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{{Short description|English-American actress (1881–1967)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sarah Padden
| name = Sarah Padden
| image = Romance of the Limberlost (1938) 1.jpg
| image = Sarah Padden - Hixon-Connelly.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = (left to right): [[George Cleveland]], [[Jean Parker]], Sarah Padden, and [[Marjorie Main]], in ''[[Romance of the Limberlost]]''
| birth_name = Sarah Ann Padden
| caption = Padden in 1918
| birth_name = Sarah Ann Padden
| birth_date = {{birth date|1881|10|16}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1967|12|4|1881|10|16}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1881|10|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sunderland]], [[England]], UK
| occupation = Film and stage actress
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|12|04|1881|10|16|df=yes}}
| yearsactive = 1926-1958
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| spouse = George Clarence Sackett (1880-1976)
| resting_place = [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City|Holy Cross Cemetery]], [[Culver City, California]]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1926–1958
| spouse = {{marriage|George Clarence Sackett|1916}}
}}
}}

'''Sarah Padden''' (October 16, 1881 [[England]] &ndash; December 4, 1967 [[Los Angeles, California]]) was a theatre and film [[character actress]]. She performed on stage in the early 20th century.<ref name=padden/> She is noted for her expressive voice and for her psychological studies of the characters she portrayed. Her finest single-act performance was in ''The Clod'', a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>''Fine Bill At Hillstreet'', [[Los Angeles Times]], March 30, 1926, pg. A11.</ref><ref>[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=55411 ''Sarah Padden'' at IBDb.com database]</ref>
'''Sarah Ann Padden''' (16 October 1881 &ndash; 4 December 1967) was an English-born American theatre and film [[character actress]]. She performed on stage in the early 20th century.<ref name=padden/> Her best-known single-act performance was in ''The Clod'', a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>''Fine Bill At Hillstreet'', [[Los Angeles Times]], March 30, 1926, pg. A11.</ref><ref>[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=55411 ''Sarah Padden'' at IBDb.com database]</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
The daughter of an Irish immigrant father, Michael Padden, and an English immigrant mother, the future actress took part in recitations in the [[Catholic Church]] school she attended in [[Chicago]], where her fellow students enjoyed her talent as a [[mimic (entertainment)]]. Her parents wanted her to enter a convent, but a liberal-minded priest, Father Dorney, encouraged her ambition to become an actress. He assisted her in obtaining her first stage role, a theatrical featuring [[Otis Skinner]].<ref name=padden>''Sarah Padden's Start'', [[New York Times]], December 17, 1916, pg. III4.</ref> The Paddens emigrated to the United States on the S/S ''Ohio'' from England passing through the Port of Philadelphia in 1889.
Born in England to an Irish immigrant father, Michael Padden, and an English mother, the family emigrated to the United States on the S/S ''Ohio'' from England passing through the Port of Philadelphia in 1889.{{cn|date=May 2020}}


The future actress took part in recitations in the [[Catholic Church|Catholic school]] she attended in Chicago, where her fellow students enjoyed her talent as a [[mimic (entertainment)|mimic]]. Her parents wanted her to enter a convent, but a liberal-minded priest, Father Dorney, encouraged her ambition to become an actress. He assisted her in obtaining her first stage role, a theatrical featuring [[Otis Skinner]].<ref name=padden>''Sarah Padden's Start'', [[New York Times]], December 17, 1916, pg. III4.</ref>
==Her life is saved==

For many years, Padden lived in the vicinity of the [[Broad River (South Carolina)|Broad River]], [[Gaston, South Carolina]]. On one occasion she ventured onto a dam, reaching its center just as the noon whistle blew near the power station. Frightened, she lost her balance and fell over, but she managed to cling to a steel [[eyebolt]]. She was rescued by an [[African American]] servant of the power company superintendent. Afterwards Padden's parents hired the man and took him to [[New York City]], where he died at age 108.<ref name=jim>''Star Describes How Aged Negro Saved Her Life'', Los Angeles Times, November 22, 1925, pg. C29.</ref>
For many years, Padden lived in the vicinity of the [[Broad River (South Carolina)|Broad River]], [[Gaston, South Carolina]]. On one occasion she ventured onto a dam, reaching its center just as the noon whistle blew near the power station. Frightened, she lost her balance and fell over, but she managed to cling to a steel [[eye bolt]]. She was rescued by an African American manservant of the power company superintendent. Afterwards Padden's parents hired the man and took him to New York City, where he died at age 108.<ref name=jim>"Star Describes How Aged Negro Saved Her Life", ''Los Angeles Times'', November 22, 1925, pg. C29.</ref>


