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Dorothy Adams

Biography

Dorothy Adams

Overview

  • Born
    January 8, 1900 · Hannah, North Dakota, USA
  • Died
    March 16, 1988 · Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (undisclosed)

Biography

  • Dorothy Adams was born on January 8, 1900 in Hannah, North Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Killing (1956) and The Ten Commandments (1956). She was married to Byron Foulger. She died on March 16, 1988 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Family

  • Spouse
      Byron Foulger(April 13, 1926 - April 4, 1970) (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Rachel Ames
  • Relatives
      Christine Cahill(Grandchild)

Trivia

  • Character actress who specialized in downtrodden or careworn roles. Often as servants, maids, or hard-working pioneering types, even a slave in The Ten Commandments (1956). Acted at the Pasadena Playhouse with her husband Byron Foulger. Lectured in theatre arts at UCLA for nine years, from the fall of 1958 through the spring of '67.
  • Close personal friend of Mary Andrews (Mary Todd), wife of Dana Andrews.
  • Mother of Rachel Ames.
  • Mother-in-law of Barry Cahill.
  • Grandmother of Christine Cahill.

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