1. Dorothy Manners was an American gossip columnist and actress who wrote the celebrity news column Hollywood for King Features Syndicate from 1965 to 1977.
13 Facts About Dorothy Manners
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Dorothy Manners took over the column from Louella Parsons, for whom she had worked as an assistant for 30 years.
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Dorothy Manners signed a contract with Fox Film Corporation at the age of 17 and began working as an extra in films directed by Cecil B DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbanks, and William Powell.
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In 1922, Manners sued actress Sally Rosse, who acted under the name "Dorothy Manners", to prevent Rosse from using the name professionally.
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Reportedly considering herself "a lousy actress," Dorothy Manners decided to quit acting to become a writer.
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Dorothy Manners began writing for The Hollywood Citizen and The Los Angeles Times.
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In 1935, Dorothy Manners began working at Motion Picture Magazine as an assistant to celebrity gossip columnist Louella Parsons, after submitting an article about her experience as an actress that reportedly impressed Parsons.
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Parsons began suffering from various health problems in 1962, leading Dorothy Manners to assume a larger role in the writing of the column.
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In 1965, Parsons retired, and Dorothy Manners assumed full authorship of the column.
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Dorothy Manners' byline appeared regularly in local newspapers across the United States, including San Antonio Light, Bradford Era, and Jeffersonville Evening News, among others.
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Dorothy Manners was married to Walter Ramsey for 10 years until their divorce.
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Dorothy Manners was later married to John Haskell for 30 years, until he died in 1970.
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Dorothy Manners died in her home in Palm Springs, California in August 1998 at the age of 95.