Dorothy Layton

Dorothy Layton
Born	Dorothy Ann Wannenwetsch August 13, 1912(1912-08-13) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died	June 4, 2009(2009-06-04) (aged 96) Towson, Maryland, United States
Years active	1931 - 1933
Spouse	Howard Milton Taylor, Jr.

Dorothy Layton (August 13, 1912 - June 4, 2009) was an American film actress of the early 1930s.

Born as Dorothy Ann Wannenwetsch in Cincinnati, Ohio, Layton was selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars" for 1932. Layton had a promising acting career and starred in eight films in 1932 and 1933, notably appearing several times with Laurel and Hardy. She appeared in the film "Chickens Come Home" (1931), "The Chimp"(1932), "County Hospital" (1932), and "Pack Up Your Troubles" (1932).^[1] The only film she made of any prominence, however, was 1933's Pick-up, co-starring George Raft and Sylvia Sidney. Her career fizzled after that film, and never really took off again. By 1935 she retired altogether from acting. Layton eventually moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where she met and married Howard W. Taylor, Jr., a Baltimore businessman. The marriage ended in divorce. The couple had two children. Dorothy Layton died on June 4, 2009, at a retirement home in Towson, Maryland, aged 96.

References

1. ^ http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/layton/3098098

• Rasmussen, Frederick N. (June 9, 2009). "Dorothy W. Taylor (Obituary)". The Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bal-md.ob.taylor09jun09,0,7556492.story. 

External links

Biography portal

• Dorothy Layton at Find a Grave
• Dorothy Layton at the Internet Movie Database
• Dorothy Layton - Daily Telegraph obituary
• Online Memorial on Lasting Tribute

Persondata
Name	Layton, Dorothy
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Date of birth	August 13, 1912
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of death	June 4, 2009
Place of death	Towson, Maryland, United States