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Dorothy Peterson(1897-1979)

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Dorothy Peterson
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Mother's Cry (1930)
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Dorothy Peterson was born on 25 December 1897 in Hector, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Saboteur (1942), Dark Victory (1939) and Too Many Husbands (1940). She was married to Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams. She died on 3 October 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1897
DiedOctober 3, 1979(81)
BornDecember 25, 1897
DiedOctober 3, 1979(81)
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Known for

Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane in Saboteur (1942)
Saboteur
7.1
  • Mrs. Mason
  • 1942
Bette Davis in Dark Victory (1939)
Dark Victory
7.4
  • Miss Wainwright
  • 1939
Jean Arthur, Melvyn Douglas, and Fred MacMurray in Too Many Husbands (1940)
Too Many Husbands
6.5
  • Gertrude Houlihan
  • 1940
Jean Harlow, Charles Brabin, Wallace Ford, Jean Hersholt, and Walter Huston in The Beast of the City (1932)
The Beast of the City
6.7
  • Mary Fitzpatrick
  • 1932

Credits

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Actress

  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Caldwell
    • 1964
  • Escala en Hi-Fi (1963)
    Escala en Hi-Fi
    5.6
    • (unconfirmed)
    • 1963
  • Lamp Unto My Feet (1948)
    Lamp Unto My Feet
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1959
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Graither
    • 1959
  • Star Tonight (1955)
    Star Tonight
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Modern Romances (1954)
    Modern Romances
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • Man Against Crime (1949)
    Man Against Crime
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • Ella Raines in Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954)
    Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Kennedy
    • 1954
  • Campbell Playhouse (1952)
    Campbell Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Daly
    • 1950–1953
  • Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
    Tales of Tomorrow
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1951–1953
  • Lincoln's Little Correspondent
    TV Movie
    • 1953
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Wife
    • 1952
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1952

Soundtrack

  • Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)
    The Country Doctor
    6.0
    • performer: "Happy Birthday to You" (1893), "Jack and Jill" (uncredited)
    • 1936

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Mothers Cry
Trailer 2:34
Mothers Cry

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • December 25, 1897
    • Hector, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • October 3, 1979
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsJanuary 1943 - June 6, 1962 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Character actress of Swedish ancestry, who after her movie debut in the 1930 melodrama 'Mothers Cry', was henceforth typecast to play long-suffering mothers and wives. Studied at Columbia University, New York, and appeared on Broadway from 1924 to 1930. Notable roles in 'Dracula' (as Lucy Seward, 1927-8) and 'Subway Express' (1929, with Helen Mack).

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