Sara Sothern (August , â€" September , ) was an American stage
actress, and the mother of actress Elizabeth Taylor.Sothern was born
Sara Viola Warmbrodt in Arkansas City, Kansas, the daughter of
Elizabeth Ann (née Wilson; February , â€" February , ) and Samuel
Sylvester Warmbrodt (October , â€" January , ). Her paternal
grandfather, Samuel Warmbrodt, was from Switzerland.Sothern was a
seasoned actress by the time she made her Broadway debut in The Dagger
(), followed by Arabesque and Fool's Bells that same year. She next
appeared in Mama Loves Papa (). During this time, she acted in plays
across the U.S., including the theatre venues of downtown Los Angeles.
She married art dealer Francis Lenn Taylor in in New York
City.[citation needed] They were the parents of Howard Taylor (born
June , London) and the movie star Elizabeth Taylor (â€").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 in Palm Springs, California. She is interred in
Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles.
actress, and the mother of actress Elizabeth Taylor.Sothern was born
Sara Viola Warmbrodt in Arkansas City, Kansas, the daughter of
Elizabeth Ann (née Wilson; February , â€" February , ) and Samuel
Sylvester Warmbrodt (October , â€" January , ). Her paternal
grandfather, Samuel Warmbrodt, was from Switzerland.Sothern was a
seasoned actress by the time she made her Broadway debut in The Dagger
(), followed by Arabesque and Fool's Bells that same year. She next
appeared in Mama Loves Papa (). During this time, she acted in plays
across the U.S., including the theatre venues of downtown Los Angeles.
She married art dealer Francis Lenn Taylor in in New York
City.[citation needed] They were the parents of Howard Taylor (born
June , London) and the movie star Elizabeth Taylor (â€").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 in Palm Springs, California. She is interred in
Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles.
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