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Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian

Actor · Born 1903-04-26 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia Dorothy Sebastian (April 26, 1903 – April 8, 1957) was an American film and stage actress. Sebastian was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. In her youth, she aspired to be a dancer and a film actress. Her family frowned on both ambitions, however, so she fled to New York at the age of 15. Upon her arrival in New York City, Sebastian's southern drawl was thick enough to "cut with a knife". She followed around theatrical agents before returning at night to a $12-a-month room, after being consistently rejected. Sebastian's first contact in Hollywood was Robert Kane, who gave her a film test at United Studios. She performed in George White's Scandals and later co-starred with Joan Crawford and Anita Page for a popular series of MGM romantic dramas including Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Blushing Brides (1930). Sebastian also appeared in 1929's Spite Marriage, wherein she was cast opposite her then-lover Buster Keaton. By the mid-1930s, Sebastian was semi-retired from acting after marrying Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd. After their 1936 divorce, she returned to acting appearing in mostly bit parts. Her last onscreen appearance was in the 1948 film The…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Women (1939) — Saleswoman Pat (uncredited)
  2. Spite Marriage (1929) — Trilby Drew
  3. Show People (1928) — Self (uncredited)
  4. Love (1927) — Spectator at Race (uncredited)
  5. Our Dancing Daughters (1928) — Beatrice 'Bea'
  6. Among the Living (1941) — Woman in Cafe
  7. A Woman of Affairs (1928) — Constance
  8. Our Blushing Brides (1930) — Francine 'Franky' Daniels
  9. Montana Moon (1930) — Elizabeth
  10. The Miracle of the Bells (1948) — Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)
  11. Free and Easy (1930) — Cave Scene
  12. The Show (1927) — Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)
  13. Allez Oop (1934) — Paula Stevens
  14. The Unholy Night (1929) — Lady Efra
  15. Days of Jesse James (1939) — Zerilda James (uncredited)
  16. Torrent (1926) — Woman in Audience (uncredited)
  17. The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) — Lulu
  18. The Big Gamble (1931) — Beverly Ames Beckwith
  19. The Single Standard (1929) — Mercedes
  20. The Arizona Kid (1939) — Bess Warren
  21. The Rounder (1930) — Ethel Dalton
  22. You'd Be Surprised (1926) — Dorothy
  23. Rough Riders' Round-up (1939) — Rose
  24. Officer O'Brien (1930) — Ruth Dale
  25. Ship of Wanted Men (1933) — Irene Reynolds
  26. They Never Come Back (1932) — Adele Landon
  27. Winds of Chance (1925) — Laura
  28. The Utah Kid (1930) — Jennie Lee
  29. Contrabando (1932)
  30. Twelve Miles Out (1927) — Chiquita
  31. His First Command (1929) — Judy Gaylord
  32. Ships of Hate (1931) — Grace Walsh
  33. California (1927) — Carlotta del Rey
  34. The Devil's Apple Tree (1929) — Dorothy Ryan
  35. Hell's Island (1930) — Marie
  36. The Arizona Wildcat (1927) — Regina Schyler
  37. The Demi-Bride (1927) — Lola
  38. The Mysterious Pilot (1937) — Jean McNain
  39. The Wide Open Spaces (1931) — Rose
  40. The Adventurer (1928) — Dolores de Silva