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  1. Dorothy Kingsley (October 14, 1909 – September 26, 1997) was an American screenwriter, who worked extensively in film, radio, and television. Biography [ edit ] Born in New York City , Kingsley was the daughter of newspaperman and press agent Walter J. Kingsley, and silent film actress Alma Hanlon .

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  2. Dorothy Kingsley. Writer: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The daughter of silent-screen star Alma Hanlon and Broadway writer/press agent Walter Kingsley, Dorothy Kingsley began her career as an uncredited gag writer for the Bob Hope Radio Show and, later, the Edgar Bergen Radio Show.

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  3. The daughter of silent-screen star Alma Hanlon and Broadway writer/press agent Walter Kingsley, Dorothy Kingsley began her career as an uncredited gag writer for the Bob Hope Radio Show and, later, the Edgar Bergen Radio Show. Producer Arthur Freed put her under contract to MGM; her first assignment was polishing the Garland-Rooney musical Girl ...

  4. Kingsley, Dorothy (1909–1997)American screenwriter who wrote scripts for over 25 movies, including Pal Joey, Can-Can, Kiss Me, Kate, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Born Dorothy Kingsley on October 14, 1909, in New York City; died of a heart ailment on September 26, 1997, in Carmel, California; daughter of Alma Hanlon (a silent-screen ...

  5. Sep 30, 1997 · Dorothy Kingsley, a screenwriter whose credits include “Kiss Me Kate,” “Pal Joey,” “Can-Can” and the original and remade versions of “Angels in the Outfield,” has died. She was 87.

  6. Oct 3, 1997 · Dorothy Kingsley, a leading screenwriter in Hollywood in the 1940's and 50's, died on Sept. 26 at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, in Monterey, Calif. She was 87 and lived in Carmel.

  7. Sep 26, 1997 · Dorothy Kingsley. screenwriter. Born: 10/14/1909. Birthplace: New York City. While bedridden with measles as a young divorced mother of three, Dorothy Kingsley proclaimed that she could write better material than she was hearing on the radio. She moved her family to New York and quickly became one of the most successful women writers in radio.

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