Dorothy Abbott

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Dorothy Abbott
Born(1920-12-16)December 16, 1920
DiedDecember 15, 1968(1968-12-15) (aged 47)
Resting placeRose Hills Memorial Park
Other namesDorothy E. Abbott
OccupationActress
Years active1946–1964
Spouse
Rudy Diaz
(m. 1949)

Dorothy Abbott (December 16, 1920 – December 15, 1968) was an American actress.

Career[edit]

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Abbott acted in Little Theater productions to gain experience before she ventured into films.[1]

She appeared in many films between the 1940s and 1960s as an extra. In Las Vegas, she was a showgirl at the Flamingo Hotel and was known as "the girl with the golden arm". She also appeared in guest roles on The Ford Television Theatre, Leave It to Beaver, and Dragnet as Sergeant Joe Friday's girlfriend, Ann Baker.[2] When she could not find work as an actress, she modeled and sold real estate.[3]

Death[edit]

Depressed about the end of her marriage to police officer and actor Rudy Diaz, Abbott committed suicide in Los Angeles on December 15, 1968, a day before her 48th birthday.[2] Abbott is buried under her married name of Dorothy Diaz in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1946 The Razor's Edge Showgirl Uncredited
1947 Road to Rio Show Girl Uncredited
1948 If You Knew Susie Model Uncredited
1948 Beyond Glory Party Girl Uncredited
1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes Maid Uncredited
1948 Words and Music Showgirl Uncredited
1948 The Paleface Minor Role Uncredited
1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game Dancer Uncredited
1949 Little Women Schoolgirl Uncredited
1949 Neptune's Daughter Model Uncredited
1949 Red, Hot and Blue The Queen
1949 Angels in Disguise Reception nurse Uncredited
1949 East Side, West Side Model Uncredited
1950 Annie Get Your Gun Carriage Woman Uncredited
1950 Where Danger Lives Nurse Clerk Uncredited
1950 The Petty Girl December Petty Girl Uncredited
1950 A Life of Her Own Model Uncredited
1950 Copper Canyon Showgirl Uncredited
1951 His Kind of Woman Card player Uncredited
1951 My Favorite Spy Pretty girl Uncredited
1952 The Las Vegas Story Waitress Uncredited
1952 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Showgirl Uncredited
1952 Skirts Ahoy! WAC Uncredited
1953 The Caddy Girl in Dressing Room Uncredited
1953 A Virgin in Hollywood Darla Sloan
1953 Give a Girl a Break Chorine Uncredited
1953–1954 Dragnet Ann Baker 6 episodes
1954 There's No Business Like Show Business Show Girl Uncredited
1955 It's a Great Life 1st Dancer Episode: "The Missing Husband"
1955 Love Me or Leave Me Dancer Uncredited
1955 Rebel Without a Cause Nurse Uncredited
1956 Pardners Dance hall girl Uncredited
1956 Everything but the Truth Hostess Uncredited
1956 The Great Man Stewardess Uncredited
1956–1960 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Various roles 4 episodes
1956–1961 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet Various roles 11 episodes
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Girl Uncredited
1957 Jet Pilot Girl Uncredited
1957 Jailhouse Rock Woman in restaurant Uncredited
1957 The Unholy Wife Waitress Uncredited
1958 South Pacific Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
1958 Rock-A-Bye Baby Secretary Uncredited
1960 The Apartment Office Worker Uncredited
1960 Pepe Girl Uncredited
1961 Bachelor in Paradise Minor Role Uncredited
1961 Lover Come Back Brackett Receptionist Uncredited
1962 Sergeants 3 Mrs. Collingwood Uncredited
1962 That Touch of Mink Stewardess Uncredited
1963 Leave It to Beaver Miss Walker / The Secretary 2 episodes
1963 A Gathering of Eagles Mrs. Josten Uncredited
1963 Palm Springs Weekend Radio Operator Uncredited
1964 Quick, Before It Melts Miss Feeley Uncredited
1964 Dear Heart Veronica Uncredited, (final film role)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lindeman, Edith (September 13, 1950). "Petty Girls Will Appear Here Today". The Times Dispatch. Virginia, Richmond. p. 11. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Donnelley, Paul (November 1, 2005). Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries (3 ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 5. ISBN 1-84449-430-6.
  3. ^ "The Private Life and Times of Dorothy Abbott". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  4. ^ Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson

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