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Dorothy Tree(1906-1992)

  • Actress
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Dorothy Tree in Television Spy (1939)
After a long career on stage and film, in New York and Hollywood, Dorothy Tree, as Dorothy Uris, had a second career, as a speech and voice coach at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, privately, and teaching speech and acting at the Mannes College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. She was the author of "Everybody's Book of Better Speaking", "A Woman's Voice" and "To Sing in English", a classic text still in print and still used by teachers of speech and voice.
BornMay 21, 1906
DiedFebruary 13, 1992(85)
BornMay 21, 1906
DiedFebruary 13, 1992(85)
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Known for

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle
7.8
  • May Emmerich
  • 1950
Dolores Del Río and Jesse Scott in Madame Du Barry (1934)
Madame Du Barry
6.3
  • Adelaide, the King's Daughter
  • 1934
Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in Casanova Brown (1944)
Casanova Brown
6.2
  • Nurse Clark
  • 1944
David Bruce and Brenda Marshall in Singapore Woman (1941)
Singapore Woman
5.8
  • Mrs. Bennett
  • 1941

Credits

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Actress



  • The Family Secret (1951)
    The Family Secret
    6.2
    • Marie Elsner
    • 1951
  • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
    The Bigelow Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Aunt Martha Dale
    • 1951
  • Ray Milland and Lana Turner in A Life of Her Own (1950)
    A Life of Her Own
    6.2
    • Caraway Secretary (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • The Men (1950)
    The Men
    7.1
    • Ellen's Mother
    • 1950
  • The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
    The Asphalt Jungle
    7.8
    • May Emmerich
    • 1950
  • Margaret Sullavan in No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
    No Sad Songs for Me
    6.6
    • Frieda Miles
    • 1950
  • The Silver Theatre (1949)
    The Silver Theatre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Aunt Martha Dale
    • 1950
  • Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in Casanova Brown (1944)
    Casanova Brown
    6.2
    • Nurse Clark
    • 1944
  • Warner Baxter and Margaret Lindsay in Crime Doctor (1943)
    Crime Doctor
    6.3
    • Pearl Adams
    • 1943
  • Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Edge of Darkness
    7.2
    • Solveig Brategaard (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Ward Bond, Paul Fix, Warren Hymer, Fay Wall, Dorothy Tree, and Bobby Watson in Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)
    Hitler--Dead or Alive
    4.8
    • Else von Brandt
    • 1942
  • Ann Ayars and Conrad Veidt in Nazi Agent (1942)
    Nazi Agent
    6.8
    • Miss Harper
    • 1942
  • Arthur Kennedy and Brenda Marshall in Highway West (1941)
    Highway West
    6.2
    • Salvo's Moll
    • 1941
  • David Bruce and Brenda Marshall in Singapore Woman (1941)
    Singapore Woman
    5.8
    • Mrs. Bennett
    • 1941
  • Brian Aherne, Nils Asther, Kay Francis, Sig Ruman, S.Z. Sakall, and Henry Stephenson in The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
    The Man Who Lost Himself
    5.9
    • Mrs. Van Avery
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
  • Born
    • May 21, 1906
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 13, 1992
    • Englewood, New Jersey, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Michael UrisJune 8, 1928 - July 17, 1967 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Bright Honor (1936). Comedy. Written by Henry Misrock. Scenic Design by W. Oden Waller. Directed by Anthony Brown. 48th Street Theatre: 27 Sep 1936- Oct 1936 (closing date unknown/17 performances). Cast: Leon Ames (as "Gordon Reese"), Junior Bealin (as "Cadet Michael Fenner"), Marshall L. Buchwald (as "Cadet Henry Metchik"), Neal Vernon Buhler (as "Cadet Morris "Moe" Greenblatt"), John D. Coons (as "Cadet Tom Horn"), John Cort (as "Cadet Raymond Fleming"), John Drew Devereaux (as "Cadet Steve Berkhofer"), Charles R. Duncan (as "Cadet George "Red" Johnson"), John T. Dwyer (as "General Dayton M. Warren"), John Foster (as "Cadet Juan Bustillo"), Ruth Gilbert (as "Mildred Shotwell"), Jewel Hart (as "Guest at Dance"), Claire Harvey (as "Guest at Dance"), Frank Harvey (as "Mr. Thomas Briggs"), Patricia Howell (as "Guest at Dance"), Roy Le May (as "Cadet Roger "Peanuts" Bendix"), Jack Maher (as "Cadet Alfred "Fatso" Symonds"), George Makinson (as "Cadet James T. Kingston"), Claire Maynard (as "Guest at Dance"), Perry Meyer (as "Cadet Anthony Mazetti"), Edwin Mills (as "Cadet Jack MacLean"), Bram Nossen (as "Chaplain Arthur Manning"), Helen Peabody (as "Mrs. Dorothy MacLean"), Aileen Poe (as "Mrs. Herbet Selton"), Charles Powers (as "Thomas Briggs Jr."), Elinor Queen (as "Agnes Fenner"), Arthur C. Scanlon (as "Cadet Bruce "Smoothy" Barclay"), Robert Scott (as "Cadet Bob "Dixie" Tyler"), Otis Sheridan (as "Mr. Herbert Selton"), Ann Sherry (as "Guest at Dance"), James Spottswood (as "Captain John J. Stocker"), Frederic Stange (as "Cadet Elmer Gardeuer"), Florence Sundstrom (as "Vivian Caldwell") [Broadway debut], Renee Terry (as "Mary Manning"), Dorothy Tree (as "Joan Clark"), Kathleen Wallace (as "Mrs. Thompson"), Walter Ward (as "Cadet Herbert Selton"), Ralph Welliver (as "Cadet Walter Willard"), Foster J. Williams (as "Peter Thompson"), Ed Wragge (as "Cadet Joe Allen"). Produced by Jack Kirkland and Sam H. Grisman.
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    A founding member of the Screen Actor's Guild.
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    I left Dorothy Tree in Hollywood.

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  • When did Dorothy Tree die?
    February 13, 1992
  • How did Dorothy Tree die?
    Heart failure
  • How old was Dorothy Tree when she died?
    85 years old
  • Where did Dorothy Tree die?
    Englewood, New Jersey, USA
  • When was Dorothy Tree born?
    May 21, 1906

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