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Dorothy Christy(bornDorothea J. Seltzer,laterDorothy Rucker;May 26, 1906[1]– May 21, 1977) was an American actress. She was sometimes billed asDorothy Christie.[2][3]
Dorothy Christy | |
|---|---|
 Christy inExtravagance(1930) | |
| Born | Dorothea J. Seltzer May 26, 1906 |
| Died | May 21, 1977(aged 70) |
| Other names | Dorothy Rucker |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1929–1953 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
Early years
editChristy was born Dorothea J. Seltzer[4]on May 26, 1906,[citation needed]inReading, Pennsylvania.[5]She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Seltzer. Although she sometimes participated in amateur plays, she had no plans for an acting career.[6]After attended public schools in Reading, she went to Beachwood (a finishing school near Philadelphia) and then toDana Hall Schoolnear Boston. She went on to study opera.[3]
Career
editOn Broadway, Christy was a member of the ensemble ofThe New Moon(1928) and portrayed Olive inFollow Thru(1929).[7]
Christy acted withWill Rogers,Buster Keatonand theMarx Brothers(appearing in the pre-filming stage version ofA Night at the Opera)and withStan LaurelandOliver Hardyin the filmSons of the Desert(1933), in the role of Mrs. Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania inThe Phantom Empire,Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial.[8]She concluded her cinema career in 1953.
Personal life and death
editOn January 2, 1936, Christy was divorced from songwriter Hal Christy.[4]
Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her 71st birthday.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
edit- So This Is London(1930)
- She Got What She Wanted(1930)
- Playboy of Paris(1930)
- Big Money(1930)
- Extravagance(1930)
- Free Love(1930)
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bath(1931) (credited as Dorothy Christie)
- Big Business Girl(1931)
- Caught Cheating(1931)
- The Devil Plays(1931)
- Convicted(1931)
- Forbidden Company(1932)
- The Arm of the Law(1932)
- Shop Angel(1932)
- Sons of the Desert(1933) as Mrs. Betty Laurel
- Love Birds(1934)
- Bright Eyes(1934)
- One Exciting Adventure(1934)
- The Phantom Empire(1935)
- Slave Ship(1937)
- Man from Cheyenne(1942)
- The Magnificent Rogue(1946)
- The Pilgrim Lady(1947)
- So Big(1953)
References
edit- ^ab"Features".Laurel-and-hardy.com.Archivedfrom the original on June 11, 2010.RetrievedMarch 12,2014.
- ^Erickson, Hal."Dorothy Christy".AllMovie.Archived fromthe originalon December 14, 2021.RetrievedDecember 14,2021.
- ^ab"The Show Window".Hartford Courant.November 20, 1930. p. 20.RetrievedDecember 14,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^ab"Movie Couples Get Divorces".El Paso Times.January 9, 1936. p. 2.RetrievedDecember 14,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Actress gets Juarez divorce".El Paso Herald-Post.January 8, 1936. p. 1.RetrievedDecember 14,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Dorothy Christy becomes star".Reading Times.August 4, 1930. p. 16.RetrievedDecember 14,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Dorothy Christie".Internet Broadway Database.The Broadway League. Archived fromthe originalon December 11, 2021.RetrievedDecember 14,2021.
- ^Born: Reading, Penn."Dorothy Christy | BFI | BFI".Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived fromthe originalon July 15, 2012.RetrievedMarch 12,2014.
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