==Theatrical career==
==Theatrical career==
Padden was a featured player on the [[Orpheum Circuit, Inc.]].<ref name=sarah/> She had a role in ''His Grace de Grammont'', a romantic comedy by [[Clyde Fitch]] which came to the [[Park Theatre (Boston)|Park Theatre]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] in September 1905. The production starred Skinner and was based on the life of a [[knight|chevalier]] in the court of [[Charles II of England|Charles II]].<ref>''New Fitch Play In Boston'', New York Times, September 15, 1905, pg. 5.</ref> Padden appeared again with Skinner in a four-act play produced by [[Charles Frohman]], ''The Honor of the Family'', by [[Emile Fabre]], which was presented in [[New Rochelle, New York]] in September 1907.<ref>''Amusement Notes'', New York Times, September 27, 1907, pg. 9.</ref>
Padden was a featured player on the [[Orpheum Circuit]].<ref name=sarah/> She had a role in ''His Grace de Grammont'', a romantic comedy by [[Clyde Fitch]] which came to the [[Park Theatre (Boston)|Park Theatre]] in [[Boston]] in September 1905. The production starred Skinner and was based on the life of a [[knight|chevalier]] in the court of [[Charles II of England|Charles II]].<ref>"New Fitch Play In Boston", ''New York Times'', September 15, 1905, pg. 5.</ref> Padden appeared again with Skinner in a four-act play produced by [[Charles Frohman]], ''The Honor of the Family'', by [[Émile Fabre]], which was presented in [[New Rochelle, New York]] in September 1907.<ref>"Amusement Notes", ''New York Times'', September 27, 1907, pg. 9.</ref>


Another of her theatrical parts was in ''[[Hell-Bent Fer Heaven]]'', a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning play by [[Hatcher Hughes]]. It was performed at the Wilkes Orange Grove Theater (Majestic Theater), 845 South [[Broadway (Los Angeles)]],<ref>''Cinema Treasures'', Majestic Theatre, http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2422/</ref>
Another of her theatrical parts was in ''[[Hell-Bent Fer Heaven]]'', a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning play by [[Hatcher Hughes]]. It was performed at the Wilkes Orange Grove Theater (Majestic Theater), 845 South [[Broadway (Los Angeles)]],<ref>''Cinema Treasures'', [http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2422/ "Majestic Theatre"] </ref>
in November 1925.<ref name=jim/>
in November 1925.<ref name=jim/>


==Film==
==Film==
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[[File:Song of Old Wyoming (1945) 1.jpg|thumb|Sarah Padden, [[Eddie Dean (singer)|Eddie Dean]], and [[Lash LaRue]] in ''[[Song of Old Wyoming]]'' (1945).]]
[[File:Sarah Padden in The Mad Monster (1942).png|thumb|right|180px|Padden in ''[[The Mad Monster]]'' (1942)]]
Padden was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows.
Padden was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played "Ma" Thayer in MGM's ''[[Rich Man, Poor Girl]]'', directed by [[Reinhold Schünzel]] and starring [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]], [[Ruth Hussey]], and [[Lana Turner]]. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work.


[[File:Song of Old Wyoming (1945) 1.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Sarah Padden, [[Eddie Dean (singer)|Eddie Dean]], and [[Lash LaRue]] in ''[[Song of Old Wyoming]]'' (1945).]]
In 1938, she played "Ma" Thayer in MGM's ''[[Rich Man, Poor Girl]]'', directed by [[Reinhold Schunzel]] and starring [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]], [[Ruth Hussey]], and [[Lana Turner]]. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work.


In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in ''[[Murder by Invitation]]'', directed by [[Phil Rosen]] and starring [[Wallace Ford]] and [[Marian Marsh]]. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.
In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in ''[[Murder by Invitation]]'', directed by [[Phil Rosen]] and starring [[Wallace Ford]] and [[Marian Marsh]]. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.


