Dorothy Dix was the sister of 'western' character film actor Tex
Harding, birth name John Thye. She was approximately 8 years older than her brother John. She
stopped making films in 1936 after her mother's death. She never had any children. Her sister Marie Louise Thye also did some uncredited work in the industry.
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Dix and 11 other actresses (out of 300) won a two-day beauty contest sponsored by Paramount Pictures in March, 1932. The celebrity judges were actress Carole Lombard, costume designer Travis Banton and director William C. de Mille.