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Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Abbott acted in Little Theater productions to gain experience before she ventured into films. [1] She appeared in many films between the 1940s and 1960s as an extra. In Las Vegas, she was a showgirl at the Flamingo Hotel and was known as "the girl with the golden arm".
Dorothy was known as Dink to her family and close friends. [4] Her father was active in political and social life in Kansas City, serving as its police commissioner from 1896 to 1897, and president of the Board of Park Commissioners in 1922. [5] The family believed strongly in the value of education.
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves held hands with Cherron Barney, left, and another woman as people gathered in the street to pray after three people died and five were injured following a ...
Dorothy Davenport (1895–1977), actress, screenwriter, film director and producer [53] Ed J. Davenport (1899–1953), Los Angeles City Council member; Delmer Daves (1904–1977), director, screenwriter, and producer [53] NP Altovise Davis (1943–2009), actress and dancer, wife of Sammy Davis Jr. (unmarked grave) George Davis (1914–1998 ...
George H. Clay (1911-1995), president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City [72] William Hinson Cole (1837-1886), U.S. Representative from Maryland [73]
Dorothy Naddelle Nichols (November 13, 1923–April 19, 2004) was an American politician who served for three terms as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, from 1981 to 1986. Nichols lived in Ottawa, Kansas , where she was a city councillor and mayor before being elected to the state legislature.
Dorothy Celene Thompson (July 9, 1893 – January 30, 1961) was an American journalist and radio broadcaster. She was the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany in 1934 and was one of the few women news commentators broadcasting on radio during the 1930s.
Dorothy Norman (née Stecker; 28 March 1905 – 12 April 1997) was an American photographer, writer, editor, arts patron and advocate for social change. Biography [ edit ]