Appleby, Dorothy (1906–1990)

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Appleby, Dorothy (1906–1990)

American actress. Name variations: Doris Appleby. Born Jan 6, 1906, in Portland, Maine; died Aug 9, 1990, in Long Island, NY; m. Morgan Hughes Galloway (div.); m. Paul Drake (musician), c. 1943.

Made stage debut as a child of two in East Lynne in Portland; made NY debut (1923); came to prominence in role of Constance Sinclair in Young Sinners (1929); films include North of Nome, Make a Wish, Small Town Boy and Making the Headlines; often appeared in Columbia 2-reel comedies with Buster Keaton, Andy Clyde, Harry Langdon, and the Three Stooges.

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