Mae West: Dorothy Peterson

Unlike MAE WEST, Dorothy Peterson did not acquire stardust.

• • Born in Minnesota on 25 December 1897, the pretty brunette became a stage actress. In 1930, she made her screen debut in "Mothers Cry," a weepy domestic melodrama that required the 29-year-old actress to age nearly three decades in the course of the film. Unfortunately, "Mothers Cry" instantly typecast Peterson in careworn maternal roles.
• • Dorothy Peterson played Thelma in the MAE WEST hit "I'm No Angel." This promotional photo was taken during October 1933 and the movie opened the following month.
• • Her last screen appearance was as Shirley Temple's mother in That Hagen Girl [1947], however, Dorothy Peterson remained active on the New York theatrical scene and on TV until the early 1960s.
• • She died in New York City in the month of October: 3 October 1979.
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• • Photo: Mae West with Dorothy Peterson (as Thelma) • • October 1933 • •
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