Una Merkel

I live not too far from Cincinnati, Ohio and have gotten use to hearing of all the Hollywood stars that were from there. Like Doris Day, Tyrone Power, Roy Rogers and even Steven Spielberg live in Cincinnati for a brief period when he was a child. What stars ever came from my side of the river in Kentucky. Of course there is my old college classmate George Clooney and his Aunt Rosemary but that is about it as far as movie stars go. However, I have recently found out that Una Merkel was born and raised in Covington, Ky. Who is Una Merkel? Well it seems she was the star of stage and screen years ago. She was born on December 12th 1903 and stared in plays and movies along with Helen Hayes, Lillian Gish, Buddy Ebsen and, my favorite, Jimmy Stewart. She received a Toni award for best actress in the play Ponder Heart. Above is a picture from the movie Born to Dance. She starred with Jimmy Stewart and Alfred Hunnicut. The photo shows her and Hunnicut looking at a movie camera. As time went on parts got smaller but she kept busy acting, usually with roles in Disney productions. Miss. Merkel’s home at the corner of Fourth and Greenup Streets was torn down years ago. Perhaps it should have been made a historical site.