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Dorothy Costello(1925-1985)

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Dorothy Costello was born on 20 October 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Swing Serenade (1944), Girl Time (1947) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). She died on 16 January 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornOctober 20, 1925
DiedJanuary 16, 1985(59)
BornOctober 20, 1925
DiedJanuary 16, 1985(59)
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Known for

Swing Serenade
Short
  • Self
  • 1944
Girl Time
6.4
Short
  • Self
  • Self - Dancer(as The Costello Twins)
  • 1947
Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show
7.9
TV Series
  • Self - Dancer(as The Costello Twins)
The Milton Berle Show (1948)
The Milton Berle Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Self - Dancer(as The Costello Twins)

Credits

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Actress

  • Edward Everett Horton, Barbara Jo Allen, Hillary Brooke, Johnny Coy, Bill Goodwin, William Marshall, and Constance Moore in Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946)
    Earl Carroll Sketchbook
    6.6
    • One of the Costello Twins (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Cary Grant, Eve Arden, Mary Martin, Ginny Simms, Alexis Smith, and Jane Wyman in Night and Day (1946)
    Night and Day
    6.1
    • Dancer Twin (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Maureen O'Hara, Dick Haymes, and Harry James in Do You Love Me (1946)
    Do You Love Me
    6.3
    • Dancer
    • Sailor's Girl (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Connee Boswell, Curly Howard, Louis Jordan, Will Osborne, Phil Regan, Gale Storm, The Three Stooges, and Will Osborne's Orchestra in Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
    Swing Parade of 1946
    5.3
    • Dorothy (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Joan Bennett, Vivian Blaine, Peggy Ann Garner, and George Raft in Nob Hill (1945)
    Nob Hill
    6.3
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • The Costello Twins
  • Born
    • October 20, 1925
    • Des Moines, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • January 16, 1985
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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    Twin sister of Ruth Costello.

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