Doro Merande

Doro Merande

Plain, angular Doro Merande was one of those delightful character actresses you couldn't take your eyes off of, no matter how minuscule the part. She excelled at playing older than she was -- doting aunts, inveterate gossips, curt secretaries and small-minded townspeople -- all topped with an amusing warble in her voice and bristly eccentric edge. Too bad then that she wasn't used more in films, but she preferred live theater and based herself for the most part on the East Coast. She was born Dora Matthews in Kansas in 1892 and orphaned as a child. Growing up in boarding schools, she headed to New York and pursued an acting career immediately after finishing her education. She appeared long and hard on the stock stage before making it on Broadway at age 43. She settled there sparking over 25 Broadway plays in her lifetime, including a scene-stealing turn in the classic Thorton Wilder play "Our Town" which brought her to Hollywood to preserve the role on film. On and off she remained a delightful film and TV cameo player with roles in The Gazebo (1959), The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966), and The Front Page (1974). She and star Enid Markey (Jane of the "Tarzan" film silents) starred together as pampering aunts in the sitcom Bringing Up Buddy (1960), but, despite promising ratings, the two veteran actresses did not get along and the series folded after only a season. Ms. Merande was also a recurring presence for Jackie Gleason on his variety show. She died, in fact, of a stroke while there in Miami to film an episode. Date of Birth 31 March 1892, Columbia, Kansas Date of Death 1 November 1975, New York City, New York  (stroke)

  • Titill: Doro Merande
  • Vinsældir: 2.814
  • Þekkt fyrir: Acting
  • Afmælisdagur: 1892-03-29
  • Fæðingarstaður: Columbus, Kansas, USA
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  • Líka þekkt sem: Dora Matthews
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Doro Merande Kvikmyndir

  • 1960
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    The Gazebo

    The Gazebo

    6.9 1960 HD

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  • 1940
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    Our Town

    Our Town

    5.726 1940 HD

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  • 1968
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    Skidoo

    Skidoo

    4.9 1968 HD

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  • 1951
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    Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

    Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

    6.6 1951 HD

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  • 1933
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    Bondage

    Bondage

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1967
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    Hurry Sundown

    Hurry Sundown

    6.5 1967 HD

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  • 1933
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    State Fair

    State Fair

    6.31 1933 HD

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  • 1964
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    Kiss Me, Stupid

    Kiss Me, Stupid

    7 1964 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Cardinal

    The Cardinal

    6.5 1963 HD

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  • 1949
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    Cover Up

    Cover Up

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1933
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    Moonlight and Pretzels

    Moonlight and Pretzels

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Strictly Personal

    Strictly Personal

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Snake Pit

    The Snake Pit

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Seven Year Itch

    The Seven Year Itch

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1932
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    Wayward

    Wayward

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Front Page

    The Front Page

    7.3 1974 HD

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  • 1935
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    Bad Boy

    Bad Boy

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1971
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    Making It

    Making It

    4.5 1971 HD

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  • 1935
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    Navy Wife

    Navy Wife

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Whistle at Eaton Falls

    The Whistle at Eaton Falls

    6.2 1951 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Man with the Golden Arm

    The Man with the Golden Arm

    7.11 1955 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

    The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

    6.333 1966 HD

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  • 1931
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    Personal Maid

    Personal Maid

    3 1931 HD

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  • 1969
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    Change of Habit

    Change of Habit

    5.5 1969 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

    The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1952
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    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    8.447 1959 HD

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.728 1955 HD

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  • 1960
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    Bringing Up Buddy

    Bringing Up Buddy

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1962
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    Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1960
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    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.2 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    The New Breed

    The New Breed

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1951
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    Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

    6 1951 HD

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