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'''Dorothy Short''' (1915 - 1963) was an [[United States|American]] [[film]] [[actress]] mainly in low-budget [[westerns]] and [[Serial (film)|serials]] in the 1930s and 1940s. |
'''Dorothy Short''' (1915 - 1963) was an [[United States|American]] [[film]] [[actress]] mainly in low-budget [[westerns]] and [[Serial (film)|serials]] in the 1930s and 1940s. |
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A native of [[Philadelphia]], she married [[actor]] [[Dave O'Brien (actor)|Dave O'Brien]]<ref>{{cite news|url= |
A native of [[Philadelphia]], she married [[actor]] [[Dave O'Brien (actor)|Dave O'Brien]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Hd8rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hWUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5028,2140940&dq=dorothy-short&hl=en|title='Brothers Of West' Coming To Kentucky|date=May 28, 1948|work=[[Kentucky New Era]]|accessdate=November 9, 2011}}</ref> in 1936, the same year they appeared together in the low-budget exploitation cheapie ''[[Reefer Madness]]'', which in modern times has become a well-known [[cult film]]. She also appeared in another anti-[[marijuana]] film ''[[Assassin of Youth]]'' in 1937. |
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She often appeared alongside her husband in various 'B' pictures and the [[Pete Smith (film producer)|Pete Smith]] series of comedy shorts, in which O'Brien played the lead on many occasions during the 1940s. After their divorce in 1954, Short retired from film acting, and died nine years later at age 47. |
She often appeared alongside her husband in various 'B' pictures and the [[Pete Smith (film producer)|Pete Smith]] series of comedy shorts, in which O'Brien played the lead on many occasions during the 1940s. After their divorce in 1954, Short retired from film acting, and died nine years later at age 47. |
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Dorothy Short | |
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 Dorothy Short as Mary Lane in Reefer Madness]] | |
| Born | June 29, 1915 |
| Died | June 4, 1963 (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery Plot: Magnolia, Lot 35 |
| Spouse | (2 children) |
| Children | Patricia Barclay Fronabarger (b. 1942) Pamela Fronabarger (b. 1945)[1] |
Dorothy Short (1915 - 1963) was an American film actress mainly in low-budget westerns and serials in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Philadelphia, she married actor Dave O'Brien[2] in 1936, the same year they appeared together in the low-budget exploitation cheapie Reefer Madness, which in modern times has become a well-known cult film. She also appeared in another anti-marijuana film Assassin of Youth in 1937.
She often appeared alongside her husband in various 'B' pictures and the Pete Smith series of comedy shorts, in which O'Brien played the lead on many occasions during the 1940s. After their divorce in 1954, Short retired from film acting, and died nine years later at age 47.
References
- ^ http://www.b-westerns.com/obrien1.htm
- ^ "'Brothers Of West' Coming To Kentucky". Kentucky New Era. May 28, 1948. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
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