Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Dori Simmons obit

 She was not on the list.


Dori Simmons was born on June 17, 1927 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Panic! (1957), Naked Gun (1956) and The Thin Man (1957). She was married to Merrill Pye. She died on January 29, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

 

Timeline of her life:

            (Doris A. Nowak)

17 June 27            is born in Atlanta, Georgia to Joseph Nowak and Grayce Dobbins

29        her father dies, and she moves with her mother and older sister to Los Angeles, California

37        is chosen to portray Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), but a last-minute replacement cost her the part

26 April 38            stars in the stage production of Ancestors Be Damned at the Troupers Club Green Room

?          studies drama with Helen Marr Bartlett

1 April 39            stars in the stage production of The Little Princess at the New Broadway-Hollywood

?          studies at Columbia University

is featured in Ladies Home Journal

is featured in Redbook

is an Earl Carroll showgirl

marries Dwayne

divorces Dwayne

47        marries Jerome L. Simons in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is an advertising executive.

April 48            her son, Joshua C, is born

June 52            her son, Kenneth R, is born

5 August 55            divorces Simons in Los Angeles, California. She says that "I was a model when we were wed and a real glamour type. He wanted to remodel me into a plain little drudge of a housewife and I just couldn't take it."

8 September 57        marries Merrill Pye, the General Manager of Teevee Film Co whom she met on the set of Vertigo (1958)

27 June 68            acts as exibit coordinator for the Art and French Wine Tasting held at the Occidental Center

?          is elected Executive Vice President of the Westwood Village Chamber of Commerce

April 68            divorces Pye

22 January 71            hosts the annual Instillation Dinner at the Beverly Wilshire

?          marries James S Porter

27 September 83        is appointed president of the Los Angeles West Chamber of Commerce

7 February 85            says of her mother in an interview with David Ferrell, "She wanted me to be the next Shirley Temple."

92            interviews Representative Anthony Beilenson on Inside LA which she also produces

29 Jan 13            dies in Los Angeles, California

 

Actress

Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, Carl Betz, and Paul Petersen in The Donna Reed Show (1958)

The Donna Reed Show

7.4

TV Series

Mrs. Warren

1961

1 episode

 

Susan Hayward and Dean Martin in Ada (1961)

Ada

6.6

Party Girl (uncredited)

1961

 

The Asphalt Jungle (1961)

The Asphalt Jungle

8.0

TV Series

Waitress

1961

1 episode

 

Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner in The Buccaneer (1958)

The Buccaneer

6.4

Bit Role (uncredited)

1958

 

Vertigo (1958)

Vertigo

8.3

Woman at Ernie's Mistaken for Madeleine (uncredited)

1958

 

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955)

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre

7.4

TV Series

Candy

1958

1 episode

 

Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)

The Thin Man

7.1

TV Series

Marj

1957

1 episode

 

Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

7.5

TV Series

Sally Lee

1957

1 episode

 

Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)

The Millionaire

7.8

TV Series

Stewardess

1957

1 episode

 

Panic! (1957)

Panic!

8.2

TV Series

Felicia Mills

1957

1 episode

 

Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

5.6

San Francisco Operator (uncredited)

1957

 

Blondie (1957)

Blondie

6.9

TV Series

Secretary

1957

2 episodes

 

Edgar Buchanan in Judge Roy Bean (1955)

Judge Roy Bean

7.1

TV Series

Mrs. Pawley

Connie Ward

1956

2 episodes

 

Mara Corday, Barton MacLane, and Willard Parker in Naked Gun (1956)

Naked Gun

6.6

Hostess #2

1956

 

Leslie Nielsen, June Allyson, Joan Blondell, Joan Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene, Ann Miller, and Ann Sheridan in The Opposite Sex (1956)

The Opposite Sex

6.1

Departing Woman (uncredited)

1956

 

Frances Bavier, William Bishop, and Michael O'Shea in It's a Great Life (1954)

It's a Great Life

7.6

TV Series

Girl Airport Announcer

Bank Teller

Woman with Magazine

1955

3 episodes


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