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Dorothy McGuire was an American actor who worked in film, television, and on stage. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1916, she began her professional career in 1943 and continued working until 1990. She spoke and wrote in English.
McGuire was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She died of heart failure in Santa Monica in 2001. Her death was caused by natural causes.
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Film & TV
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Dorothy Hackett McGuire was an American actress from the 1940s to 1990. Some of her movies include: Gentleman's Agreement (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), The Enchanted Cottage, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Old Yeller (as the mother). She passed away in 2001 at the age of 85.
Known for
- Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making — Self (archive)2002
- The Last Best Year — Anne1990
- Caroline? — Flora Atkins1990
- I Never Sang for My Father — Margaret Garrison1988
- Summer Heat — Narrator1987
- American Geisha — Ann Suzuki1986
- Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 — (archive footage)1986
- Between the Darkness and the Dawn — Beryl Foster1985
- Amos — Hester Farrell1985
- Highway to Heaven — Jane Thompson1984
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Key facts
- Born
- Dorothy Hackett McGuire , ( 1916-06-14 ) June 14, 1916, Omaha, Nebraska , U.S.
- Died
- September 13, 2001 (2001-09-13) (aged 85), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Other name
- Dorothy McGuire Swope
- Years active
- 1937–1990
- Known for
- Swiss Family Robinson , Gentleman's Agreement , Friendly Persuasion , The Enchanted Cottage , Rich Man, Poor Man
- Spouse
- John Swope ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; died 1979 )
- Children
- 2, including Topo Swope
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dorothy
- Family name
- McGuire
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Omaha
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Studio publicity Dorothy McGuire.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1916-06-14
- date of death
- 2001-09-14
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- Dorothy McGuire
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
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- Dorothy McGuire
- cause of death
- heart failure
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 1990-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress for Friendly Persuasion (1956). She starred as the mother in the popular films Old Yeller (1957) and Swiss Family Robinson (1960).
Life and career
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