Dorothy Christy
| Dorothy Christy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dorothea J. Seltzer May 26, 1906 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died |
May 21, 1977 (aged 70) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1929-1953 |
| Spouse(s) |
Harold Christy Rolin Rucker; 1 son Creed (b. 1940)[1] |
| Children | Creed Rucker (b. 1940) |
Dorothy Christy (May 26, 1906 – May 21, 1977) was an American actress. She acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert (1933), in the role of Mrs Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial.[2] She concluded her cinema career in 1953.
Dorothy Christy died five days shy of her seventy-first birthday of natural causes.
Selected filmography
- So This Is London (1930)
- She Got What She Wanted (1930)
- Playboy of Paris (1930)
- Free Love (1930)
- Big Business Girl (1931)
- Convicted (1931)
- Bright Eyes (1934)
External links
References
- ↑ "Features". Laurel-and-hardy.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ↑ Born: Reading, Penn. "Dorothy Christy | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-12.