born in boston, massachusetts, daughter of gardiner , elizabeth r. (née mathews) watkins, @ age 16, parents sent study @ theatre guild. after 6 months began appear guild s summer repertory program in scarborough, new york. instead of finishing studies @ guild, pursued job @ office of broadway producer charles hopkins. when asked watkins if preferred playing comedy or drama, replied, tragedy . casting comedy production , watkins offered lead role.
aged 17, performed in tom cushing comedy devil in cheese fredric march @ charles hopkins theater in new york city. in 1928, appeared in forest theater production of trapped samuel shipman. appeared in revival of wild duck in november 1928, starred in george s. kaufman/ring lardner comedy june moon in 1929, , co-starred ralph morgan in sweet stranger in 1930.
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