Dorothy Burgess
Dorothy Burgess | |
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Woodland Hills, California , U.S. | |
Resting place | Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles, California |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1926–1943 |
Dorothy Burgess (March 4, 1907 – August 20, 1961) was an American stage and motion-picture actress.
Family, education
Born in
Stage actress
Burgess made her stage debut in a walk-on role in support of her mother's sister, Bainter.[4] She first came to light as a specialty dancer in The Music Box Revue.[5] Burgess played a 17-year-old in the comedy, The Adorable Liar, which was staged at the 49th Street Theater in August 1926. It was her first appearance in New York City.
Her knowledge of the stage was proficient and she combined this with ample charm and attractiveness.[6] Burgess was co-featured in a stock company managed by George Cukor and George H. Kondolf at the Lyceum Theatre in Rochester, New York, during the summer of 1928. Her co-star was Henry Hull. The actors opened on Broadway on April 30.[7] She learned about being a character actor in stock, along with adapting her voice and mannerisms to each new role.[4]
Burgess was on
Movie career
Fox Film acquired her services and she debuted in In Old Arizona (1928), the first of the outdoor talking films. Burgess portrayed the Mexican minx, who was desired by both Edmund Lowe and Warner Baxter.[4] A reviewer noted that her voice was good.[12] The first film made with the Movietone sound system, it was a romance of the old Southwest.[13]
In May 1929, two large lamps mounted on a tripod toppled over on a sound stage where Burgess was working at the
Burgess won the feminine lead in Beyond Victory (1931) after
Burgess had a featured role as a romantic rival of Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1932), also starring Clark Gable. Burgess also appeared in Swing High (1930), Taxi! (1932), Ladies They Talk About (1933), Strictly Personal (1933), Headline Shooter (1933), Night Flight (1933), Black Moon (1934), and Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934).[5] Burgess acted with Lowe and Nancy Carroll in the Paramount Pictures release, I Love That Man (1933), directed by Harry Joe Brown and produced by Charles R. Rogers.[17] Burgess strained ligaments in her back and shoulders during filming at Universal Pictures studio in July 1933. She was performing fight scenes with Mary Carlisle and Sally O'Neil.[18]
Burgess appeared with
Private life
Burgess became engaged to movie director Clarence Brown in 1932.[3] She was involved in a romance with wealthy New York jeweler Jules Galenzer in 1934.[22]
Manslaughter charge
Burgess was charged with
Burgess was sued by Louise Manfredi's parents, Italo and Marie Manfredi, in January 1933. They sought $25,000 in damages.[24] A compromise payment of $6,150 was approved by the San Francisco Superior Court in August 1933. Earlier, a compromise amounting to $6,000 was agreed upon for damages claimed by 18-year-old swimmer Betty Lou Davis, who was injured in the same accident.[25]
Death
Dorothy Burgess was living in Palm Springs, California in May 1961 when she was hospitalized.[26] On August 20, 1961, she died of lung cancer at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.[27] She was 54. Her remains are in vaultage at Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.[28]
Partial filmography
- In Old Arizona (1928) as Tonia Maria
- Protection (1929) as Myrtle Hines
- Pleasure Crazed (1929) as Alma Dean
- A Song of Kentucky (1929) as Nancy Morgan
- Swing High (1930) as Trixie
- Recaptured Love (1930) as Peggy Price
- Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931, Short) as Cleopatra
- Lasca of the Rio Grande (1931) as Lasca
- Taxi! (1932) as Marie Costa
- Play Girl (1932) as Edna
- The Stoker (1932) as Margarita Valdez
- Out of Singapore aka Gangsters on the Sea (1932) as Concha Renaldo
- Malay Nights (1932) as Eve Blake
