
Doris Hill
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1905-03-21
Day of Death
1976-03-03 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Roswell, New Mexico, USA
Doris Hill
Biography
From Wikipedia
Doris Hill (March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1976) was an American
film actress of the 1920s and 1930s, mostly in B movies.
Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hill moved to
Hollywood in the mid-1920s to pursue an acting career. First working as a
vaudeville dancer, she received her first film acting role in 1926 when she
starred alongside George O'Hara in Is That Nice?. She starred in seventeen
films from 1926 to 1929, and unlike many silent film stars, she made a
successful transition to talking films.
In 1929, along with future major Hollywood star Jean Arthur,
Hill was selected as one of thirteen girls to be WAMPAS Baby Stars. On contract
with Paramount Pictures, she starred in four films in 1930, most notably Sons
of the Saddle with popular western actor Ken Maynard. Western film roles became
her most common parts, with her often starring opposite Tom Tyler. In 1932, she
starred in another six films, four of which were westerns. In 1933, she starred
in four films, all westerns, and by 1934, her career had slowed to almost no
roles.
Her last acting role was in the 1934 western Ridin' Gents
opposite Jack Perrin and Ben Corbett. She retired and married actor George L.
Derrick, but they divorced shortly after. She then married Hollywood director,
producer and writer Monte Brice, and eventually moved to Kingman, Arizona. She
died there on March 3, 1976.
Known For
Acting
(1934)
Hotel Anchovy
as Miss Whitney - Hotel Owner
(1933)
Ranger's Code
as Mary Clayton
(1933)
Galloping Romeo
as Mary Kent
(1933)
Crashing Broadway
as Sally Sunshine
(1933)
Trailing North
as Mitzi
(1932)
Tangled Destinies
as Doris
(1932)
The Spirit of the West
as Dorothy Moore
(1932)
Careless Lady
as Ardis' Guest
(1932)
South of the Rio Grande
as Dolores Ruiz
(1932)
Texas Tornado
as Ruth O'Byrne
(1931)
The One Way Trail
as Helen Beck
(1931)
The Montana Kid
as Molly Moore
(1930)
Song of the Caballero
as Anita
(1930)
Code of Honor
as Doris Bradfield
(1930)
Men Are Like That
as Amy Fisher
(1930)
Sons of the Saddle
as Veronica 'Ronnie' Stavnow
(1929)
The Studio Murder Mystery
as Helen MacDonald
(1929)
Darkened Rooms
as Joyce Clayton
(1929)
His Glorious Night
as Priscilla Stratton
(1928)
Avalanche
as Kitty Mains
(1928)
Court Martial
as General's Daughter
(1928)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Heroine
(1928)
Take Me Home
as Alice Moore
(1927)
Figures Don't Lie
as Mamie
(1927)
The Beauty Shoppers
as Peggy Raymond
(1927)
Casey at the Bat
as Floradora Girl
(1927)
Rough House Rosie
as Ruth
(1926)
The Better 'Ole
as Joan (uncredited)
(1915)
Cartoons in the Country
as Mabel Reed