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Dorothy Appleby‌

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Birthday

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Dorothy Appleby

Portland, Maine, USA

Dorothy Appleby

Portland, Maine, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1906-01-06

Popularity

star1.6

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Appleby (January 6, 1906 – August 9, 1990) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1931 and 1943. Appleby gained early acting experience as an understudy and a chorus member in plays in New York City. A newspaper article reported that Appleby "came to New York fresh from winning a Maine beauty contest." Appleby was seen in many supporting roles, almost always in short subjects or low-budget feature films. She never progressed to leading roles in important pictures because of her height, which made her difficult to cast The trim brunette stood just over five feet tall, and her early leading men (like comedian Charley Chase) towered over her. She soon found steady if not prestigious work in Columbia Pictures' two-reel comedies. She appeared frequently with The Three Stooges, who were only a few inches taller than she was, and in 1940 she became Buster Keaton's leading lady, for the same reason: her height complemented his. She worked with Columbia comics Andy Clyde, El Brendel, and Hugh Herbert, and she had an uncredited part in John Ford's Stagecoach. Some of her Stooge comedies were Loco Boy Makes Good, So Long Mr. Chumps, and In the Sweet Pie and Pie. One memorable appearance was as Mexican brunette Rosita in 1940's Cookoo Cavaliers. In the film, Appleby gets clobbered by the Stooges when a facial "mud pack" made of cement dries on her face. Her petite figure belied her age, and she continued to play "younger" roles into the 1940s. One of her last screen roles was a one-line bit (playing a college co-ed at age 35) in the 1941 Jane Withers feature Small Town Deb.

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Manpower

Manpower‌
star6.7
calendar 1941

Charlie Chan in Paris

Charlie Chan in Paris‌
star6.5
calendar 1935

The Taming of the Snood

The Taming of the Snood‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

Nothing But Pleasure

Nothing But Pleasure‌
star5.8
calendar 1940

Pardon My Berth Marks

Pardon My Berth Marks‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

General Nuisance

General Nuisance‌
star6.3
calendar 1941

His Ex Marks the Spot

His Ex Marks the Spot‌
star4.6
calendar 1940

The Spook Speaks

The Spook Speaks‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

Under Eighteen

Under Eighteen‌
star6.6
calendar 1932

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

Pitchin' in the Kitchen‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

From Nurse to Worse

From Nurse to Worse‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

Rockin' Thru the Rockies‌
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calendar 1940

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

In the Sweet Pie and Pie‌
star6.7
calendar 1941

What's the Matador?

What's the Matador?‌
star5.9
calendar 1942

Loco Boy Makes Good

Loco Boy Makes Good‌
star5.5
calendar 1942

Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman‌
star3.7
calendar 1940

So Long Mr. Chumps

So Long Mr. Chumps‌
star6.1
calendar 1941

Cookoo Cavaliers

Cookoo Cavaliers‌
star6.2
calendar 1940

Paradise Express

Paradise Express‌
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calendar 1937

Small Town Boy

Small Town Boy‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman‌
star4.6
calendar 1939

Let 'em Have It

Let 'em Have It‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

As the Earth Turns

As the Earth Turns‌
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calendar 1934

Two Heads on a Pillow

Two Heads on a Pillow‌
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calendar 1934

Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn‌
star5.8
calendar 1937

Fate's Fathead

Fate's Fathead‌
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calendar 1934

Stagecoach

Stagecoach‌
star7.6
calendar 1939

The Women

The Women‌
star7.1
calendar 1939

High Sierra

High Sierra‌
star7.0
calendar 1941

Make a Wish

Make a Wish‌
star5.7
calendar 1937

Trick for Trick

Trick for Trick‌
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calendar 1933

North of Nome

North of Nome‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?

What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?‌
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calendar 1942

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife‌
star6.9
calendar 1940

Making the Headlines

Making the Headlines‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Gold Rush Maisie

Gold Rush Maisie‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

King of the Wild Horses

King of the Wild Horses‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

I Give My Love

I Give My Love‌
star6.0
calendar 1934

Black Eyes and Blues

Black Eyes and Blues‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

School for Girls

School for Girls‌
star6.0
calendar 1934

Jail Birds of Paradise

Jail Birds of Paradise‌
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calendar 1934

Riffraff

Riffraff‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

The Devil's Pipeline

The Devil's Pipeline‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

You Said a Hatful!

You Said a Hatful!‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

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