Cora Witherspoon

Born into an upper-crust family in New Orleans, Cora Bell Witherspoon (1890-1957) was an orphan by the age of 10 and a professional actress by 15. She was seen on Broadway from 1910 till 1946 in 36 productions and was a popular character actress in Hollywood between 1931 and 1954. On stage she played roles like Sallie McBride in Daddy Long Legs , Josephine Trent in The Awful Truth , Martha Culver in The Constant Wife , Prudence in Camille , and Mrs. Grant in The Front Page . Like many Hollywood