Dorothy Stone (June 3, 1905 – September 24, 1974) (a/k/a Dorothy B. Stone and Dorothy Stone Collins) was an actress, dancer, and singer in theater and motion pictures, born in Brooklyn, New York. Born on June 3, 1905, Dorothy Stone was the daughter of Fred Stone, a stage actor, dancing comedian, and owner of the Fred Stone theatrical stock company. Her mother, Allene Crater, acted with her father and was a singer. Her parents were in agreement that she would be called Dorothy, after the main character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which her parents had performed in the 1902 musical version. Her sisters were Paula Stone and Carol Stone. The family had a ranch at Lyme, Connecticut. Despite her mother not wishing for her to enter show-business, Stone entered the industry at an early age and in July, 1921, was thrown and kicked by a pony she rode in the second annual circus and Wild West show of the Lights Club, an organization composed of theatrical people living on Long Island. Dorothy, known as the "Queen of Chin Chin Ranch", was shaken up by her fall and bruised by kicks from the pony but not otherwise injured. Read More