Dorothy Lee (May 23, 1911 – June 24, 1999) was an American actress and comedian during the 1930s, usually appearing alongside the popular Wheeler & Woolsey comedy team.
Born Marjorie Elizabeth Millsap in Los Angeles, she started seeking film roles in 1929, after graduating from high school, but ended up in New York working on the stage. At 18, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures and began working with Wheeler & Woolsey; she became so identified with the comedians that she seldom appeared apart from them.
She withdrew from the series after producer David O. Selznick tampered with her performance in Girl Crazy; she returned when Selznick's successor Mark Sandrich cast her in two well-received features in 1934. RKO replaced her with Mary Carlisle and then Betty Grable, but she returned in 1935 for two final appearances.
In the early 1940s, after Robert Woolsey had died, Bert Wheeler was struggling to re-establish himself as a solo performer, and asked Dorothy Lee to tour with him in vaudeville. She immediately interrupted her private life to help her old friend.
Dorothy Ann Lee (born 1953) is an Australian theologian and Anglican priest who, since 2011, has been dean of the Trinity College Theological School, Melbourne, a college of the University of Divinity, where she holds the position of Frank Woods Distinguished Professor of New Testament. Her main research interests include the narrative and theology of the Gospels, particularly the Gospel of John, spirituality in the New Testament, the Transfiguration and Anglican worship.
Early life
Lee was born in Scotland. Her father was a Presbyterian minister and her childhood was shared between the United Kingdom and Australia. She studied classics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, graduating BA(Hons) in 1975 before completing a BDiv(Hons) in 1984 and a PhD in 1991 at the University of Sydney. She was ordained as a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia in 1984 before being received into the Anglican Church of Australia in 2008.
Academic career
Between 1983 and 1989, Lee lectured in New Testament at the University of Sydney and the United Theological College in Sydney. She then moved to Melbourne as lecturer at the Uniting Church Theological Hall, being appointed professor of New Testament in 1994. From 1998 to 2008 she also held the position of dean of chapel at Queen's College (University of Melbourne). After becoming an Anglican, Lee was appointed as lecturer at the Trinity College Theological School in 2008, becoming its dean in 2011.
Dorothy Lee was an American actress and comedian during the 1930s, usually appearing alongside the popular Wheeler & Woolsey comedy team.
published: 13 Dec 2017
Song & Dance 1930 (Bert Wheeler & Dorothy Lee)
From the movie: HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE 1930
Another cute number featuring Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee from one of the Wheeler & Woolsey comedies from the 1930's. The best part of this is the dance routine beginning at about the 2:30 mark.
published: 02 Nov 2018
Do Do Something - Dorothy Lee & Morton Downey
1929. Syncopation . Computer Colorized
published: 20 May 2022
Cute Song & Dance Number 1931 (Bert Wheeler & Dorothy Lee)
From the movie: PEACH-O-RENO 1931
Bert Wheeler was half of the popular 1930's comedy team of Wheeler and Woolsey and Dorothy Lee appeared in most of their movies usually as Bert's girlfriend. These two really seemed to click with one another on screen and this is one of their best numbers. I really like their dance routine together which starts at about the 2:20 mark.
published: 17 Feb 2017
Lee Barnett's past a mystery to Australian neighbors
With Lee Barnett living under an alias and sharing very little about her past, friends like Bruce Michell and Keri Gazzard were in for a surprise when they learned about the secret of the "super mom" they knew as Alex.
published: 06 Dec 2015
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan
Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan · Dorothy Lee Fulton
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan
℗ Dorothy Lee Fulton
Released on: 1994-12-17
Artist: Dorothy Lee Fulton
Writer: Dorothy Lee Fulton
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published: 20 Apr 2020
Sweetheart we need each other - Rio Rita - Technicolor
Sweetheart we need each other, performed by Dorothy Lee and Bert Wheeler from the 1929 movie "Rio Rita", starring Bebe Daniels and John Boles.
published: 15 Jul 2014
Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee - My One Ambition
Dixiana (1930)
published: 01 Jan 2021
Notebook: Inside the case of Harris Todd vs. Dorothy Lee Barnett
"48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher previews this week's "48 Hours" on the case of a woman who vanished with her baby daughter in 1994 after losing custody in an ugly court battle. Watch "Dear Savanna" Saturday, July 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
From the movie: HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE 1930
Another cute number featuring Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee from one of the Wheeler & Woolsey comedies from the 1930's...
From the movie: HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE 1930
Another cute number featuring Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee from one of the Wheeler & Woolsey comedies from the 1930's. The best part of this is the dance routine beginning at about the 2:30 mark.
