Dorothy Dell

Dorothy Dell (January 30, 1915 – June 8, 1934) was an American film actress.

Born Dorothy Dell Goff in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to entertainers, she spent much of her childhood in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began entering and winning beauty pageants and at the age of fifteen won the title of "Miss New Orleans". With this success she established a successful vaudeville act.

In 1931 she moved to New York to appear on Broadway in the Ziegfeld Follies, and followed this success with her role in the production of Tattle Tales in 1933. During this time she was closely associated with Russ Colombo and her celebrity status was elevated by the media attention she received while denying rumours of an impending marriage.

She moved to Hollywood in 1933 and was signed to a contract by Paramount Studios. She won her first film role over such established contenders as Mae Clarke and Isabel Jewell and made her debut in Wharf Angel (1934). The film was a success and the reviews for Dell were favourable; Paramount began to consider her as a potential star. Her most important and substantial role followed in the Shirley Temple film Little Miss Marker.

Her next film Shoot the Works led to comparisons with Mae West, and her rendition of the ballad "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming" in the film became a hit record. Paramount scheduled her to play opposite Gary Cooper and Shirley Temple in Now and Forever in what was to have been her first major starring role as a romantic lead.

In 1934 she attended a party in Altadena, California with Dr Carl Wagner, to whom she was reported to have become engaged. On their way to Pasadena their vehicle was involved in an accident. Dell was killed instantly and Wagner died several hours later.

Dorothy Dell was interred in Metairie Cemetery, in New Orleans, Louisana.

Trivia

  • Her final role in "Now and Forever" was taken by Carole Lombard, and provided Lombard with one of her earliest significant successes.
  • Dorothy Lamour, a childhood friend of Dell, credited Dell as the person responsible for the beginning of her own film career. Lamour also won the title of "Miss New Orleans" in 1931, succeeding her friend Dell who had won the title the previous year.

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Dorothy Dell was interred in Metairie Cemetery, in New Orleans, Louisana. Despite this, she is terrified of flying and will only do so with religious artifacts. Dell was killed instantly and Wagner died several hours later. Dushku was born into and raised in the LDS Church, but is not actively practicing. On their way to Pasadena their vehicle was involved in an accident. She was born in Watertown, Massachusetts. In 1934 she attended a party in Altadena, California with Dr Carl Wagner, to whom she was reported to have become engaged. She has three brothers, Aaron, Ben and Nate.

Paramount scheduled her to play opposite Gary Cooper and Shirley Temple in Now and Forever in what was to have been her first major starring role as a romantic lead. Her father is Albanian and her mother is Danish. Her next film Shoot the Works led to comparisons with Mae West, and her rendition of the ballad "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming" in the film became a hit record. She appeared in the Simple Plan video, "I'm Just a Kid". Her most important and substantial role followed in the Shirley Temple film Little Miss Marker. In 1994, she also had a role in True Lies. The film was a success and the reviews for Dell were favourable; Paramount began to consider her as a potential star. Dushku has starred on the big screen in Bring It On, The New Guy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, City by the Sea, Wrong Turn.

She won her first film role over such established contenders as Mae Clarke and Isabel Jewell and made her debut in Wharf Angel (1934). She is also well known for her recurring appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel as Faith, the once rogue, now redeemed, Slayer. She moved to Hollywood in 1933 and was signed to a contract by Paramount Studios. Eliza Patricia Dushku (born December 30, 1980) is an American actress and star of the television series Tru Calling. During this time she was closely associated with Russ Colombo and her celebrity status was elevated by the media attention she received while denying rumours of an impending marriage. In 1931 she moved to New York to appear on Broadway in the Ziegfeld Follies, and followed this success with her role in the production of Tattle Tales in 1933.

With this success she established a successful vaudeville act. She began entering and winning beauty pageants and at the age of fifteen won the title of "Miss New Orleans". Born Dorothy Dell Goff in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to entertainers, she spent much of her childhood in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dorothy Dell (January 30, 1915 – June 8, 1934) was an American film actress.

Lamour also won the title of "Miss New Orleans" in 1931, succeeding her friend Dell who had won the title the previous year. Dorothy Lamour, a childhood friend of Dell, credited Dell as the person responsible for the beginning of her own film career. Her final role in "Now and Forever" was taken by Carole Lombard, and provided Lombard with one of her earliest significant successes.