==Avid golfer==
==Avid golfer==
She was athletic, taking part in skating, tennis, and swimming.<ref name=sarah/> She played eighteen to thirty-six holes of golf daily. In 1919 she was considered one of the best female golfers in the [[United States]].<ref>''Sarah Padden In Entirely New Role'', Los Angeles Times, February 2, 1919, pg. III9.</ref> In [[Los Angeles, California]] she was fond of playing the municipal links at [[Griffith Park]].<ref name=sarah>''Sarah Padden A Golf Enthusiast'', Los Angeles Times, February 5, 1919, pg. I5.</ref>
She was athletic, taking part in skating, tennis, and swimming.<ref name=sarah/> She played 18 to 36 holes of golf daily. In 1919. she was considered one of the best female golfers in the United States.<ref>"Sarah Padden In Entirely New Role", ''Los Angeles Times'', February 2, 1919, pg. III9.</ref> In Los Angeles, she was fond of playing the municipal links at [[Griffith Park]].<ref name=sarah>"Sarah Padden A Golf Enthusiast", ''Los Angeles Times'', February 5, 1919, pg. I5.</ref>

==Death==
She died 4 December 1967 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], at the age of 86. She was buried in [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City|Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Culver City]].{{Citation needed |date=September 2021}}


==Partial filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Obey The Law]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Obey the Law (1926 film)|Obey the Law]]'' (1926) - The Mother
* ''[[Heroes of the Night]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Heroes of the Night]]'' (1927) - Mrs. Riley
* ''[[The Bugle Call]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Colleen (1927 film)|Colleen]]'' (1927) - Police Lieutenant's Wife
* ''The Woman Who Did Not Care'' (1927)
* ''[[The Woman Who Did Not Care]]'' (1927) - Mrs. Carroll
* ''[[Colleen (1927 film)|Colleen]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Bugle Call]]'' (1927) - Luke's Wife
* ''Sarah Padden in The Eternal Barrier'' (1927)(*Vitaphone short)
* ''Sarah Padden in The Eternal Barrier'' (1927) (*Vitaphone short)
* ''Sarah Padden in Souvenirs'' (1928)(*Vitaphone short)
* ''Sarah Padden in Souvenirs'' (1928) (*Vitaphone short)
* ''[[Companionate Marriage]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Companionate Marriage]]'' (1928) - Mrs. Williams
* ''The Sophomore'' (1929)
* ''[[Wonder of Women]]'' (1929) - Anna
* ''[[Wonder of Women]]'' (1929)
* ''[[The Sophomore]]'' (1929) - Mrs. Collins
* ''[[Trifles (1930 film)|Trifles]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Trifles (1930 film)|Trifles]]'' (1930, Short) - Mrs. Wright
* ''[[Today (1930 film)|Today]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Hide-Out (1930 film)|Hide-Out]]'' (1930) - Mrs. Dorgan
* ''[[Hide-Out (1930 film)|Hide-Out]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Our Blushing Brides]]'' (1930) - Mrs. Hinkle - the Landlady (uncredited)
* ''[[Billy the Kid (1930 film)|Billy the Kid]]'' (1930) - Homesteader Mrs. Foster (uncredited)
* ''[[Sob Sister]]'' (1931)
* ''[[The Great Meadow]]'' (1931)
* ''[[Today (1930 film)|Today]]'' (1930) - Emma Warner
* ''[[The Midnight Lady]]'' (1932)
* ''[[The Great Meadow]]'' (1931) - Mistress Molly Hall
* ''[[Bad Girl (1931 film)|Bad Girl]]'' (1931) - Mrs. Gardner (uncredited)
* ''[[Women Won't Tell]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Sob Sister]]'' (1931) - Ma Stevens
* ''[[Tess of the Storm Country (1932 film)|Tess of the Storm Country]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Wild Girl (film)|Wild Girl]]'' (1932)
* ''[[The Yellow Ticket]]'' (1931) - Mother Kalish (uncredited)
* ''[[Mata Hari (1931 film)|Mata Hari]]'' (1931) - Nursing Sister Teresa (uncredited)
