Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. She was nominated for the

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for ''

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'' (1947) and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress for '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956).Dorothy McGuire Actress who was often cast as a mother and had the talent, but not the will, for stardom The Daily Telegraph 18 Sep 2001: 29. She starred as the eponymous mother in the popular film '' Swiss Family Robinson'' (1960).

Life and career

Early years

Born in

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,Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume''. Perigee Books. . pp. 755–756. McGuire was the only child of Isabelle Flaherty McGuire and Thomas Johnson McGuire. She made her stage debut at age 13 at the local community playhouse in Barrie's ''

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''. Her co-star was

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, who was also born in Nebraska and was making a return visit to his home town after becoming a success on Broadway. After her father's death, McGuire attended a convent school in

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. She later attended

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, serving as president of that school's drama club. She graduated from Pine Manor when she was 19.

Theatre and Modeling

McGuire was one of the most sought after models under Walter Thornton's management. She appeared in summer stock at Deertrees, Maine, in 1937 before going to New York. She acted on radio, playing Sue in the serial ''Big Sister'' (1937) and took part in an experimental television broadcast, ''The Mysterious Mummy Case'' (1938). She was hired by producer

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to understudy the ingenue in a Broadway play, ''Stop Over'' (1938), which ran only 23 performances. McGuire was an understudy to

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in ''

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'' in 1938, eventually taking over Scott's role. She toured in ''My Dear Children'' opposite

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, and in 1939, was in a revue with Benny Goodman, ''Swingin' the Dream''. She had a role in the short-lived ''Medicine Show'' (1940), and a part in the longer-running revival of '' Kind Lady'' (1940). McGuire gained attention on Broadway when cast in the title role of the domestic comedy '' Claudia''. It ran for 722 performances from 1941 to 1943.

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wrote: "She gives a splendid performance of a part that would be irritating if it were played by a dull actress. She is personally genuine; the charm she radiates across the play is not merely theatrical mannerism."

Film

Brought to Hollywood by producer David O. Selznick (who called her "a born actress") on the strength of her stage performance, McGuire starred in her first film, '' Claudia'' (1943), a movie adaptation of her Broadway success, portraying a child bride who almost destroys her marriage through her selfishness. Selznick developed the project, then sold it to

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; under this deal, Selznick would share McGuire's contract with Fox. McGuire's co-star in ''Claudia'' was Robert Young, and

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reunited them in '' The Enchanted Cottage'' (1945), which was a box-office success.Richard B. Jewell, ''Slow Fade to Black: The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures'', Uni of California, 2016 At age 28, she played the mother in '' A Tree Grows In Brooklyn'' (1945), replacing

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, who had become pregnant. Under the direction of Elia Kazan at 20th Century Fox, the film was a big success. So, too, was '' The Spiral Staircase'' (1946) in which McGuire played the lead role, a mute. It was originally prepared by Selznick, who envisioned Ingrid Bergman in the lead; Selznick sold the project to RKO along with the services for his producer

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. McGuire and Young made a third film together, '' Claudia and David'' (1946), a sequel to ''Claudia'', which was less well received. Schary and RKO put her in '' Till the End of Time'' (also 1946), a hit with audiences. She later said: "I fought the hardest for this role and it was my least successful. I went right back to playing nice girls and faithful wives. "Obituary: Dorothy McGuire: OREIGN EditionVallance, Tom. The Independent 17 Sep 2001: 6. She was offered the lead in '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1946), but turned it down to go travelling with her family.STAGE: FATE TAKES A HAND AGAIN FOR MCGUIRE Rosenfield, Paul. Los Angeles Times 7 Feb 1982: l52. McGuire was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for ''

'' (1947) directed by Kazan for Fox. The film was a surprise hit. Following this film, McGuire, co-star Gregory Peck, and some other actors helped form the

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. She appeared in productions of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Tonight at 8:30'', then went to live in Italy for a year. Selznick announced a variety of films to star McGuire that were not made, including ''Dark Medallion'', ''A Doll's House'' ''Wings of the Dove'' and ''Sands of Time''.

