Biographie
Dolores Sutton was born Dolores Lila Silverstein on February 4, 1927, in New York City to Benjamin and Mary Silverstein. She passed away on May 11, 2009. She earned a BA in Philosophy from NYU in 1948. While pursuing her Master's degree in 1949, she wrote a radio script titled Siblings, which she sold to NBC and also performed the voice role. Her first television appearance was on the Jack Benny Program in 1950, where she played an elderly woman golfing in a comedic scene. When Jack asked her age, she replied, "39 just like you," before walking away with a cane. Dolores was a familiar face on daytime television, featuring in Valiant Lady (1954–1955), Date with Life (1955), and From These Roots (1959–1960). She also had recurring roles on As the World Turns, The Edge of Night, Ryan's Hope, All My Children, and General Hospital, with numerous TV appearances continuing into the 1990s. Her greatest achievements were in theatre, with leading roles in three Broadway productions and eight Off-Broadway plays. In the mid-1960s, she delivered several notable performances at Chicago's Goodman Theatre and received three nominations for the Sara Siddons Awards as Best Actress. Her television writing credits include Lady Doc, The Secret Storm, and Loving. She also wrote Lady Somebody, a two-part film sold to television. As a playwright, her works include Down at the Old Bull and Bush, The Web and the Rock, Company Comin', Born Yesterday, A Perfect Ganesh, Detail of a Larger Work, The Front Page, The Exact Center of the Universe, A Drop in the Bucket, Spring Storm, and Signs and Wonders.
