Sara Sothern

Sara Sothern
Born	Sara Viola Warmbrodt August 21, 1895(1895-08-21) Arkansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Died	September 11, 1994(1994-09-11) (aged 99) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Resting place	Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Elizabeth Taylor's mother
Spouse	Francis Lenn Taylor (m. 1926–1968, his death)
Children	Howard Taylor (b. 1929) Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011)
Parents	Samuel Warmbrodt Elizabeth Wilson

Sara Sothern (August 21, 1895 – September 11, 1994) was an American stage actress.

She was born Sara Viola Warmbrodt in Arkansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel Sylvester Warmbrodt (October 8, 1861 – January 6, 1948) and Elizabeth Ann Wilson (February 10, 1864 – February 7, 1932). Her paternal grandfather was from Switzerland.^{[citation needed]}

Sothern was a seasoned actress by the time she made her Broadway debut in The Dagger (1925). That was followed by Arabesque and Fool's Bells that same year. She next appeared in Mama Loves Papa (1926). During that time, she acted in plays across the country, including the theatre venues of Downtown Los Angeles. She married art dealer Francis Lenn Taylor in 1926 in New York City.^{[citation needed]} They were the parents of Howard Taylor (born 1929) and the movie star Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011).

After her marriage, Sothern retired from the stage and never acted again. After living in England several years, where her children were born, they returned to the United States. Living in Los Angeles, California, she devoted herself to her family and the movie career of her daughter. Sothern died at age 99 in Palm Springs. She is interred beside her husband in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, California.^{[citation needed]}

External links

Biography portal

• Sara Sothern at the Internet Broadway Database
• Sara Sothern at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Sothern, Sara
Alternative names	Warmbrodt, Sara Viola
Short description	American actress
Date of birth	August 21, 1895
Place of birth	Arkansas City, Kansas, US
Date of death	September 11, 1994
Place of death	Palm Springs, California, US