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Doro Merande (born Dora Matthews, March 31, 1892 – November 1, 1975) was an American actress who appeared in film, theater, and television.

Doro Merande
Doro Merande, Frank Aletter, and Enid Markey in the sitcom Bringing Up Buddy (1960-1961).
Born	Dora Matthews (1892-03-31)March 31, 1892 Columbus, Kansas, U.S.
Died	November 1, 1975(1975-11-01) (aged 83) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1921–1974

Early years

Born in Columbus, Kansas, as Dora Matthews,[1] she was the daughter of a minister. At age 18, while living with her family in Kansas City, Missouri, she worked as a music teacher. She later headed to New York City to become an actress.

Stage actress

Merande found her first part in a small summer company in Massachusetts. She coveted Broadway parts during the Great Depression. Her career began with the Jules Levanthal Company.

She appeared on Broadway using her birth name in That Ferguson Family (1928) and Montmartreas (1922).[2] Her first Broadway appearance as Doro Merande was as "Sophie Tuttle" in Loose Moments in 1935. Soon she was cast in One Good Year, Red Harvest, and Angel Island.[3] Her first major stage role was playing the gossip in Our Town by Thornton Wilder repeating her performance in the 1940 film. Merande later appeared with Leo G. Carroll in Lo and Behold, The Rat Race with Betty Field, and in The Silver Whistle, with Jose Ferrer. She performed with Clifton Webb (in Mr. Belvedere Rings The Bell), Walter Huston (in Apple of His Eye), and Franchot Tone (in Hope for Your Best).

Her final Broadway appearance was in the 1969 revival of The Front Page, in which she portrayed the cleaning woman, as she later also did in the 1970 television and the 1974 film version. The 1974 film version was her final appearance altogether, she was directed by Billy Wilder, with whom she had previosuly worked at the films The Seven Year Itch (1955) and Kiss Me, Stupid (1964).

Filmography

Merande appeared onscreen in bit parts starting in the early 1930s and had her first substantial role in 1940, reprising her role as the gossip in the film adaptation of Our Town.

Films

Television

• Valiant Lady (1953) - Ivy Harper (1956-1957)
• Kraft Television Theater (1953–1954)
• The United States Steel Hour (1957) - Felice
• Steve Canyon (1958) - Mrs. Turtin
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Episode: "Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore", with Mary Astor, 1958) - Mrs. Herman
• The Phil Silvers Show (1959) - Assistant USO Hostess / Mrs. Whitcomb
• Playhouse 90 (1959) - Miss Hammer / Mrs. Adolph
• Bringing Up Buddy (CBS sitcom, 1960–1961) - "Aunt Iris Flower"[4]
• Thriller (1961) - Melba Pennaroyd
• The Defenders (1962) - Augusta Mills
• Sam Benedict (1963) - Elizabeth Campbell
• The Twilight Zone (1963, Episode: "The Bard") - Sadie
• That Was the Week That Was (TW3)[4]^: 1066 (NBC satirical revue, 1964; she appeared in numerous episodes, notably with Margaret Hamilton as quirky New Hampshire voters during the year's presidential election campaign.)
• The Jackie Gleason Show (1966–1970) - Emma Beauregard

Death

Merande attended The Honeymooners anniversary special with Jackie Gleason and Art Carney in Florida. A short time later, she died of a stroke at the age of 83 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. She never married.[5]

References

External links

• Doro Merande at IMDb
• Doro Merande at the Internet Broadway Database
• Doro Merande at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

На других языках

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[de] Doro Merande

Doro Merande (* 31. März 1892 in Columbus, Kansas als Dora Mathews; † 1. November 1975 in Miami, Florida) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Doro Merande

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[es] Doro Merande

Doro Merande (31 de marzo de 1892 – 1 de noviembre de 1975) fue una actriz teatral, cinematográfica y televisiva estadounidense.

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