StatsBirth Name: Dorothy Hackett McGuire Born: 14 June 1916 Died: 13 September 2001 Country of origin:  United States Height: 5' 5" Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Relationship Status: Married Partner: John Swope
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Born: Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Father: Thomas McGuire
Mother: Isabelle Trapp
Siblings: none
Spouse: John Swope, 'Life' magazine photographer (18 July 1943-11 May 1979, his death) - 2 children
Children: son, Mark Swope, artist and photographer and daughter, Mary Hackett "Topo" Swope, actress, (born: 1948)
McGuire began her acting career on the stage at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Eventually, she reached Broadway,
Born: Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Father: Thomas McGuire
Mother: Isabelle Trapp
Siblings: none
Spouse: John Swope, 'Life' magazine photographer (18 July 1943-11 May 1979, his death) - 2 children
Children: son, Mark Swope, artist and photographer and daughter, Mary Hackett "Topo" Swope, actress, (born: 1948)
McGuire began her acting career on the stage at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Eventually, she reached Broadway, first appearing as an understudy to Martha Scott in 'Our Town' and subsequently starring in the domestic comedy 'Claudia'.
Brought to Hollywood by producer David O. Selznick on the strength of her stage performance, McGuire starred in her first film, a movie adaptation of her Broadway success 'Claudia' and portrayed the character of a child bride who almost destroys her marriage through her selfishness.
Her inaugural screen performance was popular with both the public and critics alike and was the catalyst for, not only a sequel 'Claudia and David' (both movies co-starring Robert Young), but also for numerous other film roles.
By 1943, at the age of 27, she was already playing mother roles in such movies as 'A Tree Grows In Brooklyn' (1945).
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1947 for 'Gentleman's Agreement'.
In 1947 Dorothy McGuire, Gregory Peck and Mel Ferrer founded the La Jolla Playhouse on the campus of the University of California in San Diego, California.
Her other films include: 'The Spiral Staircase' (1945), 'The Enchanted Cottage' (1945), 'Till the End of Time' (1946), 'Mister 880' (1950), 'Three Coins in the Fountain' (1954), 'Trial' (1955), 'Friendly Persuasion' (1956), 'Old Yeller' (1957), 'A Summer Place' (1959), 'Swiss Family Robinson' (1960), 'The Dark at the Top of the Stairs' (1960) and 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (1965).
Her last film was the British-made 'Flight of the Doves' (1971) as an Irish granny.
In later years Dorothy found rich, rewarding work on TV and received an Emmy nomination for her role as Mary Jordache in the mini-series 'Rich Man, Poor Man' (1976) She also played Marmee in a TV revisitation of 'Little Women' (1978) and appeared in three episodes of the medical drama 'St. Elsewhere' (1986).
She ended her career in the TV-movie 'The Last Best Year' (1990) co-starring Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore.
Died: Santa Monica, California, USA of cardiac arrest following a brief illness.
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