Dorothy Young

Dorothy Lena Young (May 3, 1907 – March 20, 2011) was an American entertainer who worked as a stage assistant to magician Harry Houdini from 1925 to 1926. She later became a Broadway actress as well as a touring dancer.

Career

She was selected by Houdini because she was shorter than he was. She left the act two months prior to his death on October 31, 1926. She appeared in the several Houdini documentaries.

After his death, Young, the daughter of a Methodist minister, appeared on Broadway in Jarnegan (1928–29), Conquest (1933), and New Faces of 1936 (1936). After leaving acting, she and her second husband, Gilbert Kiamie, toured the world as the Latin dancing team of "Dorothy and Gilbert".

She was the author of two novels loosely based on her life: Diary Without Dates and Dancing on a Dime, the latter of which was made into a feature film in 1940 by Universal Studios, as well as the booklet Touring with Houdini, published in 2003.

Personal life

Her first husband, Robert Perkins, died after 13 years of marriage. Her second husband, Gilbert Kiamie, died in 1992. Young, the last surviving member of Houdini's touring show, died in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, on March 20, 2011, aged 103.

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The People's Defender 22 Jun 2018

Carol (Mark) Hendrix of West Union, Ruth Helton of West Union and Dorothy (Bill) Winget of Peebles; four grandchildren. Jason Young, Bradley Helton, Matthew Boldman all of West Union, and Derek Helton of Fairborn, Ohio; five great great grandchildren. Brayden Young, Elizabeth and Gabe Boldman, Holly Free and Dusty Turner; three nephews ... Previous. Auction in Cherry Fork ... ....

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Ronald Gene ‘Bo Diddly’ Faison

Henderson News 22 Jun 2018

Funeral services for Mr ... 12, 1955, the eighth of nine children ... a daughter, Latania Lewis; grandsons, Frank Edward Ditto IV, Jonathan Millared Young and Pierre O’Dell Young Jr., all of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; sisters, Dorothy March and Linda Reed (Jay), both of Henderson; brothers, Jerry Faison (Diane), Henderson and James Earl Reese, Wichita, Kan.; best friend, David Manson, Gilmer; many other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends....

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Across America: Dorothy Cotton was the personification of the brave civil rights activist

The Philadelphia Tribune 21 Jun 2018

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