Dorothy McGuire

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American actor film actress human stage actress

Dorothy McGuire was an American film and stage actress known for her sensitive, understated performances in classic mid-20th-century Hollywood dramas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American actor ⓘ
film actress ⓘ
human ⓘ
stage actress ⓘ
awardReceived National Board of Review Award for Best Actress ⓘ
burialPlace Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1916-06-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2001-09-13 ⓘ
educatedAt Omaha Central High School ⓘ
familyName McGuire ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
givenName Dorothy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Dorothy McGuire self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
notableFor understated acting style ⓘ
notableWork A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ⓘ
Claudia ⓘ
Friendly Persuasion ⓘ
Gentleman's Agreement ⓘ
surface form: Gentleman’s Agreement

Old Yeller ⓘ
Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film) ⓘ
The Spiral Staircase ⓘ
numberOfChildren 2 ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
performedIn Broadway ⓘ
placeOfBirth Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
surface form: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
placeOfDeath Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ
portrayed The Spiral Staircase ⓘ
surface form: Helen in The Spiral Staircase

Kathy Lacey in Gentleman’s Agreement ⓘ
Katie Coates in Old Yeller ⓘ
Katie Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse John Swope ⓘ
workedWith Elia Kazan ⓘ
Fred Zinnemann ⓘ
Gregory Peck ⓘ
yearsActive 1930s–1990s ⓘ

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Old Yeller → castMember → Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
The Spiral Staircase → castMember → Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
McGuire → hasNotableBearer → Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
The Spiral Staircase → leadActor → Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
Friendly Persuasion → leadActress → Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
Dorothy McGuire → name → Dorothy McGuire self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Kathy Lacey
Katie Coates in Old Yeller → portrayedBy → Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
subject surface form: Katie Coates
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn → starredActor → Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
subject surface form: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945 film)
Friendly Persuasion → starring → Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
Gentleman's Agreement → starring → Dorothy McGuire ⓘ