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Dorothy Peterson

actress (1897-1979)
Person Human Q3037186
Dorothy Peterson
Theatre Magazine Company; Irving Chidnoff (1896-1966), photographer · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
December 25, 1897
Date of death
October 3, 1979
Place of birth
Hector
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
actor, television actor, film actor, audio technician
Religion or worldview
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[13]
Spouse
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
Notable Black American Women[17]
Family name
Peterson[15]
Given name
Dorothy[16]
Name in native language
Dorothy Peterson[19]
Native language
English[11]
Start of work period
1930[20]
Writing language
English[21]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000028108196
VIAF cluster ID
8874220
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86139979
GND ID
106786914X
AllMovie person ID
p56339
AlloCiné person ID
24609
Danish National Filmography person ID
249109
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
106786914X
Elonet person ID
1073818
Film.ru person ID
doroti-piterson
Find a Grave memorial ID
148037235
Freebase ID
/m/0417n8k
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George Eastman Museum people ID
122055
HAND ID
28FB-30E8-EC2B-14E9-0E94
IMDb ID
nm0677125
Internet Broadway Database person ID
56018
Ivi person ID
doroti-peterson
Kinobox person ID
896303
Kinopoisk person ID
212095
LdiF person ID
101691
Movie Walker Press person ID
1385
PORT person ID
132222
Prabook ID
2395556
SNAC ARK ID
w6z04p26
Swedish Film Database person ID
131240
TMDB person ID
81293
WikiTree person ID
Peterson-18895
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/63e087e2-8876-4709-9484-041518a9d18a
ČSFD person ID
237289

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Occupation 3
actor, film actor, television actor
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Peterson
Given name 1
Dorothy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Hector
Place of death 1
New York City
Religion or worldview 1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Spouses 1
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Dorothy Peterson was born on December 25, 1897[1], in Hector[2]. She died on October 3, 1979[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as an actor[5], television actor[6], film actor[7], and audio technician[8].

FAQs

Where was Dorothy Peterson born?

Dorothy Peterson was born in Hector[2].

Where did Dorothy Peterson die?

Dorothy Peterson died in New York City[4].

Who was Dorothy Peterson married to?

Dorothy Peterson's spouses include Guinn "Big Boy" Williams[9].

What did Dorothy Peterson do for work?

Dorothy Peterson worked as an actor[5], television actor[6], film actor[7], and audio technician[8].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 28FB-30E8-EC2B-14E9-0E94
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  2. 22w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 122055
    "Created claim: George Eastman Museum people ID: 122055, Matched to Dorothy Peterson (#118202462) in George Eastman…"
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