Dorothy Gulliver
Dorothy Kathleen Gulliver (September 6, 1908 – May 23, 1997) was an American silent film actress, and one of the few to make a successful transition when films began using sound.
Dorothy Gulliver | |
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Born | Dorothy Kathleen Gulliver September 6, 1908 Salt Lake City, Utah |
Died | May 23, 1997 88) | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
[1] Born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1908, Gulliver was named as a 1928 WAMPAS Baby Star. Gulliver was part of The Collegians silent series of the late 1920s, and did some silent serials with William Desmond, Jack Hoxie, and Hoot Gibson. With the beginning of sound films, she became a popular heroine in 1930s "cliffhangers", including The Galloping Ghost, Phantom of the West, The Shadow of the Eagle, The Last Frontier, and the 1936 Custer's Last Stand. Her costars were often Rex Lease, Tim McCoy, Jack Hoxie, and Wild Bill Elliott.
Gulliver was at one point married to Chester De Vito, an assistant director. [2]
While major roles faded and she had uncredited roles, she made movies until 1976 and had a main role in Faces (1968). She died in Valley Center, California on May 23, 1997, aged 88.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1926 | The Winking Idol | Lost Film | |
Strings of Steel | |||
The Shoot 'Em Up Kid | Short | ||
1927 | The Rambling Ranger | Ruth Buxley | |
A Dog of the Regiment | Marie von Waldorf | Lost Film | |
One Glorious Scrap | Joan Curtis | ||
The Shield of Honor | Gwen O'Day | ||
1928 | Honeymoon Flats | Lila Garland | |
Good Morning, Judge | Ruth Grey | ||
The Wild West Show | Ruth Henson | ||
Clearing the Trail | Ellen | Lost film | |
1929 | The Lariat Kid | Hagerty's Niece | |
College Love | Dorothy Mae | ||
Night Parade | Doris O'Connell | ||
Painted Faces | Babe Barnes | ||
Mexicali Rose | Marie | Uncredited | |
1930 | Troopers Three | Dorothy Clark | |
Under Montana Skies | Mary | ||
1931 | The Phantom of the West | Mona Cortez | |
In Old Cheyenne | Helen Sutter | ||
The Galloping Ghost | Barbara Courtland | Serial | |
The Fighting Marshal | Alice Wheeler | ||
1932 | The Shadow of the Eagle | Jean Gregory | |
The Honor of the Press | June Bonner | ||
The Last Frontier | Betty Halliday | ||
Outlaw Justice | June Taggart | ||
1933 | Revenge at Monte Carlo | Diane | |
King Kong | New York Theatergoer | Uncredited | |
Cheating Blondes | Lita | ||
1934 | The Pecos Dandy | ||
Stand Up and Cheer! | Stenographer | Uncredited | |
1935 | Fighting Caballero | Pat | |
1936 | Custer's Last Stand | Red Fwan | |
1938 | In Early Arizona | Alice Weldon | |
1939 | North of Shanghai | Sue | |
Lone Star Pioneers | Virginia Crittenden | ||
1941 | Appointment for Love | Minor Role | Uncredited |
Borrowed Hero | Snack Stand Clerk | Uncredited | |
1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Miss Tindall | Uncredited |
The Traitor Within | Trucker's Wife | Uncredited | |
1944 | Sweethearts of the U.S.A. | Defense Plant Worker | |
1957 | Official Detective | Mrs. Samka | Episode: " Armor Attack" |
1968 | Faces | Florence | |
1976 | Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Old Woman on Bus | Cameo Appearance, (final film role) |
Sources
- Lamparski, R. (1989) Whatever became of ...?, all new eleventh series, Crown Publishers Inc.: New York. ISBN 0 517 57150 1.
References
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
- Lamparski, p. 67.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dorothy Gulliver. |
- Dorothy Gulliver at IMDb
- B-Western Heroines
- Dorothy Gulliver at Virtual History
- Dorothy Gulliver portrait gallery (University of Washington, Sayre collection)