Grey, Dolly, 1882-1956

Person

Staff Only

Parallel Names

Gottleib, Hermina, Dorothy

Biography

Hermina Dorothy Gottlieb was born June 20, 1882 in New York, New York to Julius Gottlieb and and Mrs. Gottlieb. The Gottlieb family were Jewish Hungarian Americans. Dorothy married her husband, Bert Byron, on June 21, 1918 in Washington DC. Dorothy and Bert were vaudeville actors throughout the 1920s and her stage name was Dolly Grey. Dorothy died on February 24 1956 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Box 4: Collars and Jewelry

File — Box B458.01.01.0004: Series B458.01 [Barcode: U186023306271]

Identifier: B458.01.01.0004

Abstract

This box contains accessories of Dolly Grey and the jewelry of both Dolly Grey and Bert Byron. The accessories include four [4] collars and two [2] pairs of gloves. The jewelry includes a brass clasp, a rhinestone clasp, a tie clasp with the letter "B", a square gold pin with initials "B.B.", and a round clasp with initials "B.B."

Dates: 1908-1920

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B458, Grey and Byron Collection / Series One: Material Culture / Subseries: Clothing and Accessories

Series One: Material Culture, 1908-1920

Series

Identifier: B458.01

Abstract

This series includes Bert Byron and Dolly Grey's Jewelry, a Forehand and Wadsworth revolver, as well as clothing items from both Bert Byron and Dolly Grey.