Dot Farley

Dot Farley
Farley c. 1923
Born
Dorothea Farley

(1881-02-06)February 6, 1881
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 1971(1971-05-02) (aged 90)
South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Other namesDorothy Farley
OccupationActress
Years active1910–1950

Dorothea "Dot" Farley[1] (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971) was an American film actress who appeared in 280 motion pictures from 1910 to 1950. She was also known as Dorothy Farley.[2]

Biography

Farley in 1922

Born in Chicago, Dorothea Farley was the daughter of Eugene Farley and actress Alma Streeter.[3] Her nickname originated when she sang and danced on stage billed as "Chicago's Little Dot" when she was three years old.[1]

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]

Death

Farley died in South Pasadena, California on May 2, 1971, age 90.[2]

Selected filmography

  • Murphy's I.O.U. (1913, Short) – Wife
  • The Bangville Police (1913, Short) – Della's Mother
  • Passions, He Had Three (1913, Short)
  • Peeping Pete (1913, Short)
  • Fatty Joins the Force (1913, Short) – Fatty's Sweetheart (uncredited)
  • Some Nerve (1913, Short) – The Wife
  • The Price of Crime (1914) – Dorothea Vale
  • The Toll of the War-Path (1914) – Bess
  • Even Unto Death (1914) – Dorothea Gordon
  • Inherited Passions (1916) – Masie Williams
  • A Small Town Idol (1921) – Mrs. Smith
  • Home Talent (1921) – Boarder
  • The Crossroads of New York (1922) – Landlady
  • When Knights Were Cold (1923, Short) – (uncredited)
  • Tea: With a Kick! (1923) – Mrs. Juniper
  • The Acquittal (1923) – Maid
  • Boy of Mine (1923) – Mrs. Pettis
  • The Mask of Lopez (1924) – Townswoman
  • Picking Peaches (1924) as The Customer
  • Listen Lester (1924) – Miss Pink
  • A Self-Made Failure (1924) – Minor Role (uncredited)
  • The Enemy Sex (1924) – Ida Summers
  • The Signal Tower (1924) – Cousin Gertie
  • The Fatal Mistake (1924)
  • Vanity's Price (1924) – Katherine, Vanna's maid
  • So Big (1924) – Widow Paarlenburg
  • Border Intrigue (1925) – Tough's Sister
  • My Son (1925) – Hattie Smith
  • The Three Way Trail (1925)
  • Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925, Short) – Townswoman (uncredited)
  • Rugged Water (1925) – Mrs. Fuller
  • The Unchastened Woman (1925)
  • The Red Kimona (1925) – The Inquisitive One
  • A Woman of the World (1925) – Mrs. Fox
  • The Lure of the Track (1925)
  • Memory Lane (1926) – Maid
  • The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (1926) – The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
  • The Little Irish Girl (1926) – Gertie
  • Brooding Eyes (1926) – Marie De Costa
  • The Still Alarm (1926) – Mrs. Maloney
  • Money Talks (1926) – Mrs. Chatterton
  • So This Is Paris (1926) – Madame Moreau (uncredited)
  • Honesty – The Best Policy (1926) – Author's Wife (added sequence)
  • The Family Upstairs (1926) – Mademoiselle Clarice
  • Young April (1926) – Maggie
  • The Timid Terror (1926) – Mrs. Milliken
  • Nobody's Widow (1927) – Roxanna's Maid
  • The Overland Stage (1927) – Aunt Viney
  • McFadden's Flats (1927) – Bridget Maloney
  • Girl in the Rain (1927)
  • The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)
  • All Aboard (1927) – Aunt Patsy
  • The King of Kings (1927) – Maidservant of Caiaphas
  • Yours to Command (1927) – Ma O'Brien
  • The Lost Limited (1927)
  • His First Flame (1927) – Mrs. Benedict
  • The Climbers (1927) – Juana
  • The Tired Business Man (1927) – Mrs. McGinnis
  • Topsy and Eva (1927) – Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Breakfast at Sunrise (1927) – Telephone Operator (uncredited)
  • The Girl from Everywhere (1927) – Madame Zweibach
  • The Garden of Eden (1928) – Monte Carlo Telephone Operator (uncredited)
