Career
While studying at the Hollywood High School, as well as her dancing, she participated in a program exhibition at the Maryland Hotel in Pasadena. Among the spectators was Thomas H. Ince, who immediately offered Kathryn a solo number in a production he was making. Her dancing skills led her not only to find jobs at Ince, but also at Universal and Mack Sennett. It was Sennett who realized that Kathryn had genuine acting capabilities along the lines of her talent for dance after she performed a number in a comedy being produced by Sennett.
Her first serious role came as the "only girl" in The Silent Call (1921). She is probably best remembered today for the parts of The Girl and Betsy O'Brien, alongside Buster Keaton, in Sherlock Jr. and The Navigator (both 1924) respectively. She also starred with Gladys Walton as a second lead in Playing with Fire (1921) for Universal, as well as in The Flame of Life (1923) with Priscilla Dean. By 1930, however, her film career had ended.
Kathryn married George Landy and their marriage ended in 1955 upon his death.
Kathryn McGuire died of cancer in 1978 in Los Angeles, California.
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