Dorothy Gould (January 15, 1910 – July 26, 2000) was a

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and motion picture actress from

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Stage actress

Gould participated in a production financed by

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at the Theater Mart in

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, in May 1926. The play, ''Transgressor'', was written by Barney. Gould played the role of ''Vergie'', the American girl. Others in the cast were

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and Ben Alexander. The comedy dealt with life in

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, particularly the events in the life of an American girl who was there. In April 1929 Gould appeared in ''Legitimate Lovers'', a play written by Alice and Natalie Barney. A comedy, the theme deals with Mrs. Mucks of

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. Performed by Gould, Mucks divorces her husband so that she is free to marry an already married author, Horace Littlefield. A reviewer complimented Goulds acting skills, saying she ''almost walks away with the show.''

Screen player

Gould appeared in two motion pictures. She played ''Ann Talbot'' in a

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release entitled ''The Charlatan'' (1929). The film featured Holmes Herbert and

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. Her last film credit is for ''

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''. From 1930, it is a production of the

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starring

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References

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, ''New Play Released For Mart'', May 19, 1929, Page B3. *Los Angeles Times, ''Mart Comedy Wins Plaudits of Spectators'', April 11, 1929, Page A11. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gould Dorothy American film actresses Vaudeville performers Actresses from New York City 1910 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American actresses