caption death_date death_place birth_place othername name birth_date yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation
dorothy tree , 1939 13 february 1992 englewood , new jersey , u.s. brooklyn , new york , u.s. dorothy uris dorothy tree 21 may 1906 1927-1951 dorothy tree.jpg dorothy tree
 dorothy estelle triebitz actress , voice teacher
dorothy tree

dorothy tree -lrb- may 21 , 1906 -- february 13 , 1992 -rrb- was an american actress , voice teacher and writer .
she appeared in a wide range of character roles in at least 49 films between 1927 and 1951 .
her roles included martha , mother of knute rockne in `` knute rockne , all american '' , and may emmerich , the invalid wife of louis calhern in `` the asphalt jungle '' .
after being blacklisted as a communist because of the house un-american activities committee -lrb- huac -rrb- hearings , she began a second career as a voice teacher in new york .
emphasizing good diction and clarity , and the subtleties of intonation , she published four books on the subject .
