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Dorothy Short

American actress (1915-1963)
Person Human Q5298630
Dorothy Short
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[10]
Date of birth
June 29, 1915
Date of death
June 4, 1963
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
actor, film actor
Spouse
Dave O'Brien[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[13]
Family name
Short[11]
Given name
Dorothy[12]
Native language
English[9]
Writing language
English[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dorothy Short ar دوروثي شورت ja ドロシー・ショート ko 도로시 쇼트 ru Дороти Шорт ru Шорт, Дороти
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000063012579
VIAF cluster ID
2779872
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87847820
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
155380050
CineMagia person ID
40775
Fandango person ID
619110
Film.ru person ID
dorothy-short
Find a Grave memorial ID
114727309
Freebase ID
/m/02q877j
HAND ID
8FAF-8539-F034-5310-3EC8
IMDb ID
nm0795044
Kinobox person ID
907096
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LdiF person ID
92093
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4815477
Prabook ID
2395585
SNAC ARK ID
w6w96rh3
TMDB person ID
118630
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqbqk6xTx7VMPBvHK8XBP
Yale LUX ID
person/a1726207-a11f-4223-b199-9a8297894d91
ČSFD person ID
4531

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
actor, film actor
← Cast member 2
Reefer Madness, Assassin of Youth
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Short
Given name 1
Dorothy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Philadelphia
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Dave O'Brien
Spouses 1
Dave O'Brien
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Dorothy Short was born on June 29, 1915[1], in Philadelphia[2]. She died on June 4, 1963[3], in Los Angeles[4]. She worked as an actor[5] and film actor[6].

FAQs

Where was Dorothy Short born?

Dorothy Short's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

Where did Dorothy Short die?

Dorothy Short died in Los Angeles[4].

Who was Dorothy Short married to?

Dorothy Short's spouses include Dave O'Brien[7].

What did Dorothy Short do for work?

Dorothy Short worked as an actor[5] and film actor[6].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57986: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Philadelphia
    Place of death → Los Angeles
    Writing language → English
    Instance of → human
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46230: HAND ID (0)"
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