Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Dell

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Oct 26, 2026

Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Dell Dorothy Dell Dorothy Dell was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to Elbert and Lillian Goff and grew up in a socially prominent family. Her father, lumberman Elbert E. Goff, claimed descent from one of the men associated with the Mayflower, while her mother&# read more

Dorothy Dell

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jan 30, 2013

  Dorothy Dell was an ill-fated actress whose star had just started to rise in the early 1930′s when she died tragically in an automobile accident at the age of nineteen.   Dell was born Dorothy Dell Goff to Elbert and Lillan Goff on January 30, 1915 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Whe read more