Kathleen Rockwell
AMERICAN ENTERTAINER
Klondike Kate; Klondike Kate Rockwell; "Klondike Kate" Rockwell; Klondike Kate Rockwell Warner Matson Van Duren; Kathleen Eloisa Rockwell; Kathleen Eloise Rockwell
Kathleen Eloise Rockwell (October 4, 1873/1876/1880 (year of birth disputed) – February 21, 1957), known as "Klondike Kate" and later known as Kate Rockwell Warner Matson Van Duren, was an American dancer and vaudeville star during the Klondike Gold Rush, where she met Alexander Pantages who later became a very successful vaudeville/motion picture mogul. She garnered notoriety for her flirtatious dancing and ability to keep hard-working miners happy if not inebriated.