Dorothy Dickson

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Dorothy Dickson

Acting July 25, 1893

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

From Wikipedia Dorothy Dickson (July 25, 1893 – September 25, 1995) was an American-born, London-based theatre actress and singer.[ Dickson is known mostly for her rendition of…

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From Wikipedia Dorothy Dickson (July 25, 1893 – September 25, 1995) was an American-born, London-based theatre actress and singer.[ Dickson is known mostly for her rendition of the Jerome Kern song "Look for the Silver Lining". She was also a member of the Ziegfeld Follies and made many appearances in New York and abroad. In 1922 she starred in The Cabaret Girl. In 1936 she co-starred with Ivor Novello in his Careless Rapture and, in 1937, in his Crest of the Wave. As for her film career, Dickson starred in a few silent films, including Eastward Ho! (1919) and Paying the Piper (1921). During her early days on the London stage, Dickson was introduced to another future celebrity (as well as centenarian), whose name was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later the Queen Mother. The two became close friends and their friendship lasted until Dickson's death at age 102.

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  1. 1939
    Sword of Honour

    Movie Mrs. Stanhope

  2. 1933
    Channel Crossing

    Movie Vi Guthrie

  3. 1929
    The Road Is Fine

    Movie Dorothy Dickson

  4. 1921
    The Silver Lining

    Movie Dancer

  5. 1921
    Paying the Piper

    Movie Barbara Wyndham

  6. 1919
    Eastward Ho!

    Movie