ACTOR

Dorothy Dell

1915 - 1934

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Dorothy Dell (born Dorothy Dell Goff; January 30, 1915 – June 8, 1934) was an American film actress. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothy Dell has received more than 146,673 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Dell is the 8,923rd most popular actor (down from 8,292nd in 2019), the 13,109th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,179th in 2019) and the 4,177th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dorothy Dell ranks 8,923 out of 13,578. Before her are Masami Nagasawa, Adam Beach, Tom Burke, Paul Gross, Colin Morgan, and Tobias Santelmann. After her are Amy Aquino, George Chandler, Paul Petersen, Fred Tatasciore, Nicholas Turturro, and Francine York.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Dorothy Dell ranks 292. Before her are Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Martha Tilton, Bill Williams, Bhisham Sahni, John Woodruff, and Bobby Hackett. After her are Joyce Redman, Patricia Ellis, Beyers Naudé, Barbara Billingsley, Archie Williams, and Potter Stewart. Among people deceased in 1934, Dorothy Dell ranks 177. Before her are Edward William Nelson, Alec B. Francis, John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Lew Cody, Alexander Munro, and John Francis Dillon. After her are Arthur Wing Pinero, and William Donne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorothy Dell ranks 13,109 out of 20,380. Before her are Mike Beebe (1946), Brandy Norwood (1979), Audrey Niffenegger (1963), Julie Plec (1972), Scooter Libby (1950), and Lynndie England (1982). After her are Amy Aquino (1957), George Chandler (1898), Paul Petersen (1945), Mike Inez (1966), Isaac Shelby (1750), and Fred Tatasciore (1967).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dorothy Dell ranks 4,177. Before her are Kathleen Rose Perkins (1974), Tom Everett Scott (1970), Eddie Cibrian (1973), Harry Anderson (1952), Patricia Kalember (1956), and Floriana Lima (1981). After her are Amy Aquino (1957), George Chandler (1898), Paul Petersen (1945), Fred Tatasciore (1967), Nicholas Turturro (1962), and Francine York (1936).

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Television and Movie Roles

Little Miss Marker
Bangles Carson
Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his little girl, Marthy Jane, as security, or in bookie's terms a "marker". "Marky", as she comes to be known, winds up under the care of Sorrowful Jones and his lady friend, singer Bangles Carson.
Jun 1st 19346.5 / 10
Wharf Angel
Toy
On the wharfs of San Francisco, saloon girl Toy, also known as Mary, lives over Mother Bright's bar. When Como Murphy, a fugitive from the law, hides in her room, she falls in love with him. He explains that after he spoke out about the rights of man to a crowd, a riot ensued, during which a policeman was killed. Como took the gun from the killer, but is thought to be guilty of the crime himself. Como, who reciprocates Mary's love, spends the night with her, but leaves to keep her out of danger. He joins the crew of a ship sailing to China after he is befriended by Turk, a big lumbering sailor who is also in love with Mary. Each man is unaware that they love the same woman.
Mar 15th 19343.7 / 10
Shoot the Works
Lily Raquel
The story of seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily to suit his purposes, but this time it is he who ends up the loser -- at least until he gets wise to himself.
Jul 18th 19345 / 10