Kitty McHugh

American actress (1906–1954)

Ned Glass

(m. 1935)

Kitty McHugh (born Katherine McHugh; October 3, 1902 – September 3, 1954) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1934 and 1953.

Early years

McHugh was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed McHugh. She had three brothers, Frank, Matt, and Ed, Jr., and the six formed a family vaudeville comedy act.^[1]

Career

When she was 4 years old, McHugh starred in a theatrical production of Little Lord Fauntleroy. She went on to act on stage as an adult, including work with the Actors Lab company on the Pacific coast.^[2]

McHugh appeared in the Three Stooges short subjects Hoi Polloi, Listen, Judge, and Gents in a Jam.^{[citation needed]} It was in the latter film that she portrayed Mrs. McGruder, the Stooges' irate landlady who delivers the trio a triple slap and a right hook to wrestler Rocky Duggan (Mickey Simpson).

McHugh toured the European theatre of World War II performing in an Actors' Laboratory Theatre production of Three Men on a Horse.^[2]

Personal life

McHugh committed suicide on September 3, 1954.^[3] She was married to character actor Ned Glass until her death.

Partial filmography

I've Got Your Number (1934) - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Registered Nurse (1934) - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Sunset Range (1935) - Della (the Maid)
Hoi Polloi (1935) - Duchess (uncredited)
Hot Tip (1935) - Queenie
Follow the Fleet (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Absolute Quiet (1936) - Florine, Axton's Secretary (uncredited)
Three Cheers for Love (1936) - Wardrobe Mistress
Women Are Trouble (1936) - Della Murty
The Longest Night (1936) - Midge Riley, a Salesgirl
The Accusing Finger (1936) - Waiter's Wife (uncredited)
Oh, Doctor (1937) - Nurse (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) - Head Usherette (uncredited)
On Again-Off Again (1937) - Miss Parker
Blonde Trouble (1937) - Goldie Foster
Youth on Parole (1937) - Salesgirl (uncredited)
My Old Kentucky Home (1938) - Peggy Price
Double Danger (1938) - Nurse Agnes Smith (uncredited)
Goodbye Broadway (1938) - Blonde (uncredited)
Men with Wings (1938) - Nurse (uncredited)
Letter of Introduction (1938) - Girl Singer (uncredited)
Orphans of the Street (1938) - (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade (1939) - Kitty - the Maid
When Tomorrow Comes (1939) - Gladys, a Waitress (uncredited)
Here I Am a Stranger (1939) - Patsy - Waitress (uncredited)
Disputed Passage (1939) - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Mae
The House Across the Bay (1940) - Prisoner's Wife (uncredited)
Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) - Brooklyn Girl (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady (1940) - Proprietress (uncredited)
Pier 13 (1940) - Mary - Waitress (uncredited)
Young People (1940) - Vaudevillian (uncredited)
Secret Evidence (1941) - Mazie
The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941) - Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Dope (1942) - Sadie (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan (1943) - (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943) - Salesgirl (uncredited)
Sleepy Lagoon (1943) - Mrs. Small
A Scream in the Dark (1943) - Maisie
The Street with No Name (1948) - Waitress (uncredited)
Miss Mink of 1949 (1949) - Mrs. Wiggins (uncredited)
Tension (1949) - Agnes (uncredited)
Listen, Judge (1952, Short) - Mrs. Henderson
Gents in a Jam (1952, Short) - Mrs. McGruder, Landlady
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) - Pearl Stinson (uncredited)
Jennifer (1953) - Landlady

References

^ "Vaudeville family". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. August 10, 1936. p. 16. Retrieved March 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Kitty McHugh Once Played Fauntleroy". Valley Times. California, North Hollywood. April 6, 1948. p. 11. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd. ed.). McFarland. p. 500.