Dorothy Malone (born 1901, date of death unknown) was an American writer and columnist. Her books include ''How Mama Could Cook!'' (1946), ''Cookbook for Brides'' (1947) and ''Cookbook for Beginners'' (1953). Malone wrote a daily column under the

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for the ''

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'' and later wrote as "Elsie Barton" for ''

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'' magazine. According to a 1947 profile, Malone worked for

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's company (now

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) for 15 years. As of 1947, she had a weekly radio program on a station called WOR (possibly either

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or WOR).

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