Dorothea Kent
Encyclopedia
Dorothea Kent was an American film actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1935
and 1948
.
In addition to her credited roles, she also had roles in 6 other films, including her last role in the 1948 film The Babe Ruth Story
.
She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and died in 1990 from breast cancer
. She was buried at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery
; a final resting place designated for people who were of the Catholic faith.
1935 in film
-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
and 1948
1948 in film
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...
.
In addition to her credited roles, she also had roles in 6 other films, including her last role in the 1948 film The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 baseball film biography of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger. It stars William Bendix as the ballplayer and Claire Trevor as his wife. It was rush released while Ruth himself was still alive. It makes no mention whatsoever of Ruth's first wife,...
.
She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and died in 1990 from breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. She was buried at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located at 11160 Stranwood Avenue in the Mission Hills community of the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, near the San Fernando Mission....
; a final resting place designated for people who were of the Catholic faith.
Filmography
- The Little Big Top (1935)
- Hayseed RomanceHayseed RomanceHayseed Romance is a 1935 short comedy film featuring Buster Keaton.-Cast:* Buster Keaton - Elmer Dolittle* Dorothea Kent - Molly* Jane Jones* Robert McKenzie - Justice of the Peace...
(1935) - Tars and StripesTars and StripesTars and Stripes is a 1935 short comedy film starring Buster Keaton.-Cast:* Buster Keaton - Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle* Vernon Dent - Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack* Dorothea Kent - Mack's Girlfriend* Jack Shutta...
(1935) - It Never Rains (1935)
- The E-Flat ManThe E-Flat ManThe E-Flat Man is a 1935 short comedy film featuring Buster Keaton.-Cast:* Buster Keaton - Elmer* Dorothea Kent - Elmer's Girl* Broderick O'Farrell - Mr. Reynolds* Charles McAvoy* Si Jenks - Farmer* Fern Emmett - Farmer's Wife* Jack Shutta...
(19351935 in film-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
) - Knockout Drops (1935)
- August Weekend (1936)
- The Luckiest Girl in the WorldThe Luckiest Girl in the WorldThe Luckiest Girl in the World is a 1936 comedy film by director Edward Buzzell....
(1936) - More Than a SecretaryMore Than a SecretaryMore Than a Secretary is a 1936 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Alfred E. Green, and written by Dale Van Every and Lynn Starling. The story was adapted by Ethel Hill and Aben Kandel, based on magazine story "Safari in Manhattan" by Matt Taylor.It tells the story of a...
(1936) - As Good as Married (1937)
- Carnival Queen (1937)
- Some Blondes are Dangerous (1937)
- A Girl with Ideas (1937)
- Goodbye Broadway (1938)
- Young Fugitives (1938
- Having a Wonderful Time (1938)
- Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
- The Last ExpressThe Last ExpressThe Last Express is a video game created by Jordan Mechner and Smoking Car Productions, published in 1997. It is an adventure game that takes place on the Orient Express, days before the start of World War I. It is noted as being one of the few video games that attempts to realistically simulate...
(1938) - Strange Faces (1938)
- Risky Business (1939)
- She Married a Cop (1939)
- Million Dollar LegsMillion Dollar Legs (1939 film)Million Dollar Legs is a 1939 American comedy film starring Betty Grable, John Hartley, Donald O'Connor, and Jackie Coogan.-Cast:* Betty Grable as Carol Parker* John Hartley as Greg Melton Jr.* Donald O'Connor as Sticky Boone...
(1939) - Danger Ahead (1940)
- Flight AngelsFlight AngelsFlight Angels is a 1940 aviation film directed by Lewis Seiler from an original story by Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay. It starred Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris and Ralph Bellamy as members of a fictional airline, flying Douglas DST airliners...
(1940) - Cross-Country Romance (1940)
- No, No Nanette (1940)
- It Started with EveIt Started with EveIt Started with Eve is a 1941 musical romantic comedy film. A man's dying father wants to meet his new fiancée, but she is unavailable, so he substitutes a hat-check girl. Then the father unexpectedly recovers.Charles Previn and Hans J...
(1941) - Call of the Canyon (1942)
- King of the CowboysKing of the CowboysKing of the Cowboys is a 1943 movie directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette...
(1943) - Stage Door CanteenStage Door CanteenStage Door Canteen is a musical film produced by Sol Lesser Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Frank Borzage and features many cameo appearances by celebrities, and the majority of the film is essentially a filmed concert although there is also a storyline to the...
(1943) - Pin Up Girl (1944)
- Army WivesArmy WivesArmy Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...
(1944) - Behind the Mask (1946)
- The Missing Lady (1946)
- It Happened on 5th AvenueIt Happened on 5th AvenueIt Happened on Fifth Avenue is a 1947 motion picture comedy, with an Academy Award nomination for original story.-Production:It marked the debut of Allied Artists Pictures, the higher-budget division of Monogram Pictures, formerly a low-budget film studio...
(19471947 in filmThe year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
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