* ''[[Blondie of the Follies]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932 film)|Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Cross-Examination (film)|Cross-Examination]]'' (1932) - Mary Stevens
* ''[[Young America (1932 film)|Young America]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Grand Hotel (1932 film)|Grand Hotel]]'' (1932) - Chambermaid in Room 174 (uncredited)
* ''[[Cross-Examination (film)|Cross-Examination]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Young America (1932 film)|Young America]]'' (1932) - Mrs. Mary Taylor
* ''[[The Sin of Nora Moran]]'' (1933)
* ''[[The Midnight Lady]]'' (1932) - Nita St. George
* ''[[Red-Headed Woman]]'' (1932) - Mary - Legendre Maid (uncredited)
* ''[[The Wolf Dog]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Ann Vickers (film)|Ann Vickers]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932 film)|Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm]]'' (1932) - Mrs. Cobb
* ''[[The Power and the Glory (1933 film)|The Power and the Glory]]'' (1933)
* ''[[The Washington Masquerade]]'' (1932) - Pardoned Boy's Mother (uncredited)
* ''[[Blondie of the Follies]]'' (1932) - Ma McClune
* ''The Important Witness'' (1933)
* ''[[Two Against the World (1932 film)|Two Against the World]]'' (1932) - Mrs. Polansky (uncredited)
* ''[[Face in the Sky]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Kongo (1932 film)|Kongo]]'' (1932) - Nun in Convent School (uncredited)
* ''[[The Defense Rests]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Tomorrow's Children]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Wild Girl (film)|Wild Girl]]'' (1932) - Lize
* ''When Strangers Meet'' (1934)
* ''[[Women Won't Tell]]'' (1932) - Aggie Specks
* ''[[Little Man, What Now? (1934 film)|Little Man, What Now?]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Tess of the Storm Country (1932 film)|Tess of the Storm Country]]'' (1932) - Old Martha
* ''[[Rasputin and the Empress]]'' (1932) - Duna - Landlady (uncredited)
* ''Marrying Widow'' (1934)
* ''[[David Harum (1934 film)|David Harum]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Face in the Sky]]'' (1933) - Ma Brown
* ''[[Pilgrimage (1933 film)|Pilgrimage]]'' (1933) - Mother of Soldier Missing in Action (uncredited)
* ''[[As the Earth Turns]]'' (1934)
* ''[[The Important Witness]]'' (1933) - Deaf Woman
* ''[[Man of Two Worlds (film)|Man of Two Worlds]]'' (1934)
* ''[[The Power and the Glory (1933 film)|The Power and the Glory]]'' (1933) - Henry's Wife
* ''[[He Was Her Man]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Doctor Bull]]'' (1933) - Mary the Canning Cook (uncredited)
* ''[[The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1935 film)|The Hoosier Schoolmaster]]'' (1935)
* ''[[A Dog of Flanders (1935 film)|A Dog of Flanders]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Ann Vickers (film)|Ann Vickers]]'' (1933) - Lil-Black Woman
* ''[[Anna Karenina (1935 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (1935) as Governess
* ''[[The Wolf Dog]]'' (1933) - Mrs. Stevens
* ''[[Exiled to Shanghai]]'' (1937)
* ''[[The Sin of Nora Moran]]'' (1933) - Mrs. Watts
* ''[[Youth on Parole]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Man of Two Worlds (film)|Man of Two Worlds]]'' (1934) - Olago
* ''[[As the Earth Turns (1934 film)|As the Earth Turns]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Janowski
* ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Rich Man, Poor Girl]]'' (1938)
* ''[[David Harum (1934 film)|David Harum]]'' (1934) - Widow Cullon
* ''[[Men in White (1934 film)|Men in White]]'' (1934) - Rose Smith (uncredited)
* ''[[Woman Against Woman]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Romance of the Limberlost]]'' (1938)
