Dorothy Christy

Dorothy Christy
Christy in Extravagance (1930)
Born
Dorothea J. Seltzer

(1906-05-26)May 26, 1906
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 21, 1977(1977-05-21) (aged 70)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other namesDorothy Rucker
OccupationActress
Years active1929–1953
Spouses
Harold Christy
​
(div. 1936)​
Rollin Rucker
​
(died 1970)​
[1]
Children1

Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, later Dorothy Rucker; May 26, 1906[1] – May 21, 1977) was an American actress. She was sometimes billed as Dorothy Christie.[2][3]

Early years

Christy was born Dorothea J. Seltzer[4] on May 26, 1906,[citation needed] in Reading, Pennsylvania.[5] She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Seltzer. Although she sometimes participated in amateur plays, she had no plans for an acting career.[6] After attended public schools in Reading, she went to Beachwood (a finishing school near Philadelphia) and then to Dana Hall School near Boston. She went on to study opera.[3]

Career

On Broadway, Christy was a member of the ensemble of The New Moon (1928) and portrayed Olive in Follow Thru (1929).[7]

Christy acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers (appearing in the pre-filming stage version of A Night at the Opera) and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert (1933), in the role of Mrs. Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial.[8] She concluded her cinema career in 1953.

Personal life and death

On January 2, 1936, Christy was divorced from songwriter Hal Christy.[4]

Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her 71st birthday.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Features". Laurel-and-hardy.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Dorothy Christy". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The Show Window". Hartford Courant. November 20, 1930. p. 20. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Movie Couples Get Divorces". El Paso Times. January 9, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Actress gets Juarez divorce". El Paso Herald-Post. January 8, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dorothy Christy becomes star". Reading Times. August 4, 1930. p. 16. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dorothy Christie". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Born: Reading, Penn. "Dorothy Christy | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
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