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Dorothy Black
Dorothy Black
Born	18 September 1899; Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	19 February 1985 (aged 85); London, England, UK
Nationality	South African-British
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1913–1973

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Dorothy Black (18 September 1899 in Johannesburg, South Africa – 19 February 1985) was a South African-British actress.

Educated at St Andrew's School in Johannesburg and also the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

She started her career appearing in Outward Bound, The Farmer's Wife, The Trojan Women and The Constant Nymph. Rep at Birmingham with her first London performance in the Blue Comet at the Royal Court. Other West End plays have included Dear Brutus, Six Characters in Search of an Author and The Brontes.

Black appeared in many TV appearances since the early BBC broadcasts at Alexandra Palace.

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 Educated at St Andrew's School in [[Johannesburg]] and also the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] in London.
-She started her career appearing in ''[[Outward Bound]]'', ''[[The Farmer's Wife]]'', ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' and ''[[The Constant Nymph (play)|The Constant Nymph]]''.  Rep at [[Birmingham]] with her first London performance in the Blue Comet at the Royal Court.  Other [[West End theatre|West End]] plays have included ''[[Dear Brutus]]'', ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' and ''[[The Brontes (play)|The Brontes]]''.
+She started her career appearing in ''Outward Bound'', ''[[The Farmer's Wife]]'', ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' and ''[[The Constant Nymph (play)|The Constant Nymph]]''.  Rep at [[Birmingham]] with her first London performance in the Blue Comet at the Royal Court.  Other [[West End theatre|West End]] plays have included ''[[Dear Brutus]]'', ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' and ''[[The Brontes (play)|The Brontes]]''.
 Black worked with [[Claudette Colbert]], [[James Mason]], [[Hattie McDaniel]], [[Ned Sparks]], [[Warren William]], [[Edmund Gwenn]], [[Louise Beavers]] and [[Alan Hale, Sr.|Alan Hale]].