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Dorothy Lee is a Actor American born on 23 may 1911 at Los Angeles (USA)
Dorothy Lee (May 23, 1911 – June 24, 1999) was an American actress and comedian during the 1930s, usually appearing alongside the popular Wheeler & Woolsey comedy team.
Born Marjorie Elizabeth Millsap in Los Angeles, she started seeking film roles in 1929, after graduating from high school, but ended up in New York working on the stage. At 18, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures and began working with Wheeler & Woolsey; she became so identified with the comedians that she seldom appeared apart from them.
She withdrew from the series after producer David O. Selznick tampered with her performance in Girl Crazy; she returned when Selznick's successor Mark Sandrich cast her in two well-received features in 1934. RKO replaced her with Mary Carlisle and then Betty Grable, but she returned in 1935 for two final appearances.
In the early 1940s, after Robert Woolsey had died, Bert Wheeler was struggling to re-establish himself as a solo performer, and asked Dorothy Lee to tour with him in vaudeville. She immediately interrupted her private life to help her old friend.
Lee was married six times, including briefly to Hollywood gossip columnist Jimmy Fidler. She had four children by her fifth husband, Frank 'John' Bersbach Jr.
She died in 1999, at the age of 88.
Suit une trentaine d'autres films américains, notamment plusieurs aux côtés du duo comique Wheeler & Woolsey, dont The Cuckoos de Paul Sloane (1930), Caught Plastered de William A. Seiter (1931) et Silly Billies de Fred Guiol (1936).
Ses trois derniers films sortent en 1941 (dont Roar of the Press de Phil Rosen, avec Jean Parker et Wallace Ford), après quoi elle se retire définitivement de l'écran. Elle meurt à 88 ans, en 1999.
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Birth name Marjorie Elizabeth Millsap
Nationality USA
Birth 23 may 1911 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 24 june 1999 (at 88 years) at San Diego (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 23 may 1911 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 24 june 1999 (at 88 years) at San Diego (USA)
Born Marjorie Elizabeth Millsap in Los Angeles, she started seeking film roles in 1929, after graduating from high school, but ended up in New York working on the stage. At 18, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures and began working with Wheeler & Woolsey; she became so identified with the comedians that she seldom appeared apart from them.
She withdrew from the series after producer David O. Selznick tampered with her performance in Girl Crazy; she returned when Selznick's successor Mark Sandrich cast her in two well-received features in 1934. RKO replaced her with Mary Carlisle and then Betty Grable, but she returned in 1935 for two final appearances.
In the early 1940s, after Robert Woolsey had died, Bert Wheeler was struggling to re-establish himself as a solo performer, and asked Dorothy Lee to tour with him in vaudeville. She immediately interrupted her private life to help her old friend.
Lee was married six times, including briefly to Hollywood gossip columnist Jimmy Fidler. She had four children by her fifth husband, Frank 'John' Bersbach Jr.
She died in 1999, at the age of 88.
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Dorothy Lee apparaît d'abord au théâtre à Broadway (New York) dans la comédie musicale Hello Yourself!, représentée d'octobre 1928 à janvier 1929. La même année 1929 sort son premier film, Syncopation de Bert Glennon (avec Bobby Watson et Ian Hunter).Suit une trentaine d'autres films américains, notamment plusieurs aux côtés du duo comique Wheeler & Woolsey, dont The Cuckoos de Paul Sloane (1930), Caught Plastered de William A. Seiter (1931) et Silly Billies de Fred Guiol (1936).
Ses trois derniers films sortent en 1941 (dont Roar of the Press de Phil Rosen, avec Jean Parker et Wallace Ford), après quoi elle se retire définitivement de l'écran. Elle meurt à 88 ans, en 1999.
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Roar of the Press (1941)
, 1h11Directed by Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Jean Parker, Wallace Ford, Jed Prouty, Suzanne Kaaren, Evalyn Knapp, Robert Frazer
Roles Frances Harris
Rating56%
Married only a few hours, small-town girl Alice makes her first visit to New York with new husband Wally Williams, a hotshot reporter for the Globe.
