Dorothy McGuire, 85, a graceful and versatile film ... Grows in Brooklyn" (1945), the mute heroine in the thriller "The Spiral Staircase" (1946) and the romantic lead in "Three Coins in the ...

Film lacks the leaven of a little humor, but interest never wanes. Dorothy McGuire’s stature as actress is increased by her performance as a maidservant bereft of speech by a shock since ...

Dorothy McGuire, a gifted actress whose soft voice ... in “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” the mute servant in “The Spiral Staircase” and the liberal fiancee of the crusading journalist ...

Dorothy McGuire, the lovely ... Her other films included A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Spiral Staircase, the sequel Claudia and David, The Enchanted Cottage, Three Coins in the Fountain, Till ...

Dorothy McGuire, Oscar-nommed actress whose ... period starring in “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” (1945), “The Spiral Staircase” (1946) and “Gentleman’s Agreement” (1947).

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In Brief: A classic Noir from one of the masters of the form, Robert Siodmak's The Spiral Staircase (1946 ... Hemmingway's The Killers (also 1946). Dorothy McGuire delivers a strong ...

DOROTHY McGUIRE, who has died aged 83 ... Her early film, The Spiral Staircase (1946), in which she played a mute servant girl menaced by a serial killer whose identity and presence she could ...

He even knew how to handle Dorothy McGuire, and there was a certain ... Robert Siodmak's splendid Gothic thriller The Spiral Staircase (1946) was based on Some Must Watch, a novel by Ethel Lina ...

Two of McGuire's best movies followed: Robert Siodmak's atmospheric chiller, The Spiral Staircase (1945), in ... She is survived by her two children. Dorothy McGuire, actress; born June 14 ...

2001-09-15 04:00:00 PDT Hollywood-- Dorothy McGuire, a gifted actress whose ... Tree Grows in Brooklyn," the mute servant in "The Spiral Staircase" and the fiancee of the crusading journalist ...