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Dorothy Yost(1899-1967)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Dorothy Yost was born on 25 April 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was a writer, known for The Sea Bat (1930), The Big Cat (1949) and Hills of Kentucky (1927). She was married to Dwight Cummins. She died on 10 June 1967 in Monrovia, California, USA.
BornApril 25, 1899
DiedJune 10, 1967(68)
BornApril 25, 1899
DiedJune 10, 1967(68)
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Known for

Charles Bickford, Nils Asther, and Raquel Torres in The Sea Bat (1930)
The Sea Bat
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1930
Peggy Ann Garner and Lon McCallister in The Big Cat (1949)
The Big Cat
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1949
Dorothy Dwan, Jason Robards Sr., Tom Santschi, and Rin Tin Tin in Hills of Kentucky (1927)
Hills of Kentucky
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1927
Mary Howard, Alan Marshal, Una Merkel, Florence Rice, and Ann Rutherford in Four Girls in White (1939)
Four Girls in White
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1939

Credits

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Writer

  • Smoky (1966)
    Smoky
    6.7
    • Writer (1946 screenplay)
    • 1966
  • Gail Davis in Annie Oakley (1954)
    Annie Oakley
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1954
  • Gene Autry and Champion in Saginaw Trail (1953)
    Saginaw Trail
    6.4
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Gene Autry, Georgie Nokes, Sheila Ryan, Jay Silverheels, and Champion in The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
    The Cowboy and the Indians
    6.3
    • writer
    • 1949
  • Peggy Ann Garner and Lon McCallister in The Big Cat (1949)
    The Big Cat
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, Robert Shayne, and Champion in Loaded Pistols (1948)
    Loaded Pistols
    6.0
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Gene Autry, Gloria Henry, and Champion in The Strawberry Roan (1948)
    The Strawberry Roan
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Anne Baxter, Fred MacMurray, and Highland Dale in Smoky (1946)
    Smoky
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, and Rita Johnson in Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
    Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
    Blossoms in the Dust
    6.9
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Dan Dailey, Virginia Grey, and Frank Morgan in Hullabaloo (1940)
    Hullabaloo
    6.0
    • contributing writer
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Maureen O'Sullivan and Robert Young in Sporting Blood (1940)
    Sporting Blood
    6.0
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Eddie Cantor and Baby Quintanilla in Forty Little Mothers (1940)
    Forty Little Mothers
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Ian Hunter, Guy Kibbee, Gene Reynolds, and Virginia Weidler in Bad Little Angel (1939)
    Bad Little Angel
    6.8
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Blackmail (1939)
    Blackmail
    6.7
    • story
    • 1939

Script and Continuity Department

  • Conway Tearle in Moulders of Men (1927)
    Moulders of Men
    • continuity
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Height
    • 4′ 11¾″ (1.52 m)
  • Born
    • April 25, 1899
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • June 10, 1967
    • Monrovia, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Dwight Cummins
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Sister of writer Robert Yost.

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