  • Lady Be Good (1928) – Texas West
  • Black Feather (1928)
  • The Code of the Scarlet (1928) – Widow Malone
  • The Head Man (1928) – Mrs. Denny
  • Celebrity (1928) – Mother
  • Should a Girl Marry? (1928) – Mae Reynolds
  • Marquis Preferred (1929) – Mrs. Gruger
  • Divorce Made Easy (1929) – Aunt Emma
  • Why Leave Home? (1929) – Susan
  • Harmony at Home (1930) – The Modiste
  • The Unholy Three (1930) – Woman Buying Parrot (uncredited)
  • Road to Paradise (1930) – Lola
  • The Little Accident (1930) – Mrs.Van Dine
  • The Third Alarm (1930) – Woman Barber
  • The Front Page (1931) – Madame (uncredited)
  • A Woman of Experience (1931) – Beer Garden Patron (uncredited)
  • Dancing Dynamite (1931) – Effie
  • The Law of the Tong (1931) – Madam Duval
  • While Paris Sleeps (1932) – Concierge
  • Trapped in Tia Juana (1932) – Aunt Emma
  • Lawyer Man (1932) – Client Paying $5,000 Fee (uncredited)
  • Curtain at Eight (1933) – Ella – Party Guest
  • Love Past Thirty (1934) – Dressmaker
  • Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) – Passenger with Diamond Bracelets (uncredited)
  • Diamond Jim (1935) -Barmaid (uncredited)
  • False Pretenses (1935) – Mrs. Smythe
  • Ring Around the Moon (1936) – Bella
  • Dummy Ache (1936, Short) – Florence's Mother
  • Wanted! Jane Turner (1936) – Landlady (uncredited)
  • Arizona Mahoney (1936) – Woman at Circus (uncredited)
  • Love Is News (1937) – Woman Wanting Steve's Autograph (uncredited)
  • We Have Our Moments (1937) – (uncredited)
  • Too Many Wives (1937) – Mrs. Potts
  • Rustlers' Valley (1937) – Mrs. Anson (uncredited)
  • The Purple Vigilantes (1938) – Suffrogate (uncredited)
  • The Road to Reno (1938) – Mrs. Brumleigh
  • The Stranger from Arizona (1938) – Martha
  • Slander House (1938) – Mrs. Willis
  • Lawless Valley (1938) – Anna
  • I Stole a Million (1939) – Minor Role (uncredited)
  • The Women (1939) – Large Woman (uncredited)
  • $1,000 a Touchdown (1939) – Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
  • We Go Fast (1941) – Hempstead's Cook (uncredited)
  • Look Who's Laughing (1941) – Mrs. Mary Blaize (uncredited)
  • Obliging Young Lady (1942) – Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
  • Tales of Manhattan (1942) – Party Guest (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
  • Cat People (1942) – Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
  • Hers to Hold (1943) – Wife of Soldier (uncredited)
  • Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) – Mamie's Mother (uncredited)
  • San Fernando Valley (1944) – Hattie O'Toole
  • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) – Smoke's Secretary (uncredited)
  • They Won't Believe Me (1947) – Emma (uncredited)
  • Fighting Father Dunne (1948) – Mrs. Monohan (uncredited)
  • The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) – Woman Prisoner (uncredited)

References

  1. ^ a b Willis, Richard (November 1914). "Dot Farley: Comedienne, Tragedienne and Photoplaywright". Photoplay Magazine: 139–141. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Boggs, Johnny D. (2014). Jesse James and the Movies. McFarland. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7864-8496-6. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cassara, Bill. Edgar Kennedy: Master of the Slow Burn. BearManor Media. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ 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 978-0-7864-7711-1. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dot Farley Is Successful Writer". The Perry Journal. Oklahoma, Perry. April 24, 1924. p. 7. Retrieved July 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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