Dorothy Adams Explained

Dorothy Adams
Birth Date:8 January 1900
Birth Place:Hannah, North Dakota U.S.
Death Place:Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Resting Place:Inglewood Park Cemetery
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1931−1975
Children:Rachel Ames

Dorothy Adams (January 8, 1900 – March 16, 1988)[1] was an American character actress of stage, film, and television.

Early years

Adams was born in Hannah, North Dakota. She later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, and was educated there.[2]

Stage

In the 1920s, Adams was active with the Moroni Olsen Players.[3]

Films and television

Adams was perhaps best known for her role as Wilma Cameron's mother in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).

Adams made numerous television appearances in the 1950s. She was seen in Gunsmoke with James Arness, and four episodes of the Western series The Adventures of Kit Carson, starring Bill Williams. She appeared in four episodes of the crime drama series Dragnet, starring Jack Webb. She made two guest appearances in Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr. She also appeared in comedy series, such as a 1958 episode of Leave It to Beaver, starring Jerry Mathers.

Later years

In the 1960s, she was a popular acting instructor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Personal life

Adams was married to character actor Byron Foulger[4] from 1921 until his death in 1970. She was the mother of soap opera actress Rachel Ames.

Death

She died in 1988 in Woodland Hills, California. Her ashes lie with those of her husband in niche A142 in the Del Prado Mausoleum of Inglewood Park Cemetery in California.[5]

Partial filmography

Selected Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1952The Adventures of Kit CarsonMrs. WilliamsEpisode "Snake River Trapper"
1952The Adventures of Kit CarsonMrs. TrumbullEpisode "Outlaw Paradise"
1952The Adventures of Kit CarsonMrs. RaymondEpisode "Pledge to Danger"
1953The Adventures of Kit CarsonLandladyEpisode "Claim Jumpers"
1953DragnetEpisode "The Big In-Laws" (1953)
1953Death Valley DaysAmelia GriffenSeason 2, Episode 1, "The Diamond Babe"
1956GunsmokeMrs. PitcherEpisode "Cow Doctor"
1957GunsmokeMrs. GlickEpisode " Born to Hang"
1958Leave It to Beaver Miss WakelandEpisode "School Play"
1961The Twilight ZoneMrs. CanfieldSeason 2, Episode 12, "Dust"

Notes and References

  1. Book: John A. Willis. Screen World. 1989. Crown Publishers. 978-0-517-57332-7. 237.
  2. News: Dorothy Adams Takes in Moroni Olsen Play. The Independent-Record . The Independent Record. October 15, 1927. 2. Newspapers.com. October 22, 2015.
  3. News: Benefit Play to Be Given. Morning Register . Morning Register. November 30, 1927. 16. Newspapers.com. October 22, 2015.
  4. Book: Hunter . James Michael . Mormons and Popular Culture: Cinema, television, theater, music, and fashion . 2013 . ABC-CLIO . 9780313391675 . 236–237 . 16 September 2018 . en.
  5. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson

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