Dorothy Stickney (June , â€" June , ) was an American film, stage and
television actress, best known for appearing in the long running
Broadway hit Life with Father.Stickney was born in Dickinson, North
Dakota, but because of a medical condition, she was unable to go into
bright places and spent most of her childhood indoors to protect her
sensitive eyes. Her introduction to reading came from family members
who read the classics to her. Because she had difficulty reading, she
focused on skills like dancing and elocution. She was also fond of
going to the theater with her family, and this sparked her interest in
being an actress. Thanks to several eye surgeries, by her teens,
Stickney was able to continue her education and pursue a career in the
theater.Stickney attended the North Western Dramatic School in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. She sang and danced as one of the four
Southern Belles in vaudeville and began acting in summer stock
companies including Atlanta's Forsyth Players in the early s before
she married Howard Lindsay. In , Stickney and Lindsay were married,
and the two stayed married until Lindsay's death in .
television actress, best known for appearing in the long running
Broadway hit Life with Father.Stickney was born in Dickinson, North
Dakota, but because of a medical condition, she was unable to go into
bright places and spent most of her childhood indoors to protect her
sensitive eyes. Her introduction to reading came from family members
who read the classics to her. Because she had difficulty reading, she
focused on skills like dancing and elocution. She was also fond of
going to the theater with her family, and this sparked her interest in
being an actress. Thanks to several eye surgeries, by her teens,
Stickney was able to continue her education and pursue a career in the
theater.Stickney attended the North Western Dramatic School in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. She sang and danced as one of the four
Southern Belles in vaudeville and began acting in summer stock
companies including Atlanta's Forsyth Players in the early s before
she married Howard Lindsay. In , Stickney and Lindsay were married,
and the two stayed married until Lindsay's death in .
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