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Doro Merande Died at age: 83

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Doro Merande

Date of Birth:

Mar 30, 1892

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Nov 01, 1975

Biography of

Doro Merande

    Plain, angular Doro Merande was one of those delightful character actresses you couldn't take your eyes off of, no matter how minuscule the part. She excelled at playing older than she was -- doting aunts, inveterate gossips, curt secretaries and small-minded townspeople -- all topped with an amusing warble in her voice and bristly eccentric edge. Too bad then that she wasn't used more in films, but she preferred live theater and based herself for the most part on the East Coast. She was born Dora Matthews in Kansas in 1892 and orphaned as a child. Growing up in boarding schools, she headed to New York and pursued an acting career immediately after finishing her education. She appeared long and hard on the stock stage before making it on Broadway at age 43. She settled there sparking over 25 Broadway plays in her lifetime, including a scene-stealing turn in the classic Thorton Wilder play "Our Town" which brought her to Hollywood to preserve the role on film. On and off she remained a delightful film and TV cameo player with roles in The Gazebo (1959), The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966), and The Front Page (1974). She and star Enid Markey (Jane of the "Tarzan" film silents) starred together as pampering aunts in the sitcom Bringing Up Buddy (1960), but, despite promising ratings, the two veteran actresses did not get along and the series folded after only a season. Ms. Merande was also a recurring presence for Jackie Gleason on his variety show. She died, in fact, of a stroke while there in Miami to film an episode.

    Date of Birth 31 March 1892, Columbia, Kansas

    Date of Death 1 November 1975, New York City, New York  (stroke)

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Doro Merande

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Filmography of

Doro Merande

Found 25 Movies in total

The Front Page

Jennie ( Actor )

... 1974

Making It

Librarian ( Actor )

... 1971

Change of Habit

Rose ( Actor )

... 1969

Skidoo

The Mayor ( Actor )

... 1968

Hurry Sundown

Ada Hemmings ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1966

Kiss Me, Stupid

Mrs. Pettibone ( Actor )

... 1964

The Cardinal

Picket ( Actor )

... 1963

The Gazebo

Matilda ( Actor )

... 1960

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

Miss Haskins ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1955

The Seven Year Itch

Waitress at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

Miss Pringle ( Actor )

... 1951

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

Mrs. Hammer ( Actor )

... 1951

Cover Up

Hilda ( Actor )

... 1949

The Snake Pit

Asylum Patient (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

Our Town

Mrs. Soames ( Actor )

... 1940

Bad Boy

Mrs. Jackson ( Actor )

... 1935

Navy Wife

Nurse Sharpe ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1933

Bondage

Boarding House Matron (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Strictly Personal

Club Member ( Actor )

... 1933

State Fair

Mrs. Metcalfe's Acquaintance at Food Contest (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Wayward

Maid (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Personal Maid

Mrs. Wurtz's Maid (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1931