# Kay Sutton

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{{Short description|American actress (1915–1988)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name              = Kay Sutton
| image             = Kay Sutton Cinelandia 838.jpg
| caption           = Sutton in 1938
| birth_name        = Katherine Warburton Sutton
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1915|6|14}}
| birth_place       = [Irvington, New Jersey](/source/Irvington%2C_New_Jersey), U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1988|3|1|1915|6|14}}
| death_place       = [Grosse Point, Michigan](/source/Grosse_Point%2C_Michigan), U.S.
| resting_place     = [Elmwood Cemetery](/source/Elmwood_Cemetery_(Detroit)), [Detroit](/source/Detroit)
| occupation        = Actress
| years_active      = 1935–1964
| spouse            = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage|[Edward Cronjager](/source/Edward_Cronjager)|1935|1937|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Clifton Stokes Weaver|1941|1944|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[Dan Topping](/source/Dan_Topping)|1946|1952|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Frederick Moulton Alger|1963|1967|end=d}}
}} 
| children          = 3
}}

'''Katherine Warburton "Kay" Sutton''' (June 14, 1915 – March 1, 1988{{Citation needed |date=March 2026}} ) was an American actress.<ref name=UoW>{{cite web |title=Kay Sutton, film actress |url=https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/sayre/id/9751 |website=University Libraries |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=May 3, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408203305/https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/sayre/id/9751 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sutton [Edward Cronjager](/source/Edward_Cronjager),<ref>{{Cite book|title=Writers and Production Artists|last=Pendergast|first=Sara|publisher=St. James Press|year=2000|isbn=1558624538|editor-last=Pendergast|editor-first=Tom|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/internationaldic0000unse_i4g6}}</ref> a film cameraman, on September 16, 1935.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actress, Movie Cameraman Plight Their Troths |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news-kay-sut/193770390/ |access-date=March 20, 2026 |work=Hollywood Citizen-News |date=September 17, 1935 |page=6|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) }}</ref> She was married four times, her husbands included Frederick Moulton Alger, [Dan Topping](/source/Dan_Topping) (his fourth marriage),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hi-SCgAAQBAJ&q=kay+sutton+actress&pg=PA61|title=Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites:Seventeen Driving Tours with Directions and the Full Story|last=Fleming|first=E. J.|date=September 16, 2015|isbn=9780786496440|pages=61}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uW8pDwAAQBAJ&q=Kay+sutton+actress&pg=PA205|title=Bridging Two Dynasties: The 1947 New York Yankees|last=Spatz|first=Lyle|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0803240940|pages=205}}</ref> In July 1941 Sutton and Cliff Weaver, an actor and Hawaiian sugar planter, eloped and were married in Yuma, Arizona.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kay Sutton a Bride |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1941/07/08/archives/kay-sutton-a-bride.html |access-date=March 20, 2026 |work=The New York Times |date=July 8, 1941 |page=15 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
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* ''[Roberta](/source/Roberta_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Fashion Model (uncredited)
* ''[Reckless](/source/Reckless_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Woman with Paul in Audience (uncredited)
* ''[Old Man Rhythm](/source/Old_Man_Rhythm)'' (1935) - College Girl (uncredited)
* ''[Follow the Fleet](/source/Follow_the_Fleet)'' (1936) - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
* ''[A Star Is Born](/source/A_Star_Is_Born_(1937_film))'' (1937) - (uncredited)
* ''[Night Spot](/source/Night_Spot)'' (1938) - Allan's Wife (uncredited)
