Dorothy Gulliver
Dorothy Kathleen Gulliver was an American silent film actress, and one of the few to make a successful transition when films began using sound.
Biography
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1908, Gulliver was named as a 1928 WAMPAS Baby Star. Gulliver was part of The Collegians silent series of the late 1920s, and did some silent serials with William Desmond, Jack Hoxie, and Hoot Gibson. With the beginning of sound films, she became a popular heroine in 1930s "cliffhangers", including The Galloping Ghost, Phantom of the West, The Shadow of the Eagle, The Last Frontier, and the 1936 Custer's Last Stand. Her costars were often Rex Lease, Tim McCoy, Jack Hoxie, and Wild Bill Elliott.
Gulliver was at one point married to Chester De Vito, an assistant director.
While major roles faded and she had uncredited roles, she made movies until 1976 and had a main role in Faces. She died in Valley Center, California on May 23, 1997, aged 88.Filmography
