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- Birth nameBergetta Peterson
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Dorothy Peterson was born on December 25, 1897 in Hector, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Saboteur (1942), Dark Victory (1939) and Too Many Husbands (1940). She was married to Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams. She died on October 3, 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseGuinn 'Big Boy' Williams(January 1943 - June 6, 1962) (his death)
- Character actress of Swedish ancestry, who after her movie debut in the 1930 melodrama 'Mothers Cry', was henceforth typecast to play long-suffering mothers and wives. Studied at Columbia University, New York, and appeared on Broadway from 1924 to 1930. Notable roles in 'Dracula' (as Lucy Seward, 1927-8) and 'Subway Express' (1929, with Helen Mack).
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