- On Your Guard (1933) as 'Sissy' Shannon
- Ladies They Talk About (1933) as 'Sister' Susie
- What Price Decency (1933) as Norma
- Strictly Personal (1933) as Bessie
- Rusty Rides Alone (1933) as Mona Quillan
- Hold Your Man (1933) as Gypsy Angecon
- Easy Millions (1933)
- It's Great to Be Alive (1933) as Al Moran
- I Love That Man (1933) as Ethel or Giggles
- The Important Witness (1933) as Ruth Dana
- Headline Shooter (1933) as Ruby - Burnett's moll
- Ladies Must Love (1933) as Peggy Burns
- Night Flight or Dawn To Dark (1933) as Pellerin's Girlfriend
- From Headquarters (1933) as Dolly White
- Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) as Dotty
- Orient Express (1934) as Mable Express
- Fashions of 1934 (1934) as Glenda
- A Modern Hero (1934) as Hazel Flint Radier
- Affairs of a Gentleman (1934) as Nan Fitzgerald
- Black Moon (1934) as Juanita Perez Lane
- The Circus Clown (1934) as Babe
- Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934) as Ann Brewster
- Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) as Millie Seagrove
- Gambling (1934) as Dorothy Kane
- Village Tale (1935) as Lulu Stevenson
- Manhattan Butterfly (1935) as Another Singer
- The Lady in Question (1940) as Antoinette (uncredited)
- I Want a Divorce (1940) as 'Peppy' Gilman
- Cadet Girl (1941) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Lady for a Night (1942) as Flo
- Lone Star Ranger (1942) as Trixie
- Man of Courage (1943) as Sally Dickson
- Girls in Chains (1943) as Mrs. Peters
- The West Side Kid (1943) as Toodles (final film role)
References
- ^ "H.A. Burgess, Pioneer Merchant, Succumbs", Los Angeles Times, October 2, 1932, p. 9.
- ^ "H.A. Burgess, Pioneer Air Official, Ill", Los Angeles Times, April 14, 1960, p. B2.
- ^ a b "Star And Director Develop Romance", Los Angeles Times, January 26, 1932, p. A3.
- ^ a b c "Cussedness Rules Season", Los Angeles Times, December 23, 1928, p. C8
- ^ a b c "Who's Who In The Current Pictures", The New York Times, July 2, 1933, p. X2.
- ^ "The Adorable Liar Has Fine Exponent", The New York Times, August 31, 1926, p. 15.
- ^ "Dorothy Burgess As Star", The New York Times, April 30, 1928, p. 21.
- ^ "Actress' Success Brings Stardom", Los Angeles Times, October 26, 1929, p. A9.
- ^ "Miss Burgess Resumes Role of Senorita", Los Angeles Times, July 28, 1931, p. A9.
- ^ "Dorothy Just The Type", Los Angeles Times, August 9, 1931, p. 26.
- ^ "The Movieland Directory - Tour Location: 210 S Fuller Ave, Los Angeles, California". Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Western Talkie Interests", Los Angeles Times, December 27, 1928, Page A13.
- ^ "Current Films", Los Angeles, December 30, 1928, Page C17.
- ^ "Actress Struck by Falling Lamp on Sound Stage", Los Angeles Times, May 29, 1929, p. A10.
- ^ "Dorothy Burgess Wins Lead", Los Angeles Times, June 4, 1930, p. A8.
- ^ "Dorothy Burgess In It", Los Angeles Times, December 31, 1931, p. 7.
- ^ "Production Started", Los Angeles Times, February 16, 1933, p. A6
- ^ "Injured Actress Collapses on Set", Los Angeles Times, July 14, 1933, p. A1
- ^ "Happy Endings New Demand of Popular Actor", Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1934, p. 10
- ^ "Screen Notes", The New York Times, December 3, 1934, p. 14
- ^ "Greasepaint's Lure Too Strong For Jane Bryan?", Los Angeles Times, September 8, 1941, p. 22
- ^ "Around and About in Hollywood", Los Angeles Times, August 31, 1934, p. 10
- ^ "Film Star, Accused In Fatal Crash, Ill", The New York Times, December 24, 1932, p. 10.
- ^ "Actress Sued in Auto Death", Los Angeles Times, January 6, 1933, p. 10.
- ^ "Actress Settles Damage Claims", Los Angeles Times, August 22, 1933, p. 1
- ^ "Dorothy Burgess Seriously Ill", Los Angeles Times, June 3, 1961, p. 11.
- ^ "Dorothy Burgess Dies of Cancer At Chatsworth." Desert Sun, 2 Sept. 1961, p. 4
- ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
External links
- Dorothy Burgess at IMDb
- Dorothy Burgess at AllMovie
- Dorothy Burgess singing in an early talkie from 1930 on YouTube