1. Dorothy Arlene Dodd was born on December 29,1911, in Baxter, Iowa, to Walter Willard Dodd, a farmer whose family were early Jasper County pioneers, and his wife, Ethel Viola Dodd, daughter of Baxter postmaster Peter J Cool.
11 Facts About Claire Dodd
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Claire Dodd moved to New York City, where she studied singing and dancing.
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Some confusion has led to Claire Dodd's birthplace being listed as Des Moines, Iowa.
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Early in her career, Claire Dodd applied for a passport in preparation for a trip to Europe, and was reported as saying she only knew she was born in Iowa.
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Deputy Jasper County Clerk John B Norris quickly sent a copy of her birth certificate to Dodd by registered mail to end the question.
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Claire Dodd was usually type-cast as the "other woman", a femme fatale, siren, seductress, mistress, blackmailer, or other kind of predator or schemer.
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Claire Dodd twice played secretary Della Street to Warren William's Perry Mason, in The Case of the Curious Bride, and The Case of the Velvet Claws.
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In 1931, Claire Dodd married John Milton Strauss, an investment banker.
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Claire Dodd retired from acting and married her second husband, Harry Brand Cooper, A member of the prominent Brand family in Glendale, in 1942.
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Claire Dodd died at her home in Beverly Hills, California, from cancer, aged 61.
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Claire Dodd is buried in the Brand Family Cemetery on the grounds of the Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale, California.