
Dorothy Appleby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Appleby (January 6, 1906 – August 9, 1990) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1931 and 1943. Appleby gained early acting experience as an understudy and a chorus member in plays in New York City. A newspaper article reported that Appleby "came to New York fresh from winning a Maine beauty contest." Appleby was seen in many supporting roles, almost always in short subjects or low-budget feature films. She never progressed to leading roles in important pictures because of her height, which made her difficult to cast The trim brunette stood just over five feet tall, and her early leading men (like comedian Charley Chase) towered over her. She soon found steady if not prestigious work in Columbia Pictures' two-reel comedies. She appeared frequently with The Three Stooges, who were only a few inches taller than she was, and in 1940 she became Buster Keaton's leading lady, for the same reason: her height complemented his. She worked with Columbia comics Andy Clyde, El Brendel, and Hugh Herbert, and she had an uncredited part in John Ford's Stagecoach. Some of her Stooge comedies were Loco Boy Makes Good, So Long Mr. Chumps, and In the Sweet Pie and Pie. One memorable appearance was as Mexican brunette Rosita in 1940's Cookoo Cavaliers. In the film, Appleby gets clobbered by the Stooges when a facial "mud pack" made of cement dries on her face. Her petite figure belied her age, and she continued to play "younger" roles into the 1940s. One of her last screen roles was a one-line bit (playing a college co-ed at age 35) in the 1941 Jane Withers feature Small Town Deb.
- Known ForActing
- Born6 January 1906 (age 119)
- Place of BirthPortland, Maine, USA
Dorothy Appleby

- Known ForActing
- Born6 January 1906 (age 119)
- Place of BirthPortland, Maine, USA

The Three Stooges Follies
1974

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943

What's the Matador?
1942

Loco Boy Makes Good
1942

What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
1942

Manpower
1941

General Nuisance
1941

In the Sweet Pie and Pie
1941

So Long Mr. Chumps
1941

High Sierra
1941
Black Eyes and Blues
1941

The Taming of the Snood
1940
Nothing But Pleasure
1940

Pardon My Berth Marks
1940

His Ex Marks the Spot
1940

The Spook Speaks
1940

From Nurse to Worse
1940

Rockin' Thru the Rockies
1940

Convicted Woman
1940

Cookoo Cavaliers
1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940

Gold Rush Maisie
1940

The Devil's Pipeline
1940

The Flying Irishman
1939

Stagecoach
1939

The Women
1939

Making the Headlines
1938

Paradise Express
1937
Small Town Boy
1937

Live, Love and Learn
1937

Make a Wish
1937

North of Nome
1936

Riffraff
1936

Charlie Chan in Paris
1935

Let 'em Have It
1935

As the Earth Turns
1934

Two Heads on a Pillow
1934

Fate's Fathead
1934

I Give My Love
1934

School for Girls
1934

Jail Birds of Paradise
1934

You Said a Hatful!
1934
Trick for Trick
1933

King of the Wild Horses
1933
