Dorothy Flood

Hazel-eyed Dorothy Flood, born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1912, was an American actress and model. She began as a ballet dancer with The Metropolitan Opera Company and later performed in the 1931 Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. She also appeared in a show with Maurice Chevalier when he sang in the Rainbow Room. Her career included roles in several Marx Brothers movies, though she noted her scenes often ended up on the cutting room floor. Offstage, she shared tea with Bing Crosby during rest breaks, and counted Buddy Ebsen and his sister Vilma among her friends, having worked with Buddy in Whoopee! She attended Children's Professional School in New York. Dorothy passed away in 2005 at the age of 92.