Dolores Dorn
| Dolores Dorn | |
|---|---|
 Dorn in 13 West Street | |
| Born |
Dolores M. Heft March 3, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1954–1980 |
| Spouse(s) |
Franchot Tone (m. 1956–59) Ben Piazza (m. 1967–79) |
Dolores Dorn (born March 3, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film and television actress, co-star of The Bounty Hunter (1954),[1] Uncle Vanya (1957),[2] Underworld U.S.A. (1961),[3] and several other films through 1985.
Dorn had second billing in The Bounty Hunter, a western starring Randolph Scott in which her character, Julie Spencer, ends up married to Scott's. She played the wife of Alan Ladd in the actor's last leading-man role in a Hollywood film, 13 West Street, and was featured as "Cuddles," the moll of convict Cliff Robertson, in the crime film Underworld, U.S.A.
Dorn appeared in a number of made-for-TV films and as a guest star in series such as Ironside, Charlie's Angels, Simon & Simon, Run for Your Life, and The Untouchables. She became an acting teacher with the American Film Institute in 1977 and later with the Lee Strasberg Institute.
She was married to actors Ben Piazza and Franchot Tone.
References
- ↑ "Realistic Fight Between Two Screen Beauties". The Hartford Courant. September 13, 1953. p. D15.
- ↑ "'Uncle Vanya'; Franchot Tone Stars in Chekhov Drama". The New York Times. April 29, 1958. p. 26.
- ↑ Howard Thompson (1961-05-13). "Movie Review - Underworld U S A - 'Underworld, U.S.A.' and 'Mad Dog Coll'". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
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