Actress, Screenwriter. Born in Brockway, Michigan, she was in an opera chorus when she began her as a stage performer at Manhattan Theater in the early 1900s. In addition to acting, she was playwriting librettos for several long-running musicals when she relocated to Hollywood to appear in the film “Cornered” (1924). As a writer and performer, her credits included “Corporal Kate” (1926), “The Clinging Vine” (1926), “No Control” (1927), “Tugboat Annie” (1930), “Politics” (1931), “Prosperity” (1932) and “Sadie McKee” (1934). She died in Hollywood, California. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)  Family links:  Spouse:  Louis Carneal Wiswell (1864 – 1942)* *Calculated relationship