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Dorothy DeBorba

Dorothy DeBorba, American child actress (died 2010)

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Born
March 28, 1925
Died
June 2, 2010
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1925

About Dorothy DeBorba

Dorothy Adele DeBorba was an American child actress of Portuguese descent who was a regular in the Our Gang series of short subjects as the leading lady from 1930 to 1933. With her trademark curls and elaborate hair bows, Dorothy quickly became an audience favorite. In 1931 Dorothy became the female star after Mary Ann Jackson left the series. By the age of ten, of course, the movie careers of most of us were finished." DeBorba graduated from Van Nuys High School and then worked at Republic Pictures as a secretary.

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The world when Dorothy DeBorba was born

Dorothy DeBorba was born in 1925. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dorothy DeBorba's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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