Dorothy Christy
| Dorothy Christy | |
|---|---|
 Dorothy Christy & Jameson Thomas in Extravagance, 1930 | |
| Born |
Dorothea J. Seltzer May 26, 1906 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died |
May 21, 1977 (aged 70) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Chapel Of The Pines Crematory |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1929-1953 |
| Spouse(s) |
Harold Christy Rollin Rucker; 1 son [1] |
| Children | Creed Rucker (b. 1940) |
Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, later Dorothy Rucker, May 26, 1906[2] – May 21, 1977) was an American actress.
Biography
Christy was born on May 26, 1906 in Reading, Pennsylvania. 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.[3] She concluded her cinema career in 1953.
Dorothy Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her seventy-first birthday.
Selected filmography
- So This Is London (1930)
- She Got What She Wanted (1930)
- Playboy of Paris (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)
- Sons of the Desert (1933)
- Love Birds (1934)
- Bright Eyes (1934)
- One Exciting Adventure (1934)
- Man from Cheyenne (1942)
- The Magnificent Rogue (1946)
- The Pilgrim Lady (1947)
References
- ↑ "Features". Laurel-and-hardy.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ↑ "Features". www.laurel-and-hardy.com. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ↑ Born: Reading, Penn. "Dorothy Christy | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
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