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Doris Rankin(1887-1946)

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Doris Rankin was born on 24 August 1887 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Great Adventure (1921), Love at First Sight (1929) and Saleslady (1938). She was married to Roger Malcolm Mortimer and Lionel Barrymore. She died in 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BornAugust 24, 1887
Died1946
BornAugust 24, 1887
Died1946
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Known for

The Great Adventure (1921)
The Great Adventure
  • Alice Challice
  • 1921
Love at First Sight
  • Mrs. Vernon
  • 1929
Weldon Heyburn and Anne Nagel in Saleslady (1938)
Saleslady
5.5
  • The Matron
  • 1938
Nancy Carroll in The Night Angel (1931)
The Night Angel
5.4
  • Matron
  • 1931

Credits

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  • Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
    When Tomorrow Comes
    6.7
    • Woman (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, and Bobs Watson in On Borrowed Time (1939)
    On Borrowed Time
    7.7
    • Mrs. Burlingame (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Zenobia (1939)
    Zenobia
    6.0
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Preston Foster, Irene Hervey, and Walter Woolf King in Society Smugglers (1939)
    Society Smugglers
    6.1
    • Miss Anna Wexley
    • 1939
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, and Edward Arnold in You Can't Take It with You (1938)
    You Can't Take It with You
    7.8
    • Mrs. Leach (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Weldon Heyburn and Anne Nagel in Saleslady (1938)
    Saleslady
    5.5
    • The Matron
    • 1938
  • Jackie Cooper in Boy of the Streets (1937)
    Boy of the Streets
    5.7
    • Rusty Davis (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Joe E. Brown, Paul Kelly, David L. Loew, Helen Mack, and Edward Sedgwick in Fit for a King (1937)
    Fit for a King
    5.7
    • Reception Guest (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Mickey Rooney, Horace B. Carpenter, William McCall, Bradley Metcalfe, Anne Nagel, and Frank Shields Sr. in Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
    Hoosier Schoolboy
    5.7
    • School Girl
    • 1937
  • Marian Marsh and Akim Tamiroff in The Great Gambini (1937)
    The Great Gambini
    6.3
    • Elderly Woman (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • James Dunn and Marian Marsh in Come Closer, Folks (1936)
    Come Closer, Folks
    6.3
    • Jury Member (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Nancy Carroll in The Night Angel (1931)
    The Night Angel
    5.4
    • Matron
    • 1931
  • Elisha Cook Jr., Pauline Drake, and Adele Ronson in Her Unborn Child (1930)
    Her Unborn Child
    • Helen Conover, Jack's 'Aunt'
    • 1930
  • Love at First Sight
    • Mrs. Vernon
    • 1929
  • Irma Harrison and Gladys Hulette in Lena Rivers (1925)
    Lena Rivers
    • Mathilde Nichols
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 24, 1887
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • 1946
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Spouses
      Roger Malcolm Mortimer1923 - 1946 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    There is some mystery as to the children born of her union to 'Lionel Barrymore'. Miss Rankin was said to have given birth to three daughters, but two were thought to have died in infancy and the third child was never mentioned after age eight. Lionel Barrymore always denied having had children, but his sister, Ethel Barrymore, wrote in one of her autobiographies about visiting her brother in Paris and meeting her namesake niece. Miss Rankin refused to speak about her ex-husband or their life together so the existence of the children remains a mystery!.

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