Radio

McGuire was a member of the cast of ''

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'' (playing Sue Evans), and ''

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''. She also appeared in ''

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'' (''

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''), ''

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'' ('' The Spiral Staircase'') and in ''

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'' (''

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''Dunning, John. (1998). ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio''. Oxford University Press. . Pp.86, 376, 600, 662. ''

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'', ''

'').

Later films

McGuire spent some time away from screens before returning in two movies for Fox, ''

Mother Didn't Tell Me ''Mother Didn't Tell Me'' is a 1950 American comedy film written and directed by Claude Binyon. It is based on the 1949 book ''The Doctor Wears Three Faces'' by Mary Bard. The film stars Dorothy McGuire, William Lundigan, June Havoc, Gary Merril ...

'' (1950) and ''

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'' (1950). Neither was particularly popular. She made her TV debut in ''

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'', an adaptation of ''

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'', with McGuire playing the

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role. Schary had become head of production at MGM, where McGuire appeared in ''

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'' (1951), which lost money. She did '' I Want You'' (1951) for

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, then returned to Broadway for ''Legend of Lovers'' (1951–52), but it only had a short run. McGuire made '' Invitation'' (1952) at MGM, which flopped, and '' Make Haste to Live'' (1954) at Republic. She had a huge hit with '' Three Coins in the Fountain'' (1954) at Fox and appeared in episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (an adaptation of '' The Philadelphia Story'', as Tracey Lord), and ''

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''. At MGM, she was in ''

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'' (1955), playing

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's love interest. The movie was a hit.

Mother roles

McGuire was cast as

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's wife in '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956), directed by

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. The success of this performance led her to being cast in a series of "mother" roles, continuing with ''

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'' (1957) at

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. McGuire returned to Broadway in ''Winesburg, Ohio'' (1958), which had a short run, then she played a wife and mother in '' The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker'' (1959) at Fox. She played the matriarch in some melodramas: '' This Earth Is Mine'' (1959) with Jean Simmons at Universal; '' A Summer Place'' (1959) for

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with Richard Egan ,

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and

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at Warner Bros., a big success; and '' The Dark at the Top of the Stairs'' (1960). She returned to Disney with '' Swiss Family Robinson'' (1960), one of the most popular films of the year. She made a second film with Daves and Donahue, '' Susan Slade'' (1961), playing a mother who passed off her daughter's illegitimate child as her own. She was a mother in Disney's '' Summer Magic'' (1963). McGuire played the Virgin Mary in ''

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'' (1965). She was off screen for a number of years before returning in a British family film, ''

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'' (1971).

Television

McGuire appeared in some TV movies, '' She Waits'' (1972) and a PBS adaptation of ''

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'' (1972). She provided voice work for ''

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'' (1973), and made one final appearance on Broadway in a revival of ''

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'' (1976–77) alongside Richard Chamberlain. Most of McGuire's later career work was for the small screen: ''

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'' (1975), '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1976), the pilot for '' Little Women'' (1976), ''

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'' (1979), ''Ghost Dancing'' (1983), ''

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'' (1985), ''Between the Darkness and the Dawn'' (1985), '' American Geisha'' (1986), ''

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'' (1990), and ''

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'' (1990). She was also in episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' St. Elsewhere'', and ''

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''. She provided the narration for '' Summer Heat'' (1987), and toured in 1987 in ''

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''. In 1982, she said, "I love my career, but I never felt much about it--about how to nurture it...It's been very erratic, after all ... To this day, I don't know what shapes a Hollywood career ... I was never a classic beauty. I had no image, so I found myself in a lot of things accidentally."

Personal life and death

Married to ''

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'' magazine photographer John Swope for more than 35 years, she had a son, photographer Mark Swope, and a daughter, actress

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. She is also the aunt of an

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actress, medical doctor and Miss International Indonesia 2022, Cindy May McGuire. McGuire died of

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on September 13, 2001, following a brief illness, at the age of 85.

Recognition

For her contribution to the motion-picture industry, Dorothy McGuire has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.

Filmography

Complete TV credits

Radio appearances

References

External links

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Dorothy McGuire appears on ''What's My Line'' July 25, 1954
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