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Dot Farley(1881-1971)

  • Actress
  • Writer
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Dot Farley
Dot Farley was born on 6 February 1881 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Red Kimono (1926), The Signal Tower (1924) and So Big (1924). She died on 2 May 1971 in South Pasadena, California, USA.
BornFebruary 6, 1881
DiedMay 2, 1971(90)
BornFebruary 6, 1881
DiedMay 2, 1971(90)
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Known for

Dorothy Davenport in The Red Kimono (1926)
The Red Kimono
6.5
  • The Inquisitive One
  • 1926
Virginia Valli in The Signal Tower (1924)
The Signal Tower
6.6
  • Cousin Gertie
  • 1924
Joseph De Grasse and Colleen Moore in So Big (1924)
So Big
6.6
  • Widow Paarlenburg
  • 1924
Dolores Costello in The Little Irish Girl (1926)
The Little Irish Girl
2.1
  • Gertie
  • 1926

Credits

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Actress

  • The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
    The File on Thelma Jordon
    6.9
    • Woman Prisoner (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Contest Crazy
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1948
  • Home Canning
    7.0
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1948
  • Dig That Gold
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1948
  • Edgar Kennedy in How to Clean House (1948)
    How to Clean House
    6.1
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1948
  • Pat O'Brien in Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
    Fighting Father Dunne
    6.6
    • Mrs. Monohan (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Edgar Kennedy in No More Relatives (1948)
    No More Relatives
    5.8
    Short
    • Mother
    • 1948
  • Brother Knows Best
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1948
  • Edgar Kennedy and Florence Lake in Mind Over Mouse (1947)
    Mind Over Mouse
    7.0
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1947
  • Television Turmoil
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1947
  • Host to a Ghost
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1947
  • They Won't Believe Me (1947)
    They Won't Believe Me
    7.2
    • Emma (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Heading for Trouble
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1947
  • Arline Judge, Harold Lloyd, Franklin Pangborn, Frances Ramsden, Rudy Vallee, and Jackie the Lion in The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
    The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
    6.3
    • Smoke's Secretary (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, and Dick Wessel in Do or Diet (1947)
    Do or Diet
    Short
    • Florence's Mother
    • 1947

Writer

  • Inherited Passions (1916)
    Inherited Passions
    • scenario (as Dorothea Farley)
    • 1916
  • When Quality Meets
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • The Big Stick
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • Too Many Wives
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • His Neighbor's Pants
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • The Chaser
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • Finished at Sea
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • Rural Romeos
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • Shot in the Fracas
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • A Mountain Goat
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • Even Unto Death
    • Writer
    • 1914
  • Soul Mates
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • A Sage Brush Leading Lady
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • Winona Brown and Buck Connors in Reuben's Busy Day (1914)
    Reuben's Busy Day
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • False Pride Has a Fall (1914)
    False Pride Has a Fall
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dorothea Farley
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • February 6, 1881
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • May 2, 1971
    • South Pasadena, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    An actress mainly in short comedies; appeared in many Mack Sennett films in the silent era; later became well known for playing Edgar Kennedy's mother-in-Law in his series of domestic comedies for RKO.

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