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Dorothy Mackaye(1899-1940)

  • Writer
  • Actress
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Dorothy Mackaye was born on 8 May 1899 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Ladies They Talk About (1933) and Lady Gangster (1942). She was married to Paul Kelly and Ray Raymond. She died on 5 January 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 8, 1899
DiedJanuary 5, 1940(40)
BornMay 8, 1899
DiedJanuary 5, 1940(40)
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Known for

Barbara Stanwyck in Ladies They Talk About (1933)
Ladies They Talk About
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1933
Julie Bishop and Faye Emerson in Lady Gangster (1942)
Lady Gangster
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1942

Credits

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Writer

  • Julie Bishop and Faye Emerson in Lady Gangster (1942)
    Lady Gangster
    5.8
    • play "Gangstress, or Women In Prison"
    • 1942
  • Barbara Stanwyck in Ladies They Talk About (1933)
    Ladies They Talk About
    6.6
    • based on a play by
    • 1933

Actress

  • Francis Carpenter in Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)
    Jack and the Beanstalk
    4.4
    • (uncredited)
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 8, 1899
    • Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • January 5, 1940
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(road accident)
  • Spouses
      Paul KellyFebruary 10, 1931 - January 5, 1940 (her death)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Gangstress, or Women in Prison". NOTE: Filmed as Lady Gangster (1942)).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1931, Dorothy and Paul Kelly were married after he was released from prison. They returned to New York, but eventually moved back to California, where they raised her daughter Valerie Raymond as Mimi Kelly. Mimi would later have her own slight Broadway career.

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