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Dorothy Coonan Wellman
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Dorothy Coonan Wellman (November 25, 1913 - September 16, 2009) was an American actress and dancer. Wellman was the wife of film director William Wellman, to whom she was married from 1934 until his death in 1975. Wellman cast her in several of his films. Her career as a dancer began at the age of 14 with Warner Brothers Studios. Her early film credits as an on-screen dancer and actress included small uncredited parts in such early talkies as The Broadway Melody (1929), Whoopee! (1930), Kiki (1931) Palmy Days (1931), and The Kid from Spain (1932). Her best-known films were 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933. Many of the films in which she appeared were choreographed by Busby Berkeley.
Film director William Wellman cast Coonan as "Sally" in his 1933 film, Wild Boys of the Road. This was the only role she played in which she was credited or had a character with a name. She makes an uncredited appearance in Wellman's The Story of G.I. Joe (1945) as an army nurse nicknamed Red who marries a soldier on the battlefield, only to be widowed shortly afterwards.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.937 |
Birthday | 1913-11-25 |
Place of Birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Also Known As | Dorothy Coonan, Dorothy Rae Coonan, Dorothy Wellman, |
![Wild Boys of the Road](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/c1nq13h6Q7C90LTnxFIV5XaI7VQ.jpg)
1933
![Wild Boys of the Road](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/c1nq13h6Q7C90LTnxFIV5XaI7VQ.jpg)
Wild Boys of the Road
6.744/41
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![The Broadway Melody](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/giq8GJs8YGMzHxeKxNSuwzAdd1c.jpg)
1929
![The Broadway Melody](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/giq8GJs8YGMzHxeKxNSuwzAdd1c.jpg)
The Broadway Melody
5.2/128
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfie...
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![Show of Shows](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9tEZFoU6SO4DtZ2WNKdCemmm4Oc.jpg)
1929
![Show of Shows](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9tEZFoU6SO4DtZ2WNKdCemmm4Oc.jpg)
Show of Shows
5.5/2
Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the firs...
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![Whoopee!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jVggH7wheJahCoQWUzt1CA2KGVN.jpg)
1930
![Whoopee!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jVggH7wheJahCoQWUzt1CA2KGVN.jpg)
Whoopee!
6.5/11
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![Over the Counter](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tJc07EX5rAtf8itA49KhXljTYwL.jpg)
1932
![Over the Counter](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tJc07EX5rAtf8itA49KhXljTYwL.jpg)
Over the Counter
4.7/3
In this musical short, the son of a department store owner replaces the regular sales girls with chorus girls.
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![They Call It Sin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/27Xya0pLWYezn8IFGvp291XODhb.jpg)
1932
![They Call It Sin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/27Xya0pLWYezn8IFGvp291XODhb.jpg)
They Call It Sin
5.8/10
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![The Kid from Spain](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sAsPpNlgmUPWZdRZ9XmvOOIhIrn.jpg)
1932
![The Kid from Spain](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sAsPpNlgmUPWZdRZ9XmvOOIhIrn.jpg)
The Kid from Spain
6.6/8
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![42nd Street](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/q4UEd8BL74zVsOOaJkKVMLMmdTg.jpg)
1933
![42nd Street](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/q4UEd8BL74zVsOOaJkKVMLMmdTg.jpg)
42nd Street
6.9/172
A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.
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![Gold Diggers of 1933](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sXsUJsW9fcVT15hfBu9LyU22qmG.jpg)
1933
![Gold Diggers of 1933](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sXsUJsW9fcVT15hfBu9LyU22qmG.jpg)
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2/139
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![Story of G.I. Joe](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oOlCfMtwobk2bNgqpXaaf17OtBo.jpg)
1945
![Story of G.I. Joe](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oOlCfMtwobk2bNgqpXaaf17OtBo.jpg)
Story of G.I. Joe
6.4/35
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![Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/b16J0tqh6IIYtbl1g2x7WlygWub.jpg)
2003
![Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/b16J0tqh6IIYtbl1g2x7WlygWub.jpg)
Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
0/0
Documentary profile of legendary dance choreographer Busby Berkeley.
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