* ''[This Marriage Business](/source/This_Marriage_Business)'' (1938) - Bella Lawson
* ''[Vivacious Lady](/source/Vivacious_Lady)'' (1938) - Woman Exiting Train at Old Sharon (uncredited)
* ''[The Saint in New York](/source/The_Saint_in_New_York_(film))'' (1938)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdYCAAAAMBAJ&q=The+saint+in+new+york++kay+sutton&pg=PA66|title=New York Magazine|date=1968-11-18|publisher=New York Media, LLC|language=en}}</ref> - Fay Edwards
* ''[Having Wonderful Time](/source/Having_Wonderful_Time)'' (1938) - Camp Guest (uncredited)
* ''[I'm From the City](/source/I'm_From_the_City)'' (1938) - Marlene Martindale
* ''[Smashing the Rackets](/source/Smashing_the_Rackets)'' (1938) - Peggy
* ''[Carefree](/source/Carefree_(film))'' (1938)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vc6imzGc41IC&q=Kay+sutton+carefree&pg=PA29|title=More Movie Musicals|last=Reid|first=John Howard|date=June 2006|isbn=9781411673427|pages=29}}</ref> - Miss Adams
* ''[The Mad Miss Manton](/source/The_Mad_Miss_Manton)'' (1938) - Gloria Hamilton
* ''[Lawless Valley](/source/Lawless_Valley_(1938_film))'' (1938)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage|last=Britton|first=Wesley Alan|publisher=Praeger Publishers|year=2006|isbn=0275992810|pages=40}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide|last=Drew|first=Bernard A.|year=1990}}</ref> - Norma Rogers
* ''[Beauty for the Asking](/source/Beauty_for_the_Asking)'' (1939) - Miss Whitman
* ''[Twelve Crowded Hours](/source/Twelve_Crowded_Hours)'' (1939) - Miss Martin (uncredited)
* ''[The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle](/source/The_Story_of_Vernon_and_Irene_Castle)'' (1939) - Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)
* ''[S.O.S. Tidal Wave](/source/S.O.S._Tidal_Wave)'' (1939) - Laurel Shannon
* ''[Call a Messenger](/source/Call_a_Messenger)'' (1939) - Virginia Phillips (uncredited)
* ''[Man from Montreal](/source/Man_from_Montreal)'' (1939) - Myrna Montgomery aka Mrs. Myrna Rawlins
* ''[Balalaika](/source/Balalaika_(film))'' (1939) - Girl at the Balalaika (uncredited)
* ''[The Man Who Talked Too Much](/source/The_Man_Who_Talked_Too_Much)'' (1940) - Mrs. Knight (scenes deleted)
* ''[Laughing at Danger](/source/Laughing_at_Danger_(1940_film))'' (1940) - Mrs. Inez Morton
* ''[Sky Murder](/source/Sky_Murder)'' (1940) - Texas O'Keefe (uncredited)
* ''[Li'l Abner](/source/Li'l_Abner_(1940_film))'' (1940)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghv8wjJFyW0C&q=Kay+sutton+li%27l+abner&pg=PA90|title=Ain't that a Knee-slapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century|last=Hollis|first=Tim|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|year=2008|isbn=978-1934110737|pages=90}}</ref> - Wendy Wilecat
* ''[The Bank Dick](/source/The_Bank_Dick)'' (1940) - Young Woman on Bench (uncredited)
* ''[A Night at Earl Carroll's](/source/A_Night_at_Earl_Carroll's)'' (1940) - Girl Attendant (uncredited)
* ''[Maisie Was a Lady](/source/Maisie_Was_a_Lady)'' (1941) - House Guest (uncredited)
* ''[You're Out of Luck](/source/You're_Out_of_Luck)'' (1941) - Marjorie Overton
* ''[The Trial of Mary Dugan](/source/The_Trial_of_Mary_Dugan_(1941_film))'' (1941) - Secretary (uncredited)
* ''[Sunny](/source/Sunny_(1941_film))'' (1941) - Brunette (uncredited)
* ''[Sergeant York](/source/Sergeant_York_(film))'' (1941) - Saloon Girl (uncredited)
* ''[Flying Blind](/source/Flying_Blind_(film))'' (1941)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehkcZFT8fMoC&q=Kay+sutton+flying+blind&pg=PA113|title=The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases , 1898 through 1999|last=Mavis|first=Paul|year=2001|isbn=9781476604275|pages=113}}</ref> - Miss Danila
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Kay Sutton}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0840342}}

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Category:1915 births
Category:1988 deaths
Category:American film actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:People from Irvington, New Jersey
Category:Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit)
Category:Actresses from Essex County, New Jersey

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