Dot Farley
Dot Farley (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971)[1] was an American film actress who appeared in 280 motion pictures between 1910 and 1950. She was also known as Dorothea Farley and Dorothy Farley.[2]
Dot Farley | |
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Dot Farley | |
Born | |
Died | May 2, 1971 90) | (aged
Other names | Dorothea Farley Dorothy Farley |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1910-1950 |
Parent(s) | Eugene Farley Alma Streeter Farley |
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Farley was the daughter of Eugene Farley and actress Alma Streeter Farley.[3]
Farley gained acting experience by working for six years in stock theater[3] and made her film debut in 1910.[4] Mainly known for her roles in short comedies, prolific with Mack Sennett in the silent days, she also appeared in Western films in the early 1910s.[2]
She was later notable as the mother-in-law of Edgar Kennedy in most of his series of short films at the RKO studios.
Farley was also a writer, with 260 of her stories having been produced by 1924.[5]
Farley died in South Pasadena, California.[2]
Selected filmography
- Murphy's I.O.U. (1913)
- The Bangville Police (1913)
- Passions, He Had Three (1913)
- Peeping Pete (1913)
- Fatty Joins the Force (1913)
- Some Nerve (1913)
- A Small Town Idol (1921)
- The Crossroads of New York (1922)
- When Knights Were Cold (1923)
- Boy of Mine (1923)
- Listen Lester (1924)
- A Self-Made Failure (1924)
- The Mask of Lopez (1924)
- The Enemy Sex (1924)
- The Signal Tower (1924)
- The Fatal Mistake (1924)
- Vanity's Price (1924)
- So Big (1924)
- My Son (1925)
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925)
- The Red Kimona (1925)
- The Unchastened Woman (1925)
- A Woman of the World (1925)
- The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (1926)
- The Little Irish Girl (1926)
- The Still Alarm (1926)
- So This is Paris (1926)
- Memory Lane (1926)
- Honesty – The Best Policy (1926)
- The Family Upstairs (1926)
- Brooding Eyes (1926)
- Young April (1926)
- The Lost Limited (1927)
- The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)
- Nobody's Widow (1927)
- The Climbers (1927)
- Lady Be Good (1928)
- Should a Girl Marry? (1928)
- Celebrity (1928)
- Marquis Preferred (1929)
- Harmony at Home (1930)
- Road to Paradise (1930)
- The Third Alarm (1930)
- The Law of the Tong (1931)
- Curtain at Eight (1933)
- False Pretenses (1935)
- Dummy Ache (1936)
- The Road to Reno (1938)
- Slander House (1938)
- Lawless Valley (1938)
- Obliging Young Lady (1942)
- San Fernando Valley (1944)
References
- Dot Farley; findagrave.com Retrieved September 9, 2016
- Boggs, Johnny D. (2014). Jesse James and the Movies. McFarland. p. 31. ISBN 9780786484966. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- Cassara, Bill. Edgar Kennedy: Master of the Slow Burn. BearManor Media. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- Walker, Brent E. (2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. p. 501. ISBN 9780786477111. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "Dot Farley Is Successful Writer". The Perry Journal. Oklahoma, Perry. April 24, 1924. p. 7. Retrieved July 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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- Works by or about Dot Farley at Internet Archive
- Dot Farley on IMDb
- Dot Farley at Women Film Pioneers Project