* ''[[All Men Are Enemies]]'' (1934) - Proprietress (uncredited)
* ''Woman in Prison'' (1938)
* ''[[He Was Her Man]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Gardella
* ''[[Let Freedom Ring (1939 film)|Let Freedom Ring]]'' (1939)
* ''[[Marrying Widows]]'' (1934)
* ''[[The Zero Hour (1939 film)|The Zero Hour]]'' (1939)
* ''[[Little Man, What Now? (1934 film)|Little Man, What Now?]]'' (1934) - Widow Scharrenhofer
* ''Should a Girl Marry?'' (1939)
* ''[[The Defense Rests]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Evans
* ''[[Chad Hanna]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Tomorrow's Children]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Mason
* ''[[Lone Star Raiders]]'' (1940)
* ''[[When Strangers Meet]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Tarman
* ''[[Son of the Navy]]'' (1940)
* ''[[A Dog of Flanders (1935 film)|A Dog of Flanders]]'' (1935) - Frau Keller
* ''[[The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1935 film)|The Hoosier Schoolmaster]]'' (1935) - Sarah
* ''[[Forgotten Girls]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Stranded (1935 film)|Stranded]]'' (1935) - Workman's Wife (uncredited)
* ''[[Murder by Invitation]]'' (1941)
* ''[[The Corsican Brothers (1941 film)|The Corsican Brothers]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' (1935) - Mother of Lame Girl (uncredited)
* ''[[Anna Karenina (1935 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (1935) - Governess
* ''Reg'lar Fellers'' (1941)
* ''[[Tight Shoes (film)|Tight Shoes]]'' (1941)
* ''The Unborn'' (1935)
* ''[[A Woman's Face]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Youth on Parole]]'' (1937) - Mrs. Blair
* ''[[City of Missing Girls]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Exiled to Shanghai]]'' (1937) - Aunt Jane
* ''[[In Old Colorado]]'' (1941)
* ''Women in Prison'' (1938) - Martha Wilson
* ''[[The Man Who Lost Himself (1941 film)|The Man Who Lost Himself]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Three Comrades (1938 film)|Three Comrades]]'' (1938) - Frau Schultz (uncredited)
* ''Law and Order'' (1942)
* ''[[Romance of the Limberlost]]'' (1938) - Sarah
* ''The Power of God'' (1942)
* ''[[Woman Against Woman]]'' (1938) - Dora
* ''Riders of the West'' (1942)
* ''[[Rich Man, Poor Girl]]'' (1938) - Ma
* ''[[The Mad Monster]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Little Tough Guys in Society]]'' (1938) - Victim (uncredited)
* ''[[Heart of the Rio Grande]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'' (1938) - Mrs. Nora Moriarty
* ''[[Off the Record (film)|Off the Record]]'' (1939) - Mrs. Fallon (uncredited)
* ''[[Private Snuffy Smith]]'' (1942)
* ''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939 film)|The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' (1939) - Woman Wanting Needle Threaded (uncredited)
* ''[[Jack London (film)|Jack London]]'' (1943)
* ''[[So This Is Washington]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Let Freedom Ring (film)|Let Freedom Ring]]'' (1939) - 'Ma' Logan
* ''[[Hangmen Also Die!]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Man of Conquest]]'' (1939) - Houston's Mother (uncredited)
* ''[[The Zero Hour (1939 film)|The Zero Hour]]'' (1939) - Sister Theodosia
* ''[[Assignment in Brittany]]'' (1943)
* ''[[San Diego, I Love You]]'' (1944)
* ''Should a Girl Marry?'' (1939) - Mrs. Wilson
* ''[[I Stole a Million]]'' (1939) - Lady in Post Office (uncredited)
* ''[[Ghost Guns]]'' (1944)
* ''[[The Angels Wash Their Faces]]'' (1939) - Mrs. Smith (scenes deleted)
* ''[[Girl Rush]]'' (1944)
* ''[[Forgotten Girls]]'' (1940) - Miss Donaldson
* ''Trail to Gunsight'' (1944)
* ''[[Range Law (1944 film)|Range Law]]'' (1944)
