Saint Clare's Hospital, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Known for
Famous child actor for silent films and vaudeville theatre
Katherine Lee
Katherine (right and Jane Lee
Born
(1909-02-14)February 14, 1909
Berlin, Germany
Died
1968
New York City, U.S.
Known for
Famous child actor for silent films and vaudeville theatre
Jane Lee (1912–1957) and Katherine Lee (1909–1968), sisters, were child stars in silent motion pictures and vaudeville theatre.[1] They were also known as the "Baby Grands," "Lee Kids," or the "Fox Kiddies" for their appearances in Fox Film productions.[2]
The Lee sisters were the children of American juggler Tommy Banahan and Irene Lee, an Irish dancer and occasional actor.[3][4][5] During Tommy and Irene's European tour, Katherine was born in Berlin, Germany on February 14, 1909, and Jane born February 15, 1912, in either Dublin, Ireland,[3] or Glasgow, Scotland.[6] The sisters appeared in the original Neptune's Daughter, filmed in 1914. In 1915, Jane appeared with Valeska Suratt in The Soul of Broadway at Fox Studios. They both appeared in A Daughter of the Gods (1916), with Katherine's dramatic performance earning praise as a "child prodigy" and a "three-foot Fiske."[7] In 1917, Jane and Katherine starred in two of Fox's "kiddie films", Troublemakers and Two Little Imps.[8] In 1919, the Lee sisters made the list in the Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll.[9]
The Lee sisters continued to act in silent films through 1919. They appeared in Swat the Spy (1918), Tell It to the Marines (1918), and Smiles (1919). Jane and Katherine continued performing in vaudeville throughout the 1920s and into early 1930s. Jane later had uncredited roles in the sound motion pictures Knock on Any Door (1949), Cheaper By the Dozen (1950), and Comin' Round The Mountain (1951).[2]
Jane married actor James E. Grant in New York on April 5, 1933,[10] and they divorced in 1937.[11] She died in New York's St. Clare's Hospital on March 7, 1957; her married name at the time was St. John.[1] Katherine married Ray Miller of New York,[12] and died in 1968.[6]
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^ ab"Jane Lee Is Dead at 45". The New York Times. March 20, 1957. p. 37. Mrs. St. John Was Child Film Star Forty Years Ago
^ abMassa, Steve (2017). Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. BearManor Media. pp. 1836–1842.
^ abFitzpatrick, Kevin C. (March 19, 2015). "Thomas Banahan, The Forgotten Stage Dad". fitzpatrickauthor.com.
^Lysaght, Dan J. (June 15, 1924). "Misses novelty acts". The Standard Union. p. 25.
^"The Fearless "Lee Kids"". Motography. Vol. 15, no. 21. May 20, 1916. p. 1158.
^ abLiebman, Roy (2015). Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. McFarland. pp. 368–369. ISBN 9781476609362.
^"Baby Actress a Prodigy". The Washington Times. December 31, 1916. p. 6 – via Library of Congress.
^Solomon, Aubrey (2014). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-786-48610-6.
^Weaver, William R. (September 28, 1940). "The money-making stars of a quarter of a century". Motion Picture Herald. pp. 123–124.
^"Marriages". Variety. April 11, 1933. p. 51.
^"News from the Dailies: Coast". Variety. Vol. 127, no. 10. August 18, 1937. p. 78. James Grant, screen player, won a divorce from Jane Lee, actress, in L.A.
^Vazzana, Eugene Michael (1995). Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9000 Performers, Directors, Producers, and Other Filmmakers of the Silent Era, Through 1993. McFarland. p. 193. ISBN 9780786401321.
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