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Josephine Hutchinson

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πŸŽ‚ October 12, 1903πŸ“ Seattle, Washington, USAπŸ•―οΈ June 4, 1998 Β· Age 94

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josephine Hutchinson (October 12, 1903 - June 4, 1998) was an American actress. Hutchinson was born in Seattle, Washington. Her mother, Leona Roberts, was an actress best known for her role as Mrs. Meade in Gone with the Wind. Under contract with Warner Bros., Hutchinson went to Hollywood in 1934, debuting in Happiness Ahead. She was featured on the cover of Film Weekly on August 23, 1935 and appeared in The Story of Louis Pasteur in 1936. At Universal, she played Elsa von Frankenstein in one of her more memorable roles alongside actor Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff in Son of Frankenstein (1939). She later played Mrs. Townsend in North by Northwest…

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josephine Hutchinson (October 12, 1903 - June 4, 1998) was an American actress. Hutchinson was born in Seattle, Washington. Her mother, Leona Roberts, was an actress best known for her role as Mrs. Meade in Gone with the Wind. Under contract with Warner Bros., Hutchinson went to Hollywood in 1934, debuting in Happiness Ahead. She was featured on the cover of Film Weekly on August 23, 1935 and appeared in The Story of Louis Pasteur in 1936. At Universal, she played Elsa von Frankenstein in one of her more memorable roles alongside actor Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff in Son of Frankenstein (1939). She later played Mrs. Townsend in North by Northwest (1959) and Love Is Better Than Ever, starring Elizabeth Taylor. Hutchinson made a number of Television appearances, including episodes of Perry Mason, The Rifleman and Little House on the Prairie. She died, aged 94, on June 4, 1998 at the Florence Nightingale Nursing Home in Manhattan. Her ashes were scattered near her niece’s home at Springfield, Oregon.

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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

1971⭐ 7.4

as Mamie Baldwin

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No Poster

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Travis Logan, D.A.

1971⭐ 7.3

as Mrs. Tice

Rabbit, Run
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Rabbit, Run

1970⭐ 4.6

as Mrs. Angstrom

Shadow Over Elveron
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Shadow Over Elveron

1968⭐ 6.6

as Emily Maslan

Nevada Smith
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Nevada Smith

1966⭐ 6.7

as Mrs. Elvira McCanles

Baby the Rain Must Fall
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Baby the Rain Must Fall

1965⭐ 6.1

as Mme Ewing

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960⭐ 5.9

as Widow Douglas

Walk Like a Dragon
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Walk Like a Dragon

1960⭐ 6.3

as Ma Bartlett

North by Northwest
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North by Northwest

1959⭐ 8.0

as Mrs. Townsend

Step Down to Terror
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Step Down to Terror

1958⭐ 5.8

as Mrs. Walters

Sing Boy Sing
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Sing Boy Sing

1958⭐ 5.0

as Caroline Walker

Gun for a Coward
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Gun for a Coward

1956⭐ 6.0

as Madame Keough

Miracle in the Rain
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Miracle in the Rain

1956⭐ 6.8

as Agnes Wood

Many Rivers to Cross
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Many Rivers to Cross

1955⭐ 6.5

as Mrs. Cherne

Ruby Gentry
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Ruby Gentry

1952⭐ 6.4

as Letitia Gentry

Love Is Better Than Ever
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Love Is Better Than Ever

1952⭐ 6.6

as Mrs. Macaboy

Adventure in Baltimore
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Adventure in Baltimore

1949⭐ 5.2

as Mrs. Lilly Sheldon

The Tender Years
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The Tender Years

1948⭐ 8.0

as Emily Norris

Cass Timberlane
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Cass Timberlane

1947⭐ 6.0

as Lillian Drover

Somewhere in the Night
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Somewhere in the Night

1946⭐ 6.7

as Elizabeth Conroy

The Voice That Thrilled the World
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The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943⭐ 6.0

as Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)

Her First Beau
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Her First Beau

1941⭐ 6.5

as Mrs. Wood

Tom Brown's School Days
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Tom Brown's School Days

1940⭐ 7.4

as Mrs. Mary Arnold

My Son, My Son!
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My Son, My Son!

1940⭐ 4.8

as Nellie Moscrop Essex

Son of Frankenstein
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Son of Frankenstein

1939⭐ 6.7

as Elsa von Frankenstein

The Crime of Doctor Hallet
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The Crime of Doctor Hallet

1938⭐ 10.0

as Dr. Mary Reynolds

The Women Men Marry
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The Women Men Marry

1937⭐ 6.2

as Jane Carson

Mountain Justice
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Mountain Justice

1937⭐ 6.3

as Ruth Harkins

I Married a Doctor
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I Married a Doctor

1936⭐ 5.2

as Carol Kennicott

The Story of Louis Pasteur
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The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936⭐ 6.9

as Marie Pasteur

The Melody Lingers on
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The Melody Lingers on

1935

as Ann Prescott

Oil for the Lamps of China
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Oil for the Lamps of China

1935⭐ 7.2

as Hester Adams Chase

The Right to Live
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The Right to Live

1935⭐ 4.9

as Stella Trent

Happiness Ahead
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Happiness Ahead

1934⭐ 6.6

as Joan Bradford

A Little Princess
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A Little Princess

1917⭐ 5.2

as (uncredited)

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