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| Dorothy's early working career was as a crime reporter for which she became famous, along with participating in a world race in which she was the only ] ], a race which inspired her ], ''Girl Around The World'', which would then be turned into a movie '']''. She became a popular ] ] and also co-hosted, with her husband ], ''Breakfast with Dick and Dorothy''. | Dorothy's early working career was as a crime reporter for which she became famous, along with participating in a world race in which she was the only ] ], a race which inspired her ], ''Girl Around The World'', which would then be turned into a movie '']''. She became a popular ] ] and also co-hosted, with her husband ], ''Breakfast with Dick and Dorothy''. | ||
| In ], she was added to the American television ] '']'' where she became more popular on-air, but her personality clashed with her co- |
In ], she was added to the American television ] '']'' where she became more popular on-air, but her personality clashed with her co-panelists so they brought in ] for the second ] to complement her personality. | ||
| Her reporting had contributed to getting Dr. ] a new ]. She was a ] of the ], parts of which she |
Her reporting had contributed to getting Dr. ] a new ]. She also was a ] of the ], parts of which she published in the '']'' before its ] release. It is often reported that she had conducted an "exclusive interview" with ] before her death, but this seems to have been nothing more than questioning Ruby during a recess in his trial in the presence of other reporters. | ||
| It has long been rumored that Kilgallen carried on a long time relationship with ] ]. | It has long been rumored that Kilgallen carried on a long time relationship with ] ]. | ||
| Kilgallen had long had drinking and ] problems. |
Kilgallen had long had drinking and ] problems. In fact, she checked herself into rehabilitation clinics twice, and had more than once been drunk on ''What's My Line?'' (which was usually broadcast live). On ], ], she was found dead in her ] home. She had swallowed a combination of ] and ] which contributed to her ]. It is not known whether it was a ] or an accidental death, though the relatively low amounts of barbituates in her system indicate that it was probably accidental. | ||
| Because of her Ruby interview and criticism of the Warren Commission, some people speculate that she was murdered by mysterious strangers who apparently broke into her apartment and forced pills down her throat. However, there is no evidence of a break-in or a struggle either in Kilgallen's apartment or in her autopsy. Kilgallen's husband, who was sleeping in another bedroom in the same apartment, reported nothing unusual. | Because of her Ruby interview and criticism of the Warren Commission, some people speculate that she was murdered by mysterious strangers who apparently broke into her apartment and forced pills down her throat. However, there is no evidence of a break-in or a struggle either in Kilgallen's apartment or in her autopsy. Kilgallen's husband, who was sleeping in another bedroom in the same apartment, reported nothing unusual. | ||
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Dorothy Mae Kilgallen (July 3, 1913 - November 8, 1965) was an American actress, reporter and television presenter. She was born in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of James Kilgallen, a newspaperman.
Dorothy's early working career was as a crime reporter for which she became famous, along with participating in a world race in which she was the only female contestant, a race which inspired her autobiography, Girl Around The World, which would then be turned into a movie Fly Away Baby. She became a popular Broadway columnist and also co-hosted, with her husband Richard Kollmar, Breakfast with Dick and Dorothy.
In 1950, she was added to the American television gameshow What's My Line? where she became more popular on-air, but her personality clashed with her co-panelists so they brought in Arlene Francis for the second episode to complement her personality.
Her reporting had contributed to getting Dr. Sam Sheppard a new trial. She also was a critic of the Warren Commission, parts of which she published in the New York Journal-American before its public release. It is often reported that she had conducted an "exclusive interview" with Jack Ruby before her death, but this seems to have been nothing more than questioning Ruby during a recess in his trial in the presence of other reporters.
It has long been rumored that Kilgallen carried on a long time relationship with singer Johnnie Ray.
Kilgallen had long had drinking and drug problems. In fact, she checked herself into rehabilitation clinics twice, and had more than once been drunk on What's My Line? (which was usually broadcast live). On November 8, 1965, she was found dead in her New York City home. She had swallowed a combination of alcohol and seconal which contributed to her heart attack. It is not known whether it was a suicide or an accidental death, though the relatively low amounts of barbituates in her system indicate that it was probably accidental.
Because of her Ruby interview and criticism of the Warren Commission, some people speculate that she was murdered by mysterious strangers who apparently broke into her apartment and forced pills down her throat. However, there is no evidence of a break-in or a struggle either in Kilgallen's apartment or in her autopsy. Kilgallen's husband, who was sleeping in another bedroom in the same apartment, reported nothing unusual.
At the time of her death, she had been married 25 years and left behind 3 children. She is interred in the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York.