- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDorothy Alice Fay Southworth
- Dorothy Fay was born on April 4, 1915 in Prescott, Arizona, USA. She was an actress, known for The Green Archer (1940), Trigger Pals (1939) and White Eagle (1941). She was married to Tex Ritter. She died on November 5, 2003 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseTex Ritter(June 14, 1941 - January 2, 1974) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- RelativesTyler Ritter(Grandchild)Stella Ritter(Grandchild)Carly Ritter(Grandchild)Jason Ritter(Grandchild)
- Died less than two months after the death of her son John Ritter.
- In August 2001 her son John Ritter contacted the obituaries desk of The London Daily Telegraph to prove his mother, Dorothy Fay Ritter, was very much alive. The Telegraph mistakenly published her obituary, even though she had not died. He courteously pointed out the mistake and graciously accepted an apology in the form of an article by the Obituaries Editor.
- Mother of actor John Ritter and Tom Ritter.
- Mother-in-law of Amy Yasbeck.
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