Dorothy Coonan Wellman

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Dorothy Coonan Wellman November 25 1913 September 16 2009 was an American actress and dancer Wellman was the wife of film director William Wellman to whom she was married from 1934 until his death in 1975 Wellman cast her in several of his films Her career as a dancer began at the age of 14 with Warner Brothers Studios Her early film credits as an onscreen dancer and actress included small uncredited parts in such early talkies as The Broadway Melody 1929 Whoopee 1930 Kiki 1931 Palmy Days 1931 and The Kid from Spain 1932 Her bestknown films were 42nd Street 1933 and Gold Diggers of 1933 Many of the films in which she appeared were choreographed by Busby Berkeley Film director William Wellman cast Coonan as Sally in his 1933 film Wild Boys of the Road This was the only role she played in which she was credited or had a character with a name She makes an uncredited appearance in Wellmans The Story of GI Joe 1945 as an army nurse nicknamed Red who marries a soldier on the battlefield only to be widowed shortly afterwards