Dorothy Fay
Dorothy Fay | |
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Los Angeles, California , U.S. | |
Other names | Dorothy Faye Dorothy Fay Ritter |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1938–1941 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2, including John Ritter |
Relatives | Jason Ritter (grandson) Tyler Ritter (grandson) |
Dorothy Fay (born Dorothy Alice Fay Southworth,
Early life and career
She was born Dorothy Fay Southworth in
Career
Fay began her motion picture career in the late 1930s, performing in several
Fay made four movies with her husband, country singer and actor Tex Ritter, at Monogram Pictures: Song of the Buckaroo (1938), Sundown on the Prairie (1939), Rollin' Westward (1939) and Rainbow Over the Range (1940). She played a heroine in The Green Archer (1940) and White Eagle (1941), both at Columbia Pictures. Fay also made a few small appearances in other genres, such as the crime drama Missing Daughters (1939). In 1940, she asked Monogram to give her a different part and was loaned to MGM for a small role in The Philadelphia Story, which starred Cary Grant, James Stewart, and Katharine Hepburn. She also appeared as a debutante in the MGM musical Lady Be Good (1941) starring Ann Sothern, Eleanor Powell, Robert Young and Lionel Barrymore.
Later years
Fay married singer/actor Tex Ritter on June 14, 1941; the marriage ended with his death on January 2, 1974. They had two sons, Thomas and John. Among her grandchildren are actors Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter.[citation needed]
Fay made several more movies after she and Ritter married, but then retired from show business in late 1941. In 1965, she and Ritter moved to Nashville, because of his singing and recording career. For a time, she was an official greeter at the Grand Ole Opry. She returned to Southern California in 1981. Fay turned down several offers to return to movie work, including an opportunity to appear on the ABC television series The Love Boat playing the mother of real-life son, John. But she did appear with him in the TV special "Superstars and their Moms" in 1987. She was also a frequent guest at western movie conventions.
In 1987, Fay suffered a stroke that impacted her speech. She moved to the
Death
Fay died of natural causes at the age of 88 at the
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1938 | Frontier Scout | Julie, Steve's Sweetheart | |
The Stranger from Arizona | Ann Turner | ||
Law of the Texan | Helen Clifford | ||
Prairie Justice | Anita Benson | Opposite Bob Baker a singing cowboy | |
Song of the Buckaroo | Anna Alden | ||
1939 | Long Shot | Betty Ralston | |
Trigger Pals | Doris Allen | Credited as Dorothy Faye | |
Sundown on the Prairie | Ruth Graham | Alternative title: Prairie Sundown | |
Rollin' Westward | Betty | Alternative title: Rollin' West | |
Missing Daughters | Showgirl | Uncredited | |
1940 | Convicted Woman | Frances | Uncredited |
Sporting Blood | Guest | Uncredited Alternative title: Sterling Metal | |
Rainbow Over the Range | Mary Manners | ||
Glamour for Sale | Trilby | Uncredited | |
The Green Archer | Elaine Bellamy | ||
The Philadelphia Story | Main Line Society Woman | Uncredited | |
1941 | White Eagle | Janet Rand | |
North from the Lone Star | Madge Wilson | ||
Lady Be Good | Debutante | Uncredited |
References
- ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 9780786417568. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ISBN 9781439649930. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ISBN 9780786405664. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "Dorothy Fay Ritter". The Daily Telegraph. November 13, 2003. p. 29. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
External links
- Dorothy Fay at IMDb