From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Kathleen Lockhart August 9 1894 February 18 1978 was an Englishborn stage actress She was born Kathleen Arthur in Southsea Hampshire in England An actress and musician Kathleen got her start on the stage in England and then immigrated to the United States in 1924 upon her marriage to Canadianborn actor Gene Lockhart She continued to appear on stage and in Hollywood films for almost forty years Kathleen and her husband Gene occasionally starred opposite each other most notably as Mr and Mrs Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol 1938 After her husband died in 1957 she retired from acting and made no more film appearances except for a small role in The Purple Gang 1960 She was the mother of actress June Lockhart and grandmother of actress Anne Lockhart She died on February 18 1978 in Los Angeles California following a long undisclosed illness She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard Her grave is located next to her husband Gene in Culver Citys Holy Cross Cemetery Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen Lockhart licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia