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This is not part of "my" Claypool family, but it was in our local newspaper.
Perhaps it will be of interest to someone on the list.
The Fountain County Neighbor. Attica, Fountain County, Indiana
Wednesday, May 14, 2003, Page A3.
Kathleen Claypool Meyer
Pennsylvania-Kathleen Claypool Meyer, 85, Cornwall Manor, Pennsylvania,
formerly of Mt. Gretna and New York City, died Monday, May 5, 2003 in
Cornwall Manor
She was born August 10, 1917 in Aylesworth, Fountain County, Indiana, the
daughter of James Chester and Lily Burns Claypool. She married Frederic
Meyer, who preceded her in death.
She attended Aylesworth and Attica before going to the University of
Indiana at Bloomington. She left the university to pursue a career as an
actress that took her far and wide. She was more widely known by her
professional name of Kathleen Claypool. Her first professional acting job
was in the radio drama Jack Armstrong the All American Boy. She spent the
bulk of her career doing theatre in one form or another. She was proud of
the fact that she had acted in every state in the union except for Alaska.
The time she spent in Hawaii was particularly dear to her as she and her
husband were together acting in a USO tour of the late Christopher Bean to
all of the Pacific Islands as they were being retaken. For 17 years she was
the production director for Plays for the Living giving endlessly of herself
to that social service repertory company which was the outgrowth of the
American Theatre Wing of the thirties.
She was an honorary member of the board of directors of the American
Theatre Wing until her death and had been an active one until her illness.
She was also on the council of the Episcopal Actor's Guild. A parishioner of
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in New York City she was den mother to
generations of young acolytes and a frequent reader of lessons at services.
Just before the hip injury which precipitated her illness, she had won an
Obie award in 1998 for excellence in off-Broadway theatre as part of the
ensemble of Curtains, a critically acclaimed drama. She also appeared in
many off-Broadway productions as well as directing a few. For two years she
graced the Astor Place Theatre's boards as Betty Meeks in Larry Shue's
wonderful comedy, The Foreigner. She also starred in Relatively Speaking to
a lovely notice by Mel Gussow in the NY Times. For many years she was the
leading lady at the summer theatre in Mt. Gretna, PA. With her last show
being Social Security. Among the many starring roles she took, which made
her a great fan favorite there were Lion in Winter, Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, and Butterflies
are Free.
She spent so much time doing theatre that her body of work in television
and film was not as large as some actors, but in recent years she had done
several independent films including Dream and Memory, Palookaville, and Kiss
Me Guido. She had also been working in television as a regular on Conan
O'Brien's Show, on the Dana Carvey Show, and on Spin City.
Survivors include: her son, Ricky Meyer, Mt. Gretna; a grandson, Ricky,
New York City; a daughter-in-law, Carol; as well as several nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorial services were at 2 p.m. in Levi Zerr Chapel of Cornwall Manor.
Memorial services will be held later in St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
in New York City and in Attica.