- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- A former model, the luminously beautiful Dorothy Hart was signed to a contract by Universal Pictures after having made only one film, Columbia's Gunfighters (1947). After that she did westerns, costume dramas, prison sagas, Tarzan movies, and the cult classic I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951). However, she soon left the film business in 1952, moved to New York and did occasional guest spots on TV dramas and game shows. She was very active in working through the United Nations for the world's children.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpouseFrederick Pittera(1954 - October 11, 1965) (divorced, 1 child)
- Was a tireless Red Cross worker for years in the 1950s.
- For her last film Loan Shark (1952) co-starring George Raft, she replaced an ailing (and alcoholic) Gail Russell at the very last minute.
- During her salad years, she modeled for advertising and appeared on the covers of "Cosmopolitan", "McCalls" and "Esquire".
- "Photoplay" named her one of Hollywood's 10 Most Promising Actresses and awarded her their 1952 "Gold Key." She actually hated Hollywood and moved to New York to work in television, never making another film.
- In 1959 she was an observer for the US to the World Federation of United Nations Association meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Acting wasn't enough. I felt some of the movies were mediocre. I wanted to do something important with my life, so I began working with the American Association for the United Nations. It was very, very fulfilling. I'll never regret having given up Hollywood for it.
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