* ''[[Son of the Navy]]'' (1940) - Mrs. Baker - Landlady
* ''[[Riders of the Dawn (1945 film)|Riders of the Dawn]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Street of Memories]]'' (1940) - Mother (uncredited)
* ''[[Wildfire (1945 film)|Wildfire]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Lone Star Raiders]]'' (1940) - Lydia 'Granny' Phelps
* ''[[Dakota (film)|Dakota]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Chad Hanna]]'' (1940) - Mrs. Tridd
* ''[[Honeymoon Ahead]]'' (1945)
* ''[[In Old Colorado]]'' (1941) - Ma Woods
* ''[[The Man Who Lost Himself (1941 film)|The Man Who Lost Himself]]'' (1941) - Maid
* ''[[Song of Old Wyoming]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Marshal of Laredo]]'' (1945)
* ''[[City of Missing Girls]]'' (1941) - Mrs. Randolph
* ''[[Apology for Murder]]'' (1945)
* ''[[A Woman's Face]]'' (1941) - Police Matron
* ''[[The Master Key (1945 serial)|The Master Key]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Tight Shoes (film)|Tight Shoes]]'' (1941) - Mrs. Rupert
* ''[[Murder by Invitation]]'' (1941) - Cassandra 'Cassie' Denham
* ''[[The Unseen (1945 film)|The Unseen]]'' (1945)
* ''[[So Goes My Love]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Reg'lar Fellers (film)|Reg'lar Fellers]]'' (1941) - Hetty Carter
* ''[[Ideal Girl]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Outlaws of Cherokee Trail]]'' (1941) - The Nun (uncredited)
* ''[[My Dog Shep]]'' (1946)
* ''[[It Started with Eve]]'' (1941) - Jenny - Coat Check (uncredited)
* ''[[The Corsican Brothers (1941 film)|The Corsican Brothers]]'' (1941) - Nurse
* ''Wild West'' (1946)
* ''[[Gentleman Joe Palooka]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Private Snuffy Smith]]'' (1942) - Lowizie Smith
* ''[[Joe Palooka, Champ]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Wild Bill Hickok Rides]]'' (1942) - Mrs. Kimball (uncredited)
* ''[[That Brennan Girl]]'' (1946)
* ''The Power of God'' (1942) - Esther Worne
* ''[[Ramrod (film)|Ramrod]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Heart of the Rio Grande]]'' (1942) - Skipper Forbes
* ''[[Joe Palooka in the Knockout]]'' (1947)
* ''[[The Mad Monster]]'' (1942) - Grandmother
* ''[[This Gun for Hire]]'' (1942) - Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
* ''Frontier Revenge'' (1948)
* ''[[The Dude Goes West]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Lady in a Jam]]'' (1942) - Miner's Wife (uncredited)
* ''[[The Pride of the Yankees]]'' (1942) - Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)
* ''Range Justice'' (1949)
* ''[[House by the River]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Law and Order (1942 film)|Law and Order]]'' (1942) - Aunt Mary Todd
* ''[[Riders of the West]]'' (1942) - Ma Turner
* ''Gunslingers'' (1950)
* ''[[Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant]]'' (1942) - Neighbor (uncredited)
* ''[[The Missourians]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Utah Wagon Train]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Assignment in Brittany]]'' (1943) - Albertine
* ''[[Big Jim McLain]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Hangmen Also Die!]]'' (1943) - Mrs. Georgia Dvorak
* ''[[Hostages (1943 film)|Hostages]]'' (1943) - Old Woman (uncredited)
* ''Girl With an Itch'' (1958)
* ''[[So This Is Washington]]'' (1943) - Aunt Charity Speers
* ''[[The North Star (1943 film)|The North Star]]'' (1943) - Old Lady (uncredited)
* ''[[Jack London (film)|Jack London]]'' (1943) - Cannery Woman
* ''[[The Navy Way]]'' (1944) - Mrs. Margaret Gimble (uncredited)
* ''[[This Is the Life (1944 film)|This Is the Life]]'' (1944) - Sarah (uncredited)
* ''[[Range Law (1944 film)|Range Law]]'' (1944) - Boots Annie
