Dorothy Comingore
Biography
Dorothy Comingore was an American actress of stage and screen, born Margaret Louise Comingore in Los Angeles and raised largely in Oakland, California. She began performing on radio and in the theater under the name Kay Winters, then took small film parts, sometimes uncredited, as Linda Winters. A notice by Charles Chaplin while she was appearing in a Carmel playhouse led to a screen test and a contract with Warner Bros. Orson Welles then chose her for the role of Susan Alexander in his first feature, Citizen Kane (1941), and reviewers were enthusiastic, with the Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter among those who praised her. She also appeared in The Hairy Ape (1944). Her last film role came in The Big Night (1951), and she did not perform on screen or stage afterward.
58years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Stonington
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Mary Louise Comingore
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 12 years1939 to 1951
Every film, newest first
- 1951The Big NightIMDb rating 6.3
- 1941Citizen KaneIMDb rating 8.2
- 1939Golden BoyIMDb rating 6.8
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A role that slipped away
Comingore passed on starring in a Damon Runyon story adaptation, "Little Pinks." It was made in 1942 as The Big Street with Lucille Ball instead.
About the name
Comingore started out in small film parts and was billed as Linda Winters. Earlier, she had performed on radio and the stage under the name Kay Winters.
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Worked with
Dorothy Comingore made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Orson Welles's page
Barbara Stanwyck's page
William Holden's page
Joseph Cotten's page
Agnes Moorehead's page
Lee J. Cobb's page
Rouben MamoulianDirector, 1 film, 1939
All films by Rouben Mamoulian
Joseph LoseyDirector, 1 film, 1951
All films by Joseph Losey
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