Dorothy Short
Known for

Acting

Credits

29

Gender

Woman

Birthday

29 Jun 1915

Day of death

4 Jun 1963 (47)

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as
Mrs. Dave O'Brien

Dorothy Short

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Short (1915 - 1963) was an American film actress mainly in low-budget westerns and serials in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Philadelphia, she married actor Dave O'Brien 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorothy Short, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1956Savage FuryMona Andrews
1953Things We Can Do WithoutMrs. Thud (uncredited)
1951Bargain MadnessDorothy (uncredited)
1950A Wife's LifeMrs. George T. Hardnose
1948I Love My Mother-In-Law But...The Wife (uncredited)
1948Just SupposeWife (uncredited)
1947I Love My Wife BUT!The Wife (uncredited)
1946I Love My Husband, But!The Wife (uncredited)
1942Captain MidnightJoyce Edwards
1942Bullets for BanditsDakota Brown
1941Spooks Run WildLinda Mason
1941The Trail of the Silver SpursNancy Nordick
1941Buzzy and the Phantom PintoRuth Wade
1941The Lone Rider Fights BackJean Dennison
1940Phantom RancherAnn Markham
1940Frontier CrusaderJenny Mason
1940Pony PostAlice Goodwin
1939Daughter of the TongMarion Morgan
1939Code of the CactusJoan
1938Tell Your ChildrenMary
1938Assassin of YouthMarjorie 'Marge' Barry
1938Start CheeringStudent
1938Where the Buffalo RoamLaddie Gray
1938The Singing CowgirlNora Pryde
1938Heart of ArizonaJacqueline Starr
1937Brothers of the WestAnnie Wade
1936More Than a SecretaryAnn (uncredited)
1935The Call of the SavageMona Andrews
1934Student TourStudent