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Dorothy Coonan, Dorothy Rae Coonan, Dorothy Wellman
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Coonan Wellman (November 25, 1913 - September 16, 2009) was an American actress and dancer. Wellman was the wife of film director William Wellman, to whom she was married from 1934 until his death in 1975. Wellman cast her in several of his films. Her career as a dancer began at the age of 14 with Warner Brothers Studios. Her early film credits as an on-screen dancer and actress included small uncredited parts in such early talkies as The Broadway Melody (1929), Whoopee! (1930), Kiki (1931) Palmy Days (1931), and The Kid from Spain (1932). Her best-known films were 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933. Many of the films in which she appeared were choreographed by Busby Berkeley. Film director William Wellman cast Coonan as "Sally" in his 1933 film, Wild Boys of the Road. This was the only role she played in which she was credited or had a character with a name. She makes an uncredited appearance in Wellman's The Story of G.I. Joe (1945) as an army nurse nicknamed Red who marries a soldier on the battlefield, only to be widowed shortly afterwards.
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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1913-11-25
- event Death Date 2009-09-16
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 0.7
- info Birth Place Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Dorothy Coonan Wellman
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Wild Boys of the Road
1933-10-07
5.2
The Broadway Melody
1929-02-08
5.5
Show of Shows
1929-11-21
6.5
Whoopee!
1930-09-26
4.7
Over the Counter
1932-10-15
5.8
They Call It Sin
1932-11-05
6.6
The Kid from Spain
1932-11-17
6.9
42nd Street
1933-03-11
7.1
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933-05-27
6.4
Story of G.I. Joe
1945-07-13
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Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
2003-03-28