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Dorothy Adelle DeBorba (born March 28, 1925) is
a former American 1930s child actress who was a regular in the
Our Gang short subjects series from 1930 to 1933.
She is of Portuguese Azorean
ancestry.[1]
Our
Gang
Dorothy DeBorba began her career at age five. Her first Our
Gang short was "A Royal Romance" (1930) and her last was
"Bombshell" (1933). With her trademark curls and elaborate hair
bows, Dorothy quickly became an audience favorite. Her mother made
those bows and would spend two hours every night brushing and
putting Dorothy's hair up in curlers. Of course, her natural energy
and mischievousness added to her appeal. Although she stated that
"the boys [in the series] were given all the best lines", in Love
Business Dorothy has some of the funniest lines in the
entire series, delivered while Chubby is practicing his lines on a
cutout of Greta
Garbo in front of a movie house:
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- Chubby: Oh, my dear, hear the pleas in my
whispers.
- Dorothy: Oh, my dear, hear the fleas in my
whiskers.
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- Chubby: If love is like a rose, I will nip my rose in
the bud.
- Dorothy: If love is like a rose, I will stick my nose in
the mud.
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- Chubby: My heart is filled with joy. I want to trip and
dance.
- Dorothy: My heart is filled with joy. I want to rip my
pants.
DeBorba
today
DeBorba is one of the few living Our Gangers from the
original series. Other surviving members are Jackie Cooper, Dickie
Moore, Jean
Darling, Robert Blake, Sidney Kibrick,
Jerry Tucker, and
Jackie
Lynn Taylor.
DeBorba is a native of Livermore, California (San Francisco Bay area), where she still
resides today.
Filmworks
References
- ^ Distinguished Americans &
Canadians of Portuguese Descent
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
DeBorba, Dorothy "Echo" |
| ALTERNATIVE
NAMES |
DeBorba, Dorothy Adelle |
| SHORT
DESCRIPTION |
Film actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1925-3-28 |
| PLACE OF
BIRTH |
Los Angeles,
California, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF
DEATH |
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