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Doris Dawson(1909-1986)

  • Actress
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Ed Brady, Doris Dawson, Charles Delaney, Aggie Herring, Marie Mosquini, Charles Murray, George C. Pearce, and Blue Washington in Do Your Duty (1928)
Doris Dawson was born on 16 April 1909 in Goldfield, Nevada, USA. She was an actress, known for The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928), His Captive Woman (1929) and Broadway Scandals (1929). She was married to Robert Davis Levy. She died on 20 April 1986 in Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
BornApril 16, 1909
DiedApril 20, 1986(77)
BornApril 16, 1909
DiedApril 20, 1986(77)
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Known for

Richard Barthelmess and Molly O'Day in The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
  • Margaret Dean
  • 1928
Dorothy Mackaill and Milton Sills in His Captive Woman (1929)
His Captive Woman
6.9
  • Actress
  • 1929
Jack Egan and Sally O'Neil in Broadway Scandals (1929)
Broadway Scandals
5.3
  • Bobby
  • 1929
Hallam Cooley, Doris Dawson, Audrey Ferris, and James Murray in The Little Wildcat (1928)
The Little Wildcat
  • Sue
  • 1928

Credits

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Actress

  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
    Sunset Boulevard
    8.4
    • Actress (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Sally Blane, Charles Starrett, and Burlington Zephyr in The Silver Streak (1934)
    The Silver Streak
    6.5
    • Molly
    • 1934
  • The Royal Four-Flusher
    Short
    • The Maiden
    • 1930
  • The Beauty Spot (1930)
    The Beauty Spot
    Short
    • Doris
    • 1930
  • Jack Egan and Sally O'Neil in Broadway Scandals (1929)
    Broadway Scandals
    5.3
    • Bobby
    • 1929
  • Billie Dove and Rod La Rocque in The Man and the Moment (1929)
    The Man and the Moment
    6.9
    • Party Girl (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Alice White in Hot Stuff (1929)
    Hot Stuff
    4.7
    • Thelma
    • 1929
  • Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall in Children of the Ritz (1929)
    Children of the Ritz
    • Margie Haines
    • 1929
  • Dorothy Mackaill and Milton Sills in His Captive Woman (1929)
    His Captive Woman
    6.9
    • 1929
  • Benjamin Christensen, Wid Gunning, Creighton Hale, Sheldon Lewis, and Thelma Todd in Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
    Seven Footprints to Satan
    6.6
    • Satan's Chosen One (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Jack Mulhall and Alice White in Naughty Baby (1928)
    Naughty Baby
    6.6
    • Polly
    • 1928
  • Hallam Cooley, Doris Dawson, Audrey Ferris, and James Murray in The Little Wildcat (1928)
    The Little Wildcat
    • Sue
    • 1928
  • Doris Dawson and Lucien Littlefield in Do Your Duty (1928)
    Do Your Duty
    • Mary Ellen Maloney
    • 1928
  • Alice White in Show Girl (1928)
    Show Girl
    6.1
    • Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Harry Langdon and Doris Dawson in Heart Trouble (1928)
    Heart Trouble
    • The Girl
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • April 16, 1909
    • Goldfield, Nevada, USA
  • Died
    • April 20, 1986
    • Coral Gables, Florida, USA
  • Spouse
    • Robert Davis LevyDecember 27, 1938 - March 25, 1971 (his death)
  • Other works
    Worked as a fashion model and a little bit of advertising work.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Minor brunette starlet of the 1920's with First National, a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1929. Failed to make the transition to sound as her voice was considered to be 'grating'.

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