* ''[[Summer Storm (1944 film)|Summer Storm]]'' (1944) - Beggar Woman (uncredited)
* ''[[Trail to Gunsight]]'' (1944) - Grandma Wagner
* ''[[Casanova Brown]]'' (1944) - Mrs. Smith (uncredited)
* ''[[San Diego, I Love You]]'' (1944) - Mrs. Gulliver (uncredited)
* ''[[Girl Rush]]'' (1944) - Mrs. Emma Mason
* ''[[Ghost Guns]]'' (1944) - Aunt Sally
* ''[[Three Is a Family]]'' (1944) - Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited)
* ''[[Identity Unknown (1945 film)|Identity Unknown]]'' (1945) - Mrs. Anderson
* ''[[It's in the Bag! (1945 film)|It's in the Bag!]]'' (1945) - Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
* ''[[The Master Key (1945 serial)|The Master Key]]'' (1945, Serial) - Aggie
* ''[[Honeymoon Ahead]]'' (1945) - Mrs. Halett
* ''[[The Unseen (1945 film)|The Unseen]]'' (1945) - Alberta (uncredited)
* ''[[Wildfire (1945 film)|Wildfire]]'' (1945) - Aunt Agatha
* ''[[Riders of the Dawn (1945 film)|Riders of the Dawn]]'' (1945) - Melinda Pringle
* ''[[Apology for Murder]]'' (1945) - Maggie - the Janitress
* ''[[Marshal of Laredo]]'' (1945) - Mrs. Randall
* ''[[Song of Old Wyoming]]'' (1945) - Ma Conway
* ''[[Dakota (1945 film)|Dakota]]'' (1945) - Mrs. Plummer
* ''[[Idea Girl]]'' (1946) - Old lady #1
* ''[[Breakfast in Hollywood (film)|Breakfast in Hollywood]]'' (1946) - Mrs. Marie Edgedaw (uncredited)
* ''[[So Goes My Love]]'' (1946) - Bridget
* ''[[Joe Palooka, Champ]]'' (1946) - Mom Palooka
* ''[[Earl Carroll Sketchbook]]'' (1946) - Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
* ''[[Angel on My Shoulder (film)|Angel on My Shoulder]]'' (1946) - Agatha (uncredited)
* ''[[Gentleman Joe Palooka]]'' (1946) - Mom Palooka
* ''[[Wild West (1946 film)|Wild West]]'' (1946) - Carrie Bannister
* ''[[My Dog Shep]]'' (1946) - Aunt Carrie Hodgkins
* ''[[That Brennan Girl]]'' (1946) - Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady
* ''[[Trail Street]]'' (1947) - Mrs. Ferguson (uncredited)
* ''[[Ramrod (film)|Ramrod]]'' (1947) - Mrs. Parks
* ''[[Love and Learn (1947 film)|Love and Learn]]'' (1947) - Mrs. Grant (uncredited)
* ''[[The Millerson Case]]'' (1947) - Emma Millerson (uncredited)
* ''[[Possessed (1947 film)|Possessed]]'' (1947) - Mrs. Norris - Caretaker's Wife (uncredited)
* ''[[Joe Palooka in the Knockout]]'' (1947) - Mom Palooka
* ''[[Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad]]'' (1948) - Mom Palooka
* ''[[The Return of the Whistler]]'' (1948) - Mrs. Hulskamp
* ''[[The Dude Goes West]]'' (1948) - Mrs. Hallahan
* ''[[Frontier Revenge]]'' (1948) - Widow Owens
* ''[[Homicide (1949 film)|Homicide]]'' (1949) - Mrs. Webb
* ''[[Range Justice]]'' (1949) - Ma Curtis
* ''[[The Doctor and the Girl]]'' (1949) - Miss Newton (uncredited)
* ''[[House by the River]]'' (1950) - Mrs. Beach
* ''[[Gunslingers (film)|Gunslingers]]'' (1950) - Rawhide Rosie Rawlins
* ''[[A Life of Her Own]]'' (1950) - Overseer (uncredited)
* ''[[Again Pioneers]]'' (1950) - Ma Ashby
* ''[[The Missourians]]'' (1950) - Mother Kovacs
* ''[[Oh! Susanna (film)|Oh! Susanna]]'' (1951) - Mrs. Ledbetter (uncredited)
* ''[[Utah Wagon Train]]'' (1951) - Sarah Wendover
* ''[[She's Working Her Way Through College]]'' (1952) - Wardrobe Woman at Burlesque Theatre (uncredited)
* ''[[Big Jim McLain]]'' (1952) - Mrs. Lexiter
* ''[[Prince of Players]]'' (1955) - Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited)
* ''[[The Kettles in the Ozarks]]'' (1956) - Miz Tinware (uncredited)
* ''[[No Time for Sergeants (film)|No Time for Sergeants]]'' (1958) - Sgt. King's Mother (uncredited)
* ''[[Screaming Mimi (film)|Screaming Mimi]]'' (1958) - Thelma (uncredited)
* ''Girl With an Itch'' (1958) - Cookie
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Sarah Padden
Padden in 1918
Born
Sarah Ann Padden

