Background
Dare was born Dorothy Herskind in Philadelphia.
Dare was born Dorothy Herskind in Philadelphia.
As a child she often sang in church and developed good vocability. She first appeared on stage at the age of seven. She first began her singing and acting career in several of Ziegfeld"s shows and then appeared in Vitaphone shorts.
In time, interest was growing with young Dorothy and by 1934 she was signed under contract to Warner Brothers
Studios and made her debut in Very Close Vangs (1934). In time she found herself co-starring with the likes of Dick Powell, Bette Davis, George Brent, Ross Alexander, Gloria Stuart, and Irene Dunne in full length featured films by 1935.
During the 1930s, she starred in a string of successful films such as Gold Diggers of 1935, Front Page Woman (1935), High Hat (1937), and Clothes and the Woman (1937). She sang such songs as "Red Headed and Blue" and "Yoo Hoo Hoo".
By the late 1930s and early 1940s, Dare began to lose parts.
In 1942, she made her final film appearance as Peggy in The Yanks Are Coming and in 1944 she sang her last musical number in Musical Movieland. Dare left movies and moved to Orange County, California. She seldom granted interviews or wrote about her Dare died at her home on October 4, 1981.
She was buried at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del March
The Only Girl (1934)
Strike Maine Pink (1933)
Manhattan Vanities (1932)
Here Comes the Groom (1931)
America"s Sweetheart (1931).