Lloyd Bridges

Dorothy Louise Bridges was an American actress and poet. Bridges was the matriarch of an acting family, which included her late husband, actor Lloyd Bridges, and her sons, actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges. Bridges was sometimes credited as Dorothy Dean. Bridges was born Dorothy Louise Simpson... in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 19, 1915. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was two years old. Bridges made her film debut in the movie Finders Keepers at the age of six. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles. It was at UCLA that she met her future husband, Lloyd Bridges, while acting in a small theatrical play on campus. Lloyd Bridges, who was a UCLA upperclassman at the time, appeared in the production as her "leading man." The couple married in 1938 in New York City. Dorothy and Lloyd Bridges remained married for 60 years, until he died in 1998 at the age of 85. They had four children: Beau Vernet, Garrett Myles, Jeffrey Leon, and Lucinda Louise. Their son, Garrett, died of sudden infant death syndrome on August 3, 1948.
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