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- Died
- Birth nameDorothy Penelope Jones
- Dorothy Janis' short film career began when she was visiting a cousin, who was working on a film at Fox in 1927. Her beauty was noticed at once and she was asked to test for a role. She made several films, silents and talkies. She is best known for her performance opposite Ramon Novarro in The Pagan (MGM, 1929). She retired at the age of twenty and married bandleader Wayne King in 1932.
- IMDb mini biography by: Arne Andersen
- SpouseWayne King(March 21, 1932 - July 16, 1985) (his death, 2 children)
- When she first started working as an actress, Metro introduced her as 18 years old and half Cherokee, neither of which was true (she was underage at the time).
- Her one and only talkie, "Lummox", still survives at the British Film Institute as a nitrate print. Sound discs survive at UCLA.
- She has six grandchildren.
- Her children are named Penelope "Penny" and Wayne.
- Her cousin worked as an extra in movies. When she was in high school, she came with her cousin to work, which is where studio bosses recognized her beauty and offered her a job.
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