ACTOR

Dorothy Malone

1924 - 2018

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Dorothy Malone (born Mary Dorothy Maloney; January 29, 1924 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress. Her film career began in 1943, and in her early years, she played small roles, mainly in B-movies, with the exception of a supporting role in The Big Sleep (1946). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothy Malone has received more than 2,371,397 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Dorothy Malone is the 694th most popular actor (up from 832nd in 2019), the 1,271st most popular biography from United States (up from 1,534th in 2019) and the 338th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Dorothy Malones by language

Over the past year Dorothy Malone has had the most page views in the with 320,791 views, followed by French (40,625), and German (31,820). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (331.00%), Simple English (196.00%), and Polish (93.68%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dorothy Malone ranks 694 out of 13,578. Before her are Tim Roth, Scott Glenn, Charles Boyer, Barbara Bouchet, Kirstie Alley, and David Morse. After her are Jack Elam, Kim Cattrall, Marisa Pavan, Emmanuelle Béart, Peter Cushing, and Susan Hayward.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Dorothy Malone ranks 58. Before her are Francisco Macías Nguema, James Black, Michel Tournier, Giovanni Sartori, Ante Marković, and Vladimir Kryuchkov. After her are Guy Williams, Bulat Okudzhava, John Backus, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Ephraim Kishon, and Hermann Buhl. Among people deceased in 2018, Dorothy Malone ranks 58. Before her are Joe Jackson, Ruud Lubbers, Wim Kok, Jean-Louis Tauran, Osamu Shimomura, and Gérard Genette. After her are Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Joël Robuchon, Scott Wilson, Aaron Klug, Alan Bean, and Claude Lanzmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorothy Malone ranks 1,271 out of 20,380. Before her are Hamilton O. Smith (1931), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), Kirstie Alley (1951), Dennis Rader (1945), David Morse (1953), and Calamity Jane (1852). After her are Jack Elam (1920), George Akerlof (1940), Francis Gary Powers (1929), Thelonious Monk (1917), Paul Ryan (1970), and Christina Onassis (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dorothy Malone ranks 338. Before her are Anne Hathaway (1982), Uma Thurman (1970), Ethan Hawke (1970), Scott Glenn (1939), Kirstie Alley (1951), and David Morse (1953). After her are Jack Elam (1920), Susan Hayward (1917), Joe Mantegna (1947), Gillian Anderson (1968), John Saxon (1935), and Guy Williams (1924).

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Television and Movie Roles

Written on the Wind
Marylee Hadley
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
Oct 4o 19566.9 / 10
The Big Sleep
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
Aug 23o 19467.609 / 10
Basic Instinct
Hazel Dobkins
A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.
Mar 20o 19926.888 / 10