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Dorothy Kilgallen

AKA Dorothy Mae Kilgallen

Born: 3-Jul-1913
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Died: 8-Nov-1965
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Accident - Overdose
Remains: Buried, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Columnist, Socialite

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: What's My Line?

Father: James Kilgallen
Husband: Richard Kollmar (m. 6-Apr-1940, until her death, three children)
Boyfriend: Johnnie Ray (singer, extramarital affair)

    High School: Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, NY (1932)

    TELEVISION
    What's My Line? Panelist (1950-65)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Sinner Take All (18-Dec-1936) · Reporter

Author of books:
Girl Around The World (1936, memoir)
Murder One (1967)






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