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Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Oct 13, 2026
Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Christy
Dorothy Christy
Dorothy Christy
was born Dorothea Jean Seltzer on
May 26, 1900, in Reading, Pennsylvania,
to John and Priscilla Seltzer. Her parents emigrated from Germany.
Although she occasionally participated in amateur plays
as a young woman, she d
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