Dot Farley
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Dot Farley was an American film actress. She appeared in 280 films between 1910
1910 in film
The year 1910 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot in Kinemacolor, making it the first color newsreel....

 and 1950
1950 in film
The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush...

. Mainly known for her roles in short comedies, prolific with Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy"...

 in the silent days;she was later notable as the Mother-in-law of Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic film actor, known as "the king of the slow burn". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper...

 in most of his series of short films at the RKO
RKO Pictures
RKO Pictures is an American film production and distribution company. As RKO Radio Pictures Inc., it was one of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chains and Joseph P...

 studios.

She was born Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

 and died in South Pasadena, California
South Pasadena, California
South Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 25,619, up from 24,292 at the 2000 census. It is located in in the West San Gabriel Valley...

.

Selected filmography

  • Murphy's I.O.U.
    Murphy's I.O.U.
    Murphy's I.O.U. is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Phyllis Allen* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Nick Cogley* Dot Farley* Henry Lehrman* Fred Mace - Murphy* Hank Mann* Charles Murray* Mack Sennett - Policeman* Ford Sterling...

    (1913)
  • The Bangville Police
    The Bangville Police
    The Bangville Police is a 1913 comedy short starring Mabel Normand and the Keystone Kops . The film, notable for being regarded as the seminal Keystone Cops short, was directed by Henry Lehrman...

    (1913)
  • Passions, He Had Three
    Passions, He Had Three
    Passions, He Had Three is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Nick Cogley* Alice Davenport* Dot Farley* Mabel Normand* Betty Schade* Al St. John...

    (1913)
  • Peeping Pete
    Peeping Pete
    Peeping Pete is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Phyllis Allen* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Pete's wife* Charles Avery* Viola Barry - * Nick Cogley - Sheriff* Dot Farley* Mack Sennett - Pete...

    (1913)
  • Fatty Joins the Force
    Fatty Joins the Force
    Fatty Joins the Force is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It features the Keystone Kops in a background role.-Plot:Fatty is an obese and timid man who rescues a little girl from drowning. The girl who turns out to be the daughter of the Police Commissioner. The grateful...

    (1913)
  • Some Nerve
    Some Nerve
    Some Nerve is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Cecile Arnold* Alice Davenport* Dot Farley* Edgar Kennedy* George Nichols* Ford Sterling...

    (1913)
  • When Knights Were Cold
    When Knights Were Cold
    -Cast:* Stan Laurel - Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight* Mae Laurel - Countess Out, a Classy Eve* Catherine Bennett - Princess Elizabeth New Jersey, a Swell Eve* Scotty MacGregor - Sir Chief Raspberry, a Rough Knight...

    (1923)
  • Listen Lester (1924)
  • Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
    Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
    Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde is a 1925 silent, black-and-white comedy film, directed by Scott Pembroke and Joe Rock .The film iself is both a spoof of the previous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde is a 1925 silent, black-and-white comedy film, directed by Scott Pembroke and Joe...

    (1925)
  • A Woman of the World
    A Woman of the World
    A Woman of the World is a 1925 silent drama starring Pola Negri. It was directed by Mal St. Clair, produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by their parent company Paramount Pictures.-Synopsis:...

    (1925)
  • False Pretenses
    False Pretenses (1935 film)
    False Pretenses is a 1935 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Irene Ware.-Cast:* Irene Ware - Mary Beekman* Sidney Blackmer - Kenneth Alden * Betty Compson - Clarissa Stanhope* Russell Hopton - Pat Brennan...

    (1935)
  • Dummy Ache
    Dummy Ache
    Dummy Ache is a 1936 short comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* Edgar Kennedy - Edgar* Florence Lake - Florence...

    (1936)

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