Hero](/source/My_Hero_(1912_film))'' (1912) * ''[A Cry for Help](/source/A_Cry_for_Help_(1912_film))'' (1912) * ''[The Telephone Girl and the Lady](/source/The_Telephone_Girl_and_the_Lady)'' (1913) * ''[A Girl's Stratagem](/source/A_Girl's_Stratagem)'' (1913) * ''[The Unwelcome Guest](/source/The_Unwelcome_Guest)'' (1913) * ''[The Sheriff's Baby](/source/The_Sheriff's_Baby)'' (1913) * ''[A Frightful Blunder](/source/A_Frightful_Blunder)'' (1913) * ''[A Misunderstood Boy](/source/A_Misunderstood_Boy)'' (1913) * ''[The Wanderer](/source/The_Wanderer_(1913_film))'' (1913) * ''[The Stolen Loaf](/source/The_Stolen_Loaf)'' (1913) * ''[The House of Darkness](/source/The_House_of_Darkness)'' (1913) * ''[Olaf—An Atom](/source/Olaf%E2%80%94An_Atom)'' (1913) * ''[Just Gold](/source/Just_Gold)'' (1913) * ''[The Mothering Heart](/source/The_Mothering_Heart)'' (1913) * ''[The Enemy's Baby](/source/The_Enemy's_Baby)'' (1913) * ''[The Perfidy of Mary](/source/The_Perfidy_of_Mary)'' (1913) * ''[The Strong Man's Burden](/source/The_Strong_Man's_Burden)'' (1913) * ''[The Stopped Clock](/source/The_Stopped_Clock)'' (1913) * ''[The Battle at Elderbush Gulch](/source/The_Battle_at_Elderbush_Gulch)'' (1913) * ''[The Tender Hearted Boy](/source/The_Tender_Hearted_Boy)'' (1913) * ''[The Little Tease](/source/The_Little_Tease)'' (1913) * ''[The Yaqui Cur](/source/The_Yaqui_Cur)'' (1913) * ''[A Nest Unfeathered](/source/A_Nest_Unfeathered)'' (1914) * ''[Judith of Bethulia](/source/Judith_of_Bethulia)'' (1914) * ''[The Rebellion of Kitty Belle](/source/The_Rebellion_of_Kitty_Belle)'' (1914) * ''[His Desperate Deed](/source/His_Desperate_Deed)'' (1915) * ''[Intolerance](/source/Intolerance_(film))'' (1916) * ''[Gretchen the Greenhorn](/source/Gretchen_the_Greenhorn)'' (1916) * ''[The House Built Upon Sand](/source/The_House_Built_Upon_Sand)'' (1916) * ''[Souls Triumphant](/source/Souls_Triumphant)'' (1917) * ''[Madame Bo-Peep](/source/Madame_Bo-Peep)'' (1917) * ''[Betsy's Burglar](/source/Betsy's_Burglar)'' (1917) * ''[A Woman's Awakening](/source/A_Woman's_Awakening)'' (1917) * ''[Time Locks and Diamonds](/source/Time_Locks_and_Diamonds)'' (1917) * ''[The Stainless Barrier](/source/The_Stainless_Barrier)'' (1917) * ''[Hearts of the World](/source/Hearts_of_the_World)'' (1918) * ''[Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal](/source/Lillian_Gish_in_a_Liberty_Loan_Appeal)'' (1918) * ''[The Greatest Thing in Life](/source/The_Greatest_Thing_in_Life)'' (1918) * ''[A Romance of Happy Valley](/source/A_Romance_of_Happy_Valley)'' (1919) * ''[Scarlet Days](/source/Scarlet_Days)'' (1919) * ''[True Heart Susie](/source/True_Heart_Susie)'' (1919) * ''[Way Down East](/source/Way_Down_East)'' (1920) * ''[Flying Pat](/source/Flying_Pat)'' (1920) * ''[The City of Silent Men](/source/The_City_of_Silent_Men)'' (1921) * ''[His Darker Self](/source/His_Darker_Self)'' (1924) * ''[A Bowery Cinderella](/source/A_Bowery_Cinderella)'' (1927) * ''[Ragtime](/source/Ragtime_(1927_film))'' (1927) * ''[The Struggle](/source/The_Struggle_(1931_film))'' (1931) {{Div col end}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{IMDb name|115524}} * {{IBDB name|33432}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce, Kate}} Category:1860 births Category:1946 deaths Category:American silent film actresses Category:American film actresses Category:People from Columbus, Indiana Category:20th-century American actresses Category:Actresses from Indiana Category:American stage actresses --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kate Bruce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bruce) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bruce?action=history)). 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