Mackaill, Dorothy (1903–1990)

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Mackaill, Dorothy (1903–1990)

English actress. Born Mar 4, 1903, in Hull, Yorkshire, England; died Aug 12, 1990, in Honolulu, HI; m. Lothar Mendes (director), 1926 (div. 1928); m. Neil Miller (singer), 1931 (div. 1934); m. Harold Patterson (orchid grower), 1934 (div. 1938).

Began career as London show girl, then appeared in Ziegfeld Follies; made film debut in The Face at the Window (1920) and often co-starred with Jack Mulhall; other films include The Fighting Blade, Chickie, The Lotus Eater, Joanna, The Streets of New York, Lady Be Good, The Man Who Came Back, The Dancer of Paris, Curtain at Eight and Bulldog Drummond at Bay; retired and moved to Hawaii (1937), where she later made guest appearances on tv series "Hawaii Five-O."

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