From the movie: HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE 1930
Another cute number featuring Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee from one of the Wheeler & Woolsey comedies from the 1930's. The best part of this is the dance routine beginning at about the 2:30 mark.
From the movie: PEACH-O-RENO 1931
Bert Wheeler was half of the popular 1930's comedy team of Wheeler and Woolsey and Dorothy Lee appeared in most of their movi...
From the movie: PEACH-O-RENO 1931
Bert Wheeler was half of the popular 1930's comedy team of Wheeler and Woolsey and Dorothy Lee appeared in most of their movies usually as Bert's girlfriend. These two really seemed to click with one another on screen and this is one of their best numbers. I really like their dance routine together which starts at about the 2:20 mark.
From the movie: PEACH-O-RENO 1931
Bert Wheeler was half of the popular 1930's comedy team of Wheeler and Woolsey and Dorothy Lee appeared in most of their movies usually as Bert's girlfriend. These two really seemed to click with one another on screen and this is one of their best numbers. I really like their dance routine together which starts at about the 2:20 mark.
With Lee Barnett living under an alias and sharing very little about her past, friends like Bruce Michell and Keri Gazzard were in for a surprise when they lear...
With Lee Barnett living under an alias and sharing very little about her past, friends like Bruce Michell and Keri Gazzard were in for a surprise when they learned about the secret of the "super mom" they knew as Alex.
With Lee Barnett living under an alias and sharing very little about her past, friends like Bruce Michell and Keri Gazzard were in for a surprise when they learned about the secret of the "super mom" they knew as Alex.
Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan · Dorothy Lee Fulton
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan
℗ Dorothy Lee Fulton
Released on: 1994-12-17
Arti...
Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan · Dorothy Lee Fulton
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan
℗ Dorothy Lee Fulton
Released on: 1994-12-17
Artist: Dorothy Lee Fulton
Writer: Dorothy Lee Fulton
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan · Dorothy Lee Fulton
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan
℗ Dorothy Lee Fulton
Released on: 1994-12-17
Artist: Dorothy Lee Fulton
Writer: Dorothy Lee Fulton
Auto-generated by YouTube.
"48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher previews this week's "48 Hours" on the case of a woman who vanished with her baby daughter in 1994 after losing custody i...
"48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher previews this week's "48 Hours" on the case of a woman who vanished with her baby daughter in 1994 after losing custody in an ugly court battle. Watch "Dear Savanna" Saturday, July 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
"48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher previews this week's "48 Hours" on the case of a woman who vanished with her baby daughter in 1994 after losing custody in an ugly court battle. Watch "Dear Savanna" Saturday, July 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
From the movie: HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE 1930
Another cute number featuring Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee from one of the Wheeler & Woolsey comedies from the 1930's. The best part of this is the dance routine beginning at about the 2:30 mark.
From the movie: PEACH-O-RENO 1931
Bert Wheeler was half of the popular 1930's comedy team of Wheeler and Woolsey and Dorothy Lee appeared in most of their movies usually as Bert's girlfriend. These two really seemed to click with one another on screen and this is one of their best numbers. I really like their dance routine together which starts at about the 2:20 mark.
With Lee Barnett living under an alias and sharing very little about her past, friends like Bruce Michell and Keri Gazzard were in for a surprise when they learned about the secret of the "super mom" they knew as Alex.
Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan · Dorothy Lee Fulton
Come Holy Dove Maha Chohan
℗ Dorothy Lee Fulton
Released on: 1994-12-17
Artist: Dorothy Lee Fulton
Writer: Dorothy Lee Fulton
Auto-generated by YouTube.
"48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher previews this week's "48 Hours" on the case of a woman who vanished with her baby daughter in 1994 after losing custody in an ugly court battle. Watch "Dear Savanna" Saturday, July 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
Dorothy Lee (May 23, 1911 – June 24, 1999) was an American actress and comedian during the 1930s, usually appearing alongside the popular Wheeler & Woolsey comedy team.
Born Marjorie Elizabeth Millsap in Los Angeles, she started seeking film roles in 1929, after graduating from high school, but ended up in New York working on the stage. At 18, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures and began working with Wheeler & Woolsey; she became so identified with the comedians that she seldom appeared apart from them.
She withdrew from the series after producer David O. Selznick tampered with her performance in Girl Crazy; she returned when Selznick's successor Mark Sandrich cast her in two well-received features in 1934. RKO replaced her with Mary Carlisle and then Betty Grable, but she returned in 1935 for two final appearances.
In the early 1940s, after Robert Woolsey had died, Bert Wheeler was struggling to re-establish himself as a solo performer, and asked Dorothy Lee to tour with him in vaudeville. She immediately interrupted her private life to help her old friend.