Repent at Leisure (1941)
, 1h7Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, George Barbier, Nella Walker, Thurston Hall, Charles Lane
Roles Flip Sales Girl
Rating56%
Laddie (1940)
, 1h10Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Tim Holt, Virginia Gilmore, Spring Byington, Robert Barrat, Miles Mander, Esther Dale
Roles Louise
Rating63%
Farmer son Laddie Stanton falls in love with the daughter of the man who just bought the land next door, Pamela Pryor. Her father is a vicious old Englishman, and isn't at all happy with the prospect of having Laddie as a son-in-law.
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
, 1h4Directed by Lew Landers
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors Richard Dix, Lucille Ball, Allan Lane, Donald MacBride, Cy Kendall, John Arledge
Roles Thelma
Rating56%
When the brother of his girlfriend Paula Sanders is accused of murder, reporter Nick Green tries to clear him.
S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939)
, 1h2Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Crime
Actors Ralph Byrd, George Barbier, Frank Jenks, Marc Lawrence, Dorothy Lee, Raymond Bailey
Roles Mable
Rating57%
Silly Billies (1936)
, 1h4Directed by Fred Guiol, Jean Yarbrough
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Harry Woods, Ethan Allen Laidlaw, Delmar Watson
Roles Mary Blake
Rating60%
In 1851, dentists Roy Banks (Wheeler) and Philip "Painless" Pennington (Woolsey) attempt to save a town from being led into an Indian ambush.
The Old Homestead (1935)
, 1h13Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Musical films
Actors Roy Rogers, Mary Carlisle, Lawrence Gray, Willard Robertson, Dorothy Lee, Edward J. Nugent
Roles Elsie Wilson
Rating64%
The Rainmakers (1935)
, 1h19Directed by Fred Guiol
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Berton Churchill, George Meeker, Clarence Wilson
Roles Margie Spencer
Rating59%
Rainmakers Billy (Wheeler) and Roscoe (Woolsey) take on a crooked businessman out to cash in on a drought.
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
, 1h8Directed by Mark Sandrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Robert Woolsey, Bert Wheeler, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, Dorothy Lee, True Eames Boardman
Roles Daisy Maxwell
Rating63%
Todd stars as Amelia Frisby, the owner of a beauty supply business. Andy Williams (Wheeler) and Dr. Bob Dudley (Woolsey) convince her to hire them as salesman to promote her new flavored lipstick, and hilarity ensues. The film features Etting singing "Keep Romance Alive" and Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee singing "Keep On Doin' What You're Doin'" by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.
The Curtain Falls (1934)
, 1h8Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Henrietta Crosman, Natalie Moorhead, Dorothy Lee, Holmes Herbert, John Darrow, William Bakewell
Roles Dot Scorsby
Rating60%
Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
, 1h12Directed by Mark Sandrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Thelma Todd, Dorothy Lee, Noah Beery Sr., Robert Greig
Roles Mary Ann
Rating64%
A Preferred List (1933)
Directed by Leigh Jason
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Ken Murray, Dorothy Lee, Chick Chandler
Rating24%
Take a Chance (1933)
, 1h22Directed by Monte Brice
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors James Dunn, June Knight, Lillian Roth, Cliff Edwards, Lilian Bond, Dorothy Lee
Roles Consuelo Raleigh
Rating63%
Girl Crazy (1932)
, 1h15Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Eddie Quillan, Mitzi Green, Brooks Benedict
Roles Patsy
Rating58%
The Stolen Jools (1931)
, 20minutesDirected by Harold S. Bucquet, John G. Adolfi, William C. McGann, Victor Heerman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Wallace Beery, Buster Keaton, Edward G. Robinson, Jack Hill, Jack Hill, J. Farrell MacDonald
Roles Autograph Signer
Rating57%
At the "Screen Stars Annual Ball", Norma Shearer has her jewels stolen. The police must find them and return them to her.