Citizen Kane
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Mary Louise Comingore (August 24, 1913 – December 30, 1971), known professionally as Dorothy Comingore, was an American film actress. She starred as Susan Alexander Kane in Citizen Kane , the critically acclaimed debut film of Orson Welles.
Dorothy Comingore was an actress who played Susan Alexander Kane in Citizen Kane (1941), a role that earned her fame and trouble. She was blacklisted, arrested, and committed to a mental hospital for her leftist views and personal struggles.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Stonington, Connecticut, USA
Sep 13, 2013 · Dorothy Comingore was a rising actress in the 1940s, starring in Citizen Kane and other films. But she became a target of the Red Scare and HUAC, losing her career and her family. Read her story of art, dissent, and surveillance in this article.
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Dorothy Comingore was an actress who played the second Mrs. Kane in Citizen Kane (1941), but was blacklisted and ruined by Hearst's vendetta. She had a troubled personal life, was arrested for solicitation, and died in a mental hospital in 1971.
- August 24, 1913
- December 30, 1971
Dec 31, 1971 · STONINGTON, Conn., Dec. 30 —Dorothy Comingore, who took the role of Susan Alexander, Orson Welles's leading lady, in the 1941 motion picture “Citi zen Kane,” died today after a long illness....
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. Mary Louise Comingore (August 24, 1913 – December 30, 1971), known professionally as Dorothy Comingore, was an American film actress. She starred as Susan Alexander Kane in Citizen Kane ( 1941 ), the critically acclaimed debut film of Orson Welles.
Dorothy Comingore was an American film actress who starred in Citizen Kane (1941) and other movies. She was blacklisted in 1952 and refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
