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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.
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Filmography
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Movies 31
Savage Fury (1956)
Things We Can Do Without (1953)
Bargain Madness (1951)
A Wife's Life (1950)
Let's Cogitate (1948)
Bullets for Bandits (1942)
The Lone Rider Fights Back (1941)
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
The Trail of the Silver Spurs (1941)
Pony Post (1940)
Frontier Crusader (1940)
Phantom Rancher (1940)
Daughter of the Tong (1939)
Where the Buffalo Roam (1938)
The Singing Cowgirl (1938)
Heart of Arizona (1938)
Start Cheering (1938)
Assassin of Youth (1938)
Brothers of the West (1937)
More Than a Secretary (1936)
Melody in May (1936)
The Call of the Savage (1935)
Student Tour (1934)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1915-06-29
Deathday1963-06-04 (47 years old)
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, United States
RelationshipsDave O'Brien (1936 - 1954)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsMrs. Dave O'Brien
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