Dorothy Short | |
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 Dorothy Short as Mary Lane in Reefer Madness (1936) | |
| Born | June 29, 1915 |
| Died | June 4, 1963 (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery Plot: Magnolia, Lot 35 |
| Years active | 1934–1953 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2[1] |
Dorothy Short (June 29, 1915 – June 4, 1963) was an American film actress, mainly in low-budget Westerns and serials in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Philadelphia,[2] Short was the daughter of Mrs. E. M. Short. She began working in films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933 on a trial basis. In November 1933, a court in California approved a seven-year contract, with options, between the 18-year-old actress and the studio.[3]
Short married actor Dave O'Brien[4] in 1936, the same year they appeared together in the low-budget exploitation cheapie Reefer Madness, which in modern times has become a well-known cult film.[5] She also appeared in another anti-marijuana film, Assassin of Youth, in 1937.
She often appeared alongside her husband in various 'B' pictures and the Pete Smith series of comedy shorts, in which O'Brien played the lead on many occasions during the 1940s. After their divorce in 1954, Short retired from film acting, and died nine years later at age 47.
- ^ "Dave O'Brien".
- ^ "Dorthy Short". DVRBS.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "18-year-old girl wins M-G-M film contract". The Indianapolis News. Associated Press. November 22, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Brothers Of West' Coming To Kentucky". Kentucky New Era. May 28, 1948. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ "Dorothy Short & Dave O'Brien". Old Movies Team.org. April 29, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2021.