Dalton, Dorothy (1893–1972)
Dalton, Dorothy (1893–1972)
American stage and screen actress. Name variations: Dorothy Challoner. Born Sept 22, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois; died April 13, 1972, in Scarsdale, NY; m. Lew J. Cody (vaudevillian, div.); m. Arthur Hammerstein (theatrical manager and producer), 1924; children: daughter.
Began career on stage with a Midwest touring company under the name Dorothy Challoner and later appeared at the Palace with Ted E. Rose as Rose and Challoner; also performed with husband Lew Cody; made NY stage debut in Aphrodite (1919), followed by The Country Wife; starred in many films (1914–24), including The Disciple, D'Artagnon, Flame of the Yukon, Vive la France, The Moral Sinner and Moran of the Lady Letty.
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