Winston and Weston Doty
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Winston and Weston Doty were twin child actors active for several years during the silent film
era.
The brothers lived with their mother in Chicago, Los Angeles and later in Venice, California. Between 1922 and 1924 Winston and Weston Doty appeared in a handful of silent film shorts and one full length feature, Peter Pan
(1924). In 1930 Olive Doty was employed in Los Angeles as an investment manager while her boys clerked at a local grocery store after school hours. Later the twins enrolled together at the University of Southern California
where they became popular members of the USC cheerleading
squad.
On the night of December 31, 1933, the brothers attended a party at a friend’s house in Montrose, California with their dates, Mary Janet Cox of Venice and Gladys Fisher of Santa Monica. At midnight they called their mother to wish her a Happy New Year and not long afterwards perished when a deluge of water caused by heavy rains swept through the neighborhood killing some forty people. Of the four, the only one to survive was Weston’s date, Gladys Fisher. Winston and Weston were interred together at the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
in Santa Monica
, California
.
In April of the following year, Jack Doty died alone in his hotel room in Chicago at the age of forty two.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
era.
Biography
Winston and Weston were born in Malta, Ohio, sons of Jack and Olive Doty. Their father was a stage and radio actor who had separated from his wife when the boys were fairly young.The brothers lived with their mother in Chicago, Los Angeles and later in Venice, California. Between 1922 and 1924 Winston and Weston Doty appeared in a handful of silent film shorts and one full length feature, Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1924 film)
Peter Pan is a 1924 adventure silent film released by Paramount Pictures, the first film adaptation of the play by J. M. Barrie. It was directed by Herbert Brenon and starred Betty Bronson as Peter Pan, Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook, Mary Brian as Wendy, and Virginia Browne Faire as Tinker Bell...
(1924). In 1930 Olive Doty was employed in Los Angeles as an investment manager while her boys clerked at a local grocery store after school hours. Later the twins enrolled together at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
where they became popular members of the USC cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
squad.
On the night of December 31, 1933, the brothers attended a party at a friend’s house in Montrose, California with their dates, Mary Janet Cox of Venice and Gladys Fisher of Santa Monica. At midnight they called their mother to wish her a Happy New Year and not long afterwards perished when a deluge of water caused by heavy rains swept through the neighborhood killing some forty people. Of the four, the only one to survive was Weston’s date, Gladys Fisher. Winston and Weston were interred together at the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery is located at 1847 14th Street in Santa Monica, California.-Notable burials:*Hugo Ballin , artist*Mabel Ballin , Actress*George Bancroft , actor...
in Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
In April of the following year, Jack Doty died alone in his hotel room in Chicago at the age of forty two.