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Dori Simmons Profile
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| (Doris A. Nowak) |
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| 17 June 27 | is born in Atlanta, Georgia to Joseph Nowak and Grayce Dobbins |
| 29 | her father dies, and she moves with her mother and older sister to Los Angeles, California |
| 37 | is chosen to portray Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), but a last-minute replacement cost her the part |
| 26 April 38 | stars in the stage production of Ancestors Be Damned at the Troupers Club Green Room |
| ? | studies drama with Helen Marr Bartlett |
| 1 April 39 | stars in the stage production of The Little Princess at the New Broadway-Hollywood |
| ? | studies at Columbia University |
| is featured in Ladies Home Journal |
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| is featured in Redbook |
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| is an Earl Carroll showgirl |
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| marries Dwayne |
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| divorces Dwayne |
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| 47 | marries Jerome L. Simons in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is an advertising executive. |
| April 48 | her son, Joshua C, is born |
| June 52 | her son, Kenneth R, is born |
| 5 August 55 | divorces Simons in Los Angeles, California. She says that "I was a model when we were wed and a real glamour type. He wanted to remodel me into a plain little drudge of a housewife and I just couldn't take it." |
| 8 September 57 | marries Merrill Pye, the General Manager of Teevee Film Co whom she met on the set of Vertigo (1958) |
| 27 June 68 | acts as exibit coordinator for the Art and French Wine Tasting held at the Occidental Center |
| ? | is elected Executive Vice President of the Westwood Village Chamber of Commerce |
| April 68 | divorces Pye |
| 22 January 71 | hosts the annual Instillation Dinner at the Beverly Wilshire |
| ? | marries James S Porter |
| 27 September 83 | is appointed president of the Los Angeles West Chamber of Commerce |
| 7 February 85 | says of her mother in an interview with David Ferrell, "She wanted me to be the next Shirley Temple." |
| 92 | interviews Representative Anthony Beilenson on Inside LA which she also produces |
| 29 Jan 13 | dies in Los Angeles, California |
| Sources: Los Angeles Times, Independent (Long Beach, California), The Tribune, Kenneth Simons, Samuel Claesson | |
| Recommended Books: Pageantry by Samuel Clemens | |
| Links: Obituary Filmography Dori Simmons on Blondie | |