Dorothy Dickson

Biography

From Wikipedia

Dorothy Dickson (July 25, 1893 – September 25, 1995) was an

American-born, London-based theatre actress and singer.[

Dickson is known mostly for her rendition of the Jerome Kern

song "Look for the Silver Lining". She was also a member of the

Ziegfeld Follies and made many appearances in New York and abroad. In 1922 she

starred in The Cabaret Girl. In 1936 she co-starred with Ivor Novello in his

Careless Rapture and, in 1937, in his Crest of the Wave.

As for her film career, Dickson starred in a few silent

films, including Eastward Ho! (1919) and Paying the Piper (1921).

During her early days on the London stage, Dickson was

introduced to another future celebrity (as...