Dorothy Short
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Dorothy Short is a actress from United States (age 47).
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- Full Name
- Dorothy Short
- Born
- June 29, 1915
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- Age
- Died aged 47
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- Cancer
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- Nationality
- 🇺🇸 United States
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- Profession
- Actress
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Biography
Dorothy Short is 111 years old, an actress, from United States.
Dorothy Short (June 29, 1915 – June 4, 1963) was an American film actress, mainly in low-budget Westerns and serials in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Philadelphia, Short was the daughter of Mrs. E. M. Short. She began working in films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933 on a trial basis. In November 1933, a court in California approved a seven-year contract, with options, between the 18-year-old actress and the studio.
Short married actor Dave O'Brien in 1936, the same year they appeared together in the low-budget exploitation cheapie Reefer Madness, which in modern times has become a well-known cult film.
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