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Dorothy Patrick

 
Actor: Dorothy Patrick
  • Born: 1921 or 22 in Boniface Manitoba
  • Died: May 31, 1987 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '50s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Western
  • Career Highlights: Follow Me Quietly, New Orleans, 711 Ocean Drive
  • First Major Screen Credit: Boys' Ranch (1946)

Biography

She was billing herself under her given name of Dorothy Davis when she made a name for herself as the "Chesterfield Girl." The well-proportioned young photographer's model won a Gateway to Hollywood contest in 1939, but opted instead for a marriage to star hockey player Lynn Patrick. When she finally did begin making films in 1946, the blonde beauty had changed her professional and personal name to Dorothy Patrick. After a brief flurry of stardom in such Republic programmers as Blonde Bandit (1949) and Destination Big House (1950), Dorothy Patrick settled into decorative walk-on roles in major releases like The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Singin' in the Rain (1952), before retiring in the late '50s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Dorothy Patrick

from the film Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Born June 3, 1921(1921-06-03)
St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
Died May 31, 1987 (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active 1939–1966

Dorothy Patrick (June 3, 1921 – May 31, 1987) was a film actress and model.

She was billed under her birth name Dorothy Davis until she married hockey star Lynn Patrick. Dorothy Patrick, who was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, appeared in a number of films in the 1940s and 1950s including High Wall (1947) with Robert Taylor, New Orleans (1947) with Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, The Mighty McGurk (1947) with Wallace Beery, Follow Me Quietly (1949), and the Fritz Lang-directed House by the River (1950). Patrick's roles got smaller in the 1950s, including a walk-ons in The Bad and the Beautiful and Singin' in the Rain in 1952. She continued playing small, infrequent roles until 1966.

Her son Craig Patrick became one of the most prominent and successful figures in American ice hockey.

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