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Dorothy Burgess (March 4, 1907 – August 20, 1961) was a stage and motion picture actress from Los Angeles, California. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

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Family, education

She was a niece of Fay Bainter. Fay Okell Bainter ( December 7, 1893 &ndash April 16, 1968) was an Academy Award -winning American actress. On her father's side she was related to George Montgomery of Montgomery and Stone. Her grandfather was Henry A. Burgess, Sr. He came to Los Angeles in 1893, establishing a business at Terminal Island. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Terminal Island is an Artificial island located in Los Angeles County California between Los Angeles Harbor and Long Beach Harbor. His home was at 637 West 41st Place. He was born in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] Her dad was H. A. (Burgie) Burgess, a pioneer air transport executive. For a decade he was an assistant to Harris M. (Pop) Hanshue, who founded Western Air Express (Western Airlines), and was its first president. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [2] Burgess studied drawing, painting, and sculpture at Mrs. Dow's School in Briarcliff Manor, New York. Briarcliff Manor is a village in Westchester County in the state of New York. Her talent in the three artistic disciplines was evident in the creative objects which decorated her Hollywood apartment. Burgess and her mother, Grace, resided in a home in Malibu, California, in 1932. Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. [3]

Stage actress

Burgess made her stage debut in a walk-on role in support of her mother's sister, Bainter. [4] She first came to light as a specialty dancer in The Music Box Revue. [5] Burgess played a 17-year-old in the comedy, The Adorable Liar, which was staged at the 49th Street Theater in August 1926. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was her first appearance in New York City. The City of New York Burgess was heralded as a combination of Eleanora Duse, Maude Adams, Helen Hayes, Janauschek, Katharine Cornell, and, possibly, Mrs. Fiske. Eleonora Duse ( October 3, 1858 &ndash April 21, 1924) was an Italian actress often known simply as Duse. This article is about Maude Adams the stage actress For the Swedish actress see Maud Adams. Helen Hayes ( October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was a two-time Academy Award -winning American Actress, whose Katharine Cornell ( February 16 1893 - June 9 1974) was a stage actress writer and theater owner and producer. Minnie Maddern Fiske (Mrs Fiske ( December 19, 1865 – February 15, 1932) was one of the leading American actresses A reviewer commented that she proved an authentic success, especially considering the material she was given.

Her knowledge of the stage was proficient and she combined this with ample charm and attractiveness. [6] Burgess was co-featured in a stock company managed by George Cukor and George Kondolf at the Lyceum Theatre in Rochester, New York, during the summer of 1928. George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Her co-star was Henry Hull. Henry Hull ( October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor with a unique voice most noted for playing the lead in the first The actors opened in Broadway on April 30th. [7] She learned about being a character actor in stock, along with adapting her voice and mannerisms to each new role. A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones [4]

Burgess was on Broadway in The Squall and played the title role in Lulu Belle, in Los Angeles. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located [5] Burgess was given top billing by David Belasco in Lulu Belle. David Belasco ( July 25, 1853 - May 14, 1931) was an American Playwright, Impresario, director The play was performed at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles in October 1929. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the theatrical world the name of a star above the title of the show itself was indicative of stardom for the performer. Lulu Belle was a dusky charmer from Harlem. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center [8] Burgess depicted a Mexican girl in The Broken Wing, a Paul Dickerson romantic comedy, staged at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles, in July 1931. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [9] She was typecast as a Spanish woman so much that one reviewer commented that perhaps there was a Spanish onion or a Mexican chili pepper in her family tree. However, offstage she was much more a typical American co-ed than the Carmanesque young ladies, who she often played. [10]

Movie career

Fox Film acquired her services and she debuted in In Old Arizona (1928), the first of the outdoor talking films. In Old Arizona is a 1929 Western film, directed by Irving Cummings and Raoul Walsh, nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burgess portrayed the Mexican minx who was desired by both Edmund Lowe and Warner Baxter. Edmund Dantes Lowe ( March 3, 1890 - April 21, 1971) was an American actor Warner Leroy Baxter ( March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American Academy Award –winning actor who is best known for [4] A reviewer noted that her voice was good. [11] The first film made in the Movietone sound system, it was a romance of the old southwest. The Movietone sound system is a Sound-on-film method of recording sound for motion pictures which guarantees synchronisation between the sound and the picture [12]

In May 1929 two large lamps mounted on a tripod toppled over on a sound stage where Burgess was working at the Fox Movietone Studio. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She was cut severely over her left eye by one of the incandescent lamps. Burgess was rushed to a studio hospital where several stitches were taken in her wound. [13]

Burgess won the feminine lead in Beyond Victory (1931) after Ann Harding decided not to make the movie. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Harding ( August 7, 1901 &ndash September 1, 1981) was an American Theatre, motion picture, Radio, The Pathe Pictures release featured William Boyd as the leading man. This article deals with the Pathé movie company For their music business see Pathé Records. William Boyd may refer to William Boyd 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock (died 1717 Scottish nobleman William Boyd 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (1704-1746 [14] In December 1931 Burgess signed with First National Pictures for a significant role in Love On A Budget (1932), which had a screen story by Maude Fulton. First National was an association of independent theater owners in the United States that expanded from exhibiting movies to distributing them and eventually to producing them as The movie was produced by Warner Bros. and First National. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and [15]

