Dorothy Malone
Birth Name: Mary Dorothy Maloney
Date of Birth: January 29, 1924
Place of Birth: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: January 19, 2018
Place of Death: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Ethnicity: Irish, some English
Dorothy Malone was an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Written on the Wind (1956).
Dorothy was the daughter of Esther Emma “Eloise” and Robert Ignatius Maloney, an auditor for ATT telephone company. She had two children with her former husband, French actor and business executive Jacques Bergerac.
Dorothy’s paternal grandfather was named Patrick J. Maloney. Patrick was Irish.
Dorothy’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Agatha Foley. Mary Agatha was born in Illinois, to Irish parents.
Dorothy’s maternal grandfather was Solomon/Soloman S. Smith (the son of George Washington Lafayette Smith and Elizabeth Ann Benson). Solomon was born in Maryland. Elizabeth was the daughter of Stephen Benson and Mary Stanton.
Dorothy’s maternal grandmother was named Margaret O’Neal (the daughter of Emma). Margaret was born in Pennsylvania, to an Irish father.
Sources: Genealogies of Dorothy Malone – https://www.geni.com
https://www.findagrave.com
Dorothy’s father on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Travel record of Dorothy’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org
Dorothy’s mother’s family on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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