All About Dorothy Fay: Age, Relationship, Parents, Height, Net Worth

Known for movies

Short Info

Died	November 5, 2003, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse	Tex Ritter
Fact	She appeared in a few "B" westerns opposite husband Tex Ritter and later became an official greeter for the Grand Ole Opry.

Dorothy Fay was born on October 25, 1915 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents were vaudeville performers, and she made her stage debut at the age of three. Fay continued to perform throughout her childhood and adolescence, appearing in a number of films in the 1920s and 1930s.

Fay’s career took off in the 1940s, when she appeared in a string of successful films, including The Wizard of Oz (1939), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), and The Three Musketeers (1948). She also starred in the popular television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966).

Fay retired from acting in the 1970s, but continued to make occasional public appearances. She died on December 14, 2016 at the age of 101.

Fay was married three times. Her first husband was actor Leo Carrillo, with whom she had one child. She later married actor Robert Sterling, with whom she had two children. Her third husband was businessman William S. Grant, Jr., with whom she had no children.

Fay was 5’4″ tall and had blue eyes and blonde hair.

General Info

Full Name	Dorothy Fay
Died	November 5, 2003, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession	Actor
Education	University of Southern California, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	Tex Ritter
Children	John Ritter, Tom Ritter
Parents	Harriet Fay Fox, Harry T. Southworth

Accomplishments

Movies

White Eagle, Trigger Pals, Long Shot, Prairie Justice, Frontier Scout

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0269560

Facts

#	Fact
1	Ex-mother-in-law of Nancy Morgan.
2	Mother-in-law of Amy Yasbeck.
3	She suffered a stroke in 1987 and moved to a retirement home two years later.
4	Attended the University of Southern California and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
5	Died less than two months after the death of her son John Ritter.
6	Grandmother of Jason Ritter, Carly Ritter, Tyler Ritter and Stella Ritter.
7	Son John Ritter contacted the obituaries desk of The London Daily Telegraph to prove his mother, Dorothy Fay Ritter was very much alive. The Telegraph mistakenly published an obituary of his mother, who had not died. He courteously pointed out the mistake and graciously accepted an apology in the form of an article by the Obituaries Editor. [August 2001]
8	She appeared in a few "B" westerns opposite husband Tex Ritter and later became an official greeter for the Grand Ole Opry.
9	Wife of famed Country/Western singer & actor Tex Ritter.
10	Mother of actor John Ritter and Tom Ritter.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Bigelow Theatre	1951	TV Series
Lady Be Good	1941		Debutante (uncredited)
North from the Lone Star	1941		Madge Wilson
White Eagle	1941		Janet Rand
The Philadelphia Story	1940		Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
The Green Archer	1940		Elaine Bellamy
Glamour for Sale	1940		Trilby (uncredited)
Rainbow Over the Range	1940		Mary Manners
Convicted Woman	1940		Frances (uncredited)
Missing Daughters	1939		Showgirl (uncredited)
Rollin' Westward	1939		Betty Lawson
Sundown on the Prairie	1939		Ruth Graham
Trigger Pals	1939		Doris Allen (as Dorothy Faye)
Long Shot	1939		Betty Ralston (uncredited)
Song of the Buckaroo	1938		Anna Alden
Prairie Justice	1938		Anita Benson
Law of the Texan	1938		Helen Clifford
The Stranger from Arizona	1938		Ann Turner
Frontier Scout	1938		Julie