She made Swing High (1930), Taxi (1932), Ladies They Talk About (1933), Malay Nights, (1933), and Strictly Personal (1933). Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [5] Burgess acted with Lowe and Nancy Carroll in the Paramount Pictures release, I Love That Man (1933). Nancy Carroll ( November 19, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1965) was an American actress Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. The motion picture was produced by Charles R. Rogers and directed by Harry Joe Brown. Harry Joe Brown ( Pittsburgh Pennsylvania September 22, 1890 - Palm Springs California April 28, 1972) was a movie producer [16] Burgess strained ligaments in her back and shoulders during filming at Universal Pictures studio in July 1933. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American She was performing fight scenes with Mary Carlisle and Sally O'Neil. Mary Carlisle (born February 3, 1912) is a retired American Actress and Singer. Sally O'Neill ( October 23, 1908 &ndash June 18, 1968) born Virginia Louise Concepta Noonan was an American Film actress [17] Burgess appeared with Richard Barthelmess and Jean Muir in A Modern Hero (1934), which deals with a young circus rider. Richard "Dick" Semler Barthelmess ( May 9, 1895 &ndash August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated Silent film Jean Elizabeth Muir CBE FCSD ( July 17 1928 - May 28 1995) was an English fashion designer (though she herself preferred the description Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [18] Gambling (1934) starred George M. Cohan. George Michael Cohan ( July 3, 1878 &ndash November 5, 1942) was a United States Entertainer, Playwright, It was produced by Harold B. Franklin at the Eastern Services Studios in Astoria, Queens. Astoria is a Neighborhood in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens in New York City. Burgess played the part of Dorothy Kane. [19] Her role as Trixie in Lone Star Ranger (1942) represented a return to playing a dance hall girl, as she did in In Old Arizona. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The film was produced by Twentieth Century Fox. [20]

Private life

Burgess became engaged to movie director, Clarence Brown, in 1932. Clarence Brown ( May 10, 1890 &ndash August 17, 1987) was an American Film director. [3] She was involved in a romance with wealthy New York jeweler, Jules Galenzer, in 1934. [21]

Manslaughter charge

Burgess was charged with manslaughter following an auto accident in which she was driving. Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. 17-year-old Louise Manfredi died in the wreck, in San Francisco, California, on the night of December 23, 1932. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Burgess, driving alone, collided with a car driven by 18-year-old, Andrew Salz, a student at the University of California-Berkeley. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Burgess' hearing was postponed and her bail was fixed at $50. She suffered from shock and was placed in a San Francisco sanitorium. Salz and Burgess each accused the other of responsibility for the accident. [22] Burgess was sued by Italo Manfredi and his wife, Marie, in January 1933. They sought $25,000 in damages. [23] A compromise payment of $6,150 was approved by the San Francisco Superior Court in August 1933. Earlier a compromise amounting to $6,000 was agreed upon for damages claimed by 18-year-old swimmer, Betty Lou Davis, who was injured in the same accident. [24]

Death

Dorothy Burgess died in August 1961 at the Riverside County General Hospital in Riverside, California. Riverside is the County seat of Riverside County, California, United States. She was 52 and succumbed to tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common She was brought to the hospital from her home in Palm Springs, California, in May. Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of [25]

External links

References

  1. ^ H. A. Burgess, Pioneer Merchant, Succumbs, Los Angeles Times, October 2, 1932, Page 9. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed
  2. ^ H. A. Burgess, Pioneer Air Official, Ill, Los Angeles Times, April 14, 1960, Page B2.
  3. ^ a b Star And Director Develop Romance, Los Angeles Times, January 26, 1932, Page A3. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed
  4. ^ a b c Cussedness Rules Season, Los Angeles Times, December 23, 1928, Page C8.
  5. ^ a b c Who's Who In The Current Pictures, New York Times, July 2, 1933, Page X2.
  6. ^ The Adorable Liar Has Fine Exponent, New York Times, August 31, 1926, Page 15.
  7. ^ Dorothy Burgess As Star, New York Times, April 30, 1928, Page 21.
  8. ^ Actress' Success Brings Stardom, Los Angeles Times, October 26, 1929, Page A9.
  9. ^ Miss Burgess Resumes Role of Senorita, Los Angeles Times, July 28, 1931, Page A9.
  10. ^ Dorothy Just The Type, Los Angeles Times, August 9, 1931, Page 26.
  11. ^ Western Talkie Interests, Los Angeles Times, December 27, 1928, Page A13.
  12. ^ Current Films, Los Angeles, December 30, 1928, Page C17.
  13. ^ Actress Struck by Falling Lamp on Sound Stage, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 1929, Page A10.
  14. ^ Dorothy Burgess Wins Lead, Los Angeles Times, June 4, 1930, Page A8.
  15. ^ Dorothy Burgess In It, Los Angeles Times, December 31, 1931, Page 7.
  16. ^ Production Started, Los Angeles Times, February 16, 1933, Page A6.
  17. ^ Injured Actress Collapses on Set, Los Angeles Times, July 14, 1933, Page A1.
  18. ^ Happy Endings New Demand of Popular Actor, Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1934, Page 10.
  19. ^ Screen Notes, New York Times, December 3, 1934, Page 14.
  20. ^ Greasepaint's Lure Too Strong For Jane Bryan?, Los Angeles Times, September 8, 1941, Page 22.
  21. ^ Around and About in Hollywood, Los Angeles Times, August 31, 1934, Page 10.
  22. ^ Film Star, Accused In Fatal Crash, Ill, New York Times, December 24, 1932, Page 10.
  23. ^ Actress Sued in Auto Death, Los Angeles Times, January 6, 1933, Page 10.
  24. ^ Actress Settles Damage Claims, Los Angeles Times, August 22, 1933, Page 1.
  25. ^ Dorothy Burgess Seriously Ill, Los Angeles Times, June 3, 1961, Page 11.
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