- Dorothy Abbott
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Dorothy Abbott Born December 16, 1920
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.Died December 15, 1968 (aged 47)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.Other names Dorothy E. Abbott Occupation Actress Years active 1946–1964 Spouse Rudy Diaz (m. 1949–1968) Dorothy Abbott (December 16, 1920 – December 15, 1968) was an American actress.
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Career
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Abbott appeared in many films between the 1940s and 1960s as an extra. In Las Vegas she was a showgirl at the Flamingo Hotel and was known as "the girl with the golden arm". She also appeared in guest roles on The Ford Television Theatre, Leave It to Beaver, and Dragnet as Sergeant Joe Friday's girlfriend Ann Baker.[1] When she could not find work as an actress, she modeled and sold real estate.[2]
Death
Depressed about the end of her marriage to police officer and actor Rudy Diaz, Abbott committed suicide in Los Angeles on December 15, 1968, a day before her 48th birthday.[1] Abbott is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.
Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1946 The Razor's Edge Showgirl Uncredited 1947 Road to Rio Show Girl Uncredited 1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes Maid Uncredited 1948 Words and Music Showgirl Uncredited 1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game Dancer Uncredited 1949 Little Women Schoolgirl Uncredited 1949 Neptune's Daughter Model Uncredited 1949 Red, Hot and Blue The Queen 1949 Angels in Disguise Reception nurse Uncredited 1949 East Side, West Side Model Uncredited 1950 Annie Get Your Gun Carriage Woman Uncredited 1950 Where Danger Lives Nurse Clerk Uncredited 1951 His Kind of Woman Card player Uncredited 1951 My Favorite Spy Pretty girl Uncredited 1952 The Las Vegas Story Waitress Uncredited 1952 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Showgirl Uncredited 1953 The Caddy Girl in Dressing Room Uncredited 1953 to 1954 Dragnet Ann Baker 6 episodes 1954 There's No Business Like Show Business Show Girl Uncredited 1955 It's a Great Life 1st Dancer Episode: "The Missing Husband" 1955 Love Me or Leave Me Dancer Uncredited 1955 Rebel Without a Cause Nurse Uncredited 1956 Pardners Dance hall girl Uncredited 1956 The Great Man Stewardess Uncredited 1956 to 1960 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Various roles 4 episodes 1956 to 1961 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet Various roles 11 episodes 1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Girl Uncredited 1957 The Unholy Wife Waitress Uncredited 1957 Jet Pilot Girl Uncredited 1957 Jailhouse Rock Woman in restaurant Uncredited 1958 South Pacific Nurse in Thanksgiving Show 1958 Rock-A-Bye Baby Secretary Uncredited 1960 The Apartment Office Worker Uncredited 1960 Pepe Girl Uncredited 1962 Sergeants 3 Mrs. Collingwood 1962 That Touch of Mink Stewardess Uncredited 1963 Leave It to Beaver Various roles 2 episodes 1963 A Gathering of Eagles Mrs. Josten 1963 Palm Springs Weekend Radio Operator Uncredited 1964 Quick, Before It Melts Miss Feeley Uncredited 1964 Dear Heart Veronica Uncredited References
- ^ a b Donnelley, Paul (2005-11-01). Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries (3 ed.). Omnibus Press. pp. 5. ISBN 1-844-49430-6.
- ^ "The Private Life and Times of Dorothy Abbott". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/562/Dorothy+Abbott/index.html. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
External links
- Dorothy Abbott at the Internet Movie Database
- Dorothy Abbott at AllRovi
- Dorothy Abbott at Find a Grave
Categories:- Actors from Missouri
- Actors who committed suicide
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Suicides in California
- 1920 births
- 1968 deaths
- American film actor, 1920s birth stubs
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