Nedda Harrigan's grandfather was conductor David Braham, and one of her brothers was actor William Harrigan As a child, she sometimes appeared on stage with her father.
10 Facts About Nedda Harrigan
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In 1918, Nedda Harrigan was the leading lady in a production of Common Cause in San Francisco.
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Nedda Harrigan acted in stock theater companies, including the Woodward Players at the Majestic Theater in Detroit.
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Decades later, Nedda Harrigan reflected on the education that she gained from working in stock theater.
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In 1984, Nedda Harrigan was production consultant for Nedda Harrigan and Hart, a stage show about the entertainment team formed by her father and Tony Hart.
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In 1934, Nedda Harrigan left New York's stages and went to Hollywood to act in the Columbia Pictures film I'll Fix It.
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Nedda Harrigan returned to Hollywood to make The Case of the Caretaker's Cat.
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Nedda Harrigan served as president of the Actors Fund, and was a founder of the Actors Fund Bloodbank and a trustee of the Museum of the City of New York.
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In 1921, Nedda Harrigan married actor Walter Connolly, with whom she had a daughter.
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Nedda Harrigan later married Joshua Logan, a director and writer.