Dorothy Christy

Dorothy Christy
Born Dorothea J. Seltzer
(1906-05-26)May 26, 1906
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died May 21, 1977(1977-05-21) (aged 70)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting place Chapel Of The Pines Crematory
Occupation Film actor
Years active 1929-1953
Spouse(s) Harold Christy
Rolin Rucker; 1 son Creed (b. 1940)[1]
Children Creed Rucker (b. 1940)

Dorothy Christy (May 26, 1906 – May 21, 1977) was an American actress.

Biography

Christy was born on May 26, 1906 in Reading, Pennsylvania. She acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert (1933), in the role of Mrs Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial.[2] She concluded her cinema career in 1953.

Dorothy Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her seventy-first birthday.

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Features". Laurel-and-hardy.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. Born: Reading, Penn. "Dorothy Christy | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

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