(1881-10-16)16 October 1881
Sunderland, England, UK
Died4 December 1967(1967-12-04) (aged 86)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
OccupationActress
Years active1926–1958
Spouse
George Clarence Sackett
​
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(m. 1916)​

Sarah Ann Padden (16 October 1881 – 4 December 1967) was an English-born American theatre and film character actress. She performed on stage in the early 20th century.[1] Her best-known single-act performance was in The Clod, a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the American Civil War.[2][3]

Early life[edit]

Born in England to an Irish immigrant father, Michael Padden, and an English mother, the family emigrated to the United States on the S/S Ohio from England passing through the Port of Philadelphia in 1889.[citation needed]

The future actress took part in recitations in the Catholic school she attended in Chicago, where her fellow students enjoyed her talent as a mimic. Her parents wanted her to enter a convent, but a liberal-minded priest, Father Dorney, encouraged her ambition to become an actress. He assisted her in obtaining her first stage role, a theatrical featuring Otis Skinner.[1]

For many years, Padden lived in the vicinity of the Broad River, Gaston, South Carolina. On one occasion she ventured onto a dam, reaching its center just as the noon whistle blew near the power station. Frightened, she lost her balance and fell over, but she managed to cling to a steel eye bolt. She was rescued by an African American manservant of the power company superintendent. Afterwards Padden's parents hired the man and took him to New York City, where he died at age 108.[4]

Theatrical career[edit]

Padden was a featured player on the Orpheum Circuit.[5] She had a role in His Grace de Grammont, a romantic comedy by Clyde Fitch which came to the Park Theatre in Boston in September 1905. The production starred Skinner and was based on the life of a chevalier in the court of Charles II.[6] Padden appeared again with Skinner in a four-act play produced by Charles Frohman, The Honor of the Family, by Émile Fabre, which was presented in New Rochelle, New York in September 1907.[7]

Another of her theatrical parts was in Hell-Bent Fer Heaven, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Hatcher Hughes. It was performed at the Wilkes Orange Grove Theater (Majestic Theater), 845 South Broadway (Los Angeles),[8] in November 1925.[4]

Film[edit]

Padden in The Mad Monster (1942)

Padden was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played "Ma" Thayer in MGM's Rich Man, Poor Girl, directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, and Lana Turner. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work.

Sarah Padden, Eddie Dean, and Lash LaRue in Song of Old Wyoming (1945).

In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in Murder by Invitation, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Wallace Ford and Marian Marsh. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.

Avid golfer[edit]

She was athletic, taking part in skating, tennis, and swimming.[5] She played 18 to 36 holes of golf daily. In 1919. she was considered one of the best female golfers in the United States.[9] In Los Angeles, she was fond of playing the municipal links at Griffith Park.[5]

Death[edit]

She died 4 December 1967 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 86. She was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.[citation needed]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sarah Padden's Start, New York Times, December 17, 1916, pg. III4.
  2. ^ Fine Bill At Hillstreet, Los Angeles Times, March 30, 1926, pg. A11.
  3. ^ Sarah Padden at IBDb.com database
  4. ^ a b "Star Describes How Aged Negro Saved Her Life", Los Angeles Times, November 22, 1925, pg. C29.
  5. ^ a b c "Sarah Padden A Golf Enthusiast", Los Angeles Times, February 5, 1919, pg. I5.
  6. ^ "New Fitch Play In Boston", New York Times, September 15, 1905, pg. 5.
  7. ^ "Amusement Notes", New York Times, September 27, 1907, pg. 9.
  8. ^ Cinema Treasures, "Majestic Theatre"
  9. ^ "Sarah Padden In Entirely New Role", Los Angeles Times, February 2, 1919, pg. III9.

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