Background
Cotton was born in Houston, Texas, United States of America and died in Miami Beach, Florida.
Cotton was born in Houston, Texas, United States of America and died in Miami Beach, Florida.
She went to New York City in her teens and found her first role on Broadway in the chorus of The Quaker Girl. In 1915 Cotton appeared on stage in Polygamy at the Park Theatre in New York City. She then starred in the 1919 production of Up in Mabel"s Room.
As a popular actress, her personal life was closely followed by the press
He died two years afterward, in July 1926, leaving a sizeable fortune of $27 million and a young daughter, Lucetta, behind.