Dorothy Layton
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Dorothy Layton 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). 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.
Born as Dorothy Ann Wannenwetsch in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, Layton was selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars
WAMPAS Baby Stars
The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers in the United States which honored thirteen young women each year whom they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. They were selected from 1922 to 1934, and annual...
" 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
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
. She appeared in the film "Chickens Come Home" (1931), "The Chimp"(1932), "County Hospital" (1932), and "Pack Up Your Troubles" (1932). The only film she made of any prominence, however, was 1933's Pick-up
Pick-Up (1933 film)
Pick-Up is a 1933 crime film starring Sylvia Sidney and George Raft. The movie was directed by Marion Gering.-Cast:*Sylvia Sidney as Mary Richards*George Raft as Harry Glynn*William Harrigan as Jim Richards*Lilian Bond as Muriel Stevens...
, co-starring George Raft
George Raft
George Raft was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s...
and Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney was an American actress who rose to prominence in the 1930s appearing in numerous crime dramas.-Early life:...
. 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
Towson, Maryland
Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...
, aged 96.
External links
- Dorothy Layton - Daily Telegraph obituary
- Online Memorial on Lasting Tribute