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Dorothy Adams

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American actress (1900–1988)

Dorothy Adams
Adams inLady Gangster (1942)
Born
Dorothy I. Adams

(1900-01-08)January 8, 1900
DiedMarch 16, 1988(1988-03-16) (aged 88)
Resting placeInglewood Park Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1931−1975
Spouse
ChildrenRachel Ames

Dorothy I. Adams[1][2] (January 8, 1900 – March 16, 1988)[3][4] was an American character actress of stage, film, and television.

Early years

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Born inHannah, North Dakota, Adams was the daughter of Rachel Jamison and hardware salesman W. E. Adams.[1][5] They later moved toVancouver, British Columbia,[6] where she attended Braemar School and theUniversity of British Columbia.[7][2]

Stage

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In the 1920s, Adams was active with theMoroni Olsen Players.[8]

Films and television

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Adams was perhaps best known for her role as Wilma Cameron's mother inThe Best Years of Our Lives (1946).

Adams (right) withCarl Betz and Dolores Mann inMy Three Angels (1954)

Adams made numerous television appearances in the 1950s. She was seen inGunsmoke withJames Arness,[9] and four episodes of the Western seriesThe Adventures of Kit Carson, starringBill Williams. She appeared in four episodes of the crime drama seriesDragnet, starringJack Webb. She made two guest appearances inPerry Mason, starringRaymond Burr. She also appeared in comedy series, such as a 1958 episode ofLeave It to Beaver, starringJerry Mathers.[10]

Later years

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In the 1960s, she was a popular acting instructor at theUCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.[11][12]

Personal life

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Adams was married tocharacter actorByron Foulger[13] from 1926 until his death in 1970.[14][15][1] She was the mother ofsoap opera actressRachel Ames.[14]

Death

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Adams died from aheart failure on March 16th, 1988 in Woodland Hills, California.[11] Her ashes lie with those of her husband in niche A142 in the Del Prado Mausoleum ofInglewood Park Cemetery in California.[16]

Partial filmography

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Selected television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1952The Adventures of Kit CarsonMrs. WilliamsEpisode "Snake River Trapper"
1952The Adventures of Kit CarsonMrs. TrumbullEpisode "Outlaw Paradise"
1952The Adventures of Kit CarsonMrs. RaymondEpisode "Pledge to Danger"
1953The Adventures of Kit CarsonLandladyEpisode "Claim Jumpers"
1953DragnetEpisode "The Big In-Laws" (1953)
1953Death Valley DaysAmelia GriffenSeason 2, Episode 1, "The Diamond Babe"
1956GunsmokeMrs. PitcherEpisode "Cow Doctor"
1957GunsmokeMrs. GlickEpisode " Born to Hang"
1958Leave It to BeaverMiss WakelandEpisode "School Play"
1961The Twilight ZoneMrs. CanfieldSeason 2, Episode 12, "Dust"

References

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  1. ^abc"Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSPS-SHL : Thu Sep 19 20:40:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Byron Kay Foulger and A. K. Foulger, 13 Apr 1926.
  2. ^ab"Sweet Lavender".The Vancouver Sun. March 11, 1921. p. 3 Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  3. ^John A. Willis (1989).Screen World. Crown Publishers. p. 237.ISBN 978-0-517-57332-7.
  4. ^Dorothy Adams : Classic Movie Hub (CMH), retrievedOctober 19, 2017
  5. ^"Gossip and Notes".Courier Democrat. January 18, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  6. ^"Dorothy Adams Takes in Moroni Olsen Play".The Independent-Record. The Independent Record. October 15, 1927. p. 2. RetrievedOctober 22, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^"BRAEMAR SCHOOL RESULTS ANNOUNCED; Dorothy I. Adams Wins Silver Medal for General Efficiency".Vancouver Daily World. June 24, 1916. p. 2. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  8. ^"Benefit Play to Be Given".Morning Register. Morning Register. November 30, 1927. p. 16. RetrievedOctober 22, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^Armstrong, Stephen B. (2011).Andrew V. McLaglen: The Life and Hollywood Career. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 75.ISBN 978-0-7864-4977-4.
  10. ^"TV CASTINGS".The Hollywood Reporter. October 31, 1958. p. 33.ProQuest 2338270688.Hugo Mauritz, 'Mackenzie's Raiders;' Stanley Fafara, Jeri Weil, Rusty Stevens, Sue Randall, Dorothy Adams, 'Leave It to Beaver;' Isobel Randolph, '77 Sunset Strip.'
  11. ^ab"Obituaries: Dorothy Adams Foulger".Variety. March 23, 1988. p. 133.ProQuest 1286131681.Dorothy Adams Foulger, 88, screen actress, died March 16 in Woodland Hills, Calif. Born in North Dakota, raised in Vancouver and a graduate of the University of British Columbia, Dorothy Adams met her future husband, actor-director Byron Foulger, as a member of the touring Olsen Players. The couple later joined the Pasadena Playhouse. [...] Adams taught acting for 12 years during the 1950s and '60s at UCLA. Survived by two daughters, a sister, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
  12. ^"7 Members of UCLA Faculty Will Retire".The Los Angeles Times. July 16, 1967. sec. J, p. 7. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  13. ^Hunter, James Michael (2013).Mormons and Popular Culture: Cinema, television, theater, music, and fashion. ABC-CLIO. pp. 236–237.ISBN 9780313391675. RetrievedSeptember 16, 2018.
  14. ^ab"Obituaries: Byron Foulger".Variety. April 15, 1970. p. 63.ProQuest 1505791621.Byron Foulger, 70, vet screen and tv actor, died April 4 of a heart condition in Hollywood. [...] Surviving are his wife, actress Dorothy Adams, and daughter Rachel Ames.
  15. ^"Wedding Bells Will Culminate Stage Romance; Byron Foulger and Dorothy Adams, of Moroni Players, Obtain Marriage License".Salt Lake Telegram. April 13, 1926. sec. II, p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  16. ^Resting Places: The Burial Sites of 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson

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