Dorothy Burgess

Dorothy Burgess was a stage and motion picture actress from Los Angeles.

She was a niece of Fay Bainter. On her fathers side she was related to David C. Montgomery of Montgomery and Stone. Her grandfather was Henry A. Burgess, Sr. He came to Los Angeles in 1893, establishing a business at Terminal Island. His home was at 637 West 41st Place. He was born in England. Her dad was H.A. Burgess, a pioneer air transport executive. For a decade he was an assistant to Harris M. Hanshue, who founded Western Air Express , and was its first president. Burgess studied drawing, painting, and sculpture at Mrs. Dows School in Briarcliff Manor, New York. Her talent in the three artistic disciplines was evident in the creative objects which decorated her Hollywood apartment. Burgess and her mother, Grace, resided in a home in Malibu, California, in 1932.

Source: Wikipedia