Editing Rosalind Russell (section)

==Early years==
Catherine Rosalind Russell was one of seven children born in [[Waterbury, Connecticut]], to James Edward, a lawyer,<ref>1910 United States Federal Census</ref> and Clara A. Russell (née McKnight),<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/russell.htm Rosalind Russell genealogy site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202105504/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/russell.htm |date=December 2, 2007 }}; accessed April 9, 2014.</ref> a teacher. The Russells were an Irish-American, Catholic family.<ref name="cozad">{{cite book|last=Cozad|first=W. Lee|title=More Magnificent Mountain Movies: The Silverscreen Years, 1940–2004|year=2006|isbn=0-9723372-2-9|page=145|publisher=Sunstroke Media }}</ref> She was named after [[Rosalind (1890 ship)|a ship]] on which her parents had traveled.<ref name="cozad"/> Russell attended Catholic schools, including the women's-only [[Rosemont College]] in Rosemont, Pennsylvania and [[Marymount College, Tarrytown|Marymount College]] in [[Tarrytown, New York]]. She then attended the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] in New York City. Her parents thought Russell was studying to become a teacher and were unaware that she was planning to become an actress.<ref name="showgirl">"Show Girls Get Training in Colleges", ''[[Pittsburgh Press]]'', December 3, 1930, p. 24</ref> Upon graduation from the performing arts school, Russell acted in [[Summer stock theatre|summer stock]] and joined a repertory company in Boston.