Dorothy Hall

Dorothy Miller, better known by her stage name Dorothy Hall (December 3, 1906 – February 3, 1953), was an American actress in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Early years Hall was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania. When she was young, her aunt had her harvest vegetables from a garden, clean them, and sell them door to door. The work earned her 5 cents per week, which she regularly spent to see films. Her parents eventually allowed her to got to New York, purportedly to study interior decorating, but she began going to a drama school. While there, she was discovered, which led to her first acting job. Career She began her career as an actress in stock theater in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. During her early years on Broadway, she studied acting under Clare Tree Major. After acting on Broadway and transitioned fully into film acting in the late 1920s. Broadway plays in which she appeared included Louisiana Purchase (1940), Behind Red Lights (1937), On Your Toes (1936), Page Miss Glory (1934), The Pure in Heart (1934), The Wooden Slipper (1934), Lilly Turner (1932), Child of Manhattan (1932), The Greeks Had a Word for It (1930), Flying High (1930), Other Men's Wives (1929), The Love Duel (1929), Precious (1929), Girl Trouble (1928), A Lady for a Night (1928), Speak Easy (1927), The Virgin Man (1927), and The Complex (1925).