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Dorothy Devore

Actor

Dorothy Devore

Born June 20, 1899 in Fort Worth, Texas, USADied September 10, 197637 films

Dorothy Devore (June 22, 1899 – September 10, 1976) was a leading and popular American silent-film actor and comedian in her time. Born as Alma Inez Williams in Fort Worth, Texas in 1899, her family soon moved to Los Angeles when she was still a young girl. It was there where she completed her education and then joined a musical comedy company, with which she appeared for one year. She then went to Lyons and Moran comedies at Universal Pictures. It was at Universal where she was "discovered" by director/producer Al Christie, one of the most famous comedic moviemakers of the era. She began playing in small parts in films for Christie, but soon received leads and moved from one-reelers to two-reelers, which would make her a star.

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Dorothy became very popular in the film industry during the period of 1918 until the late 1920s. She was a talented actress, specializing especially in comedic roles, for which she is remembered, such as in Know Thy Wife (1918), directed by Al Christie. Dorothy was chosen as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923. During a good deal of her career, she achieved stardom in the comedic two-reel Christie Comedies, released through Educational. When the chance arose for Dorothy to begin making longer, feature films, she decided to stay with what she was doing at that moment: two-reelers, where she had already attracted a good deal of attention.

A little time after her career kicked off, Christie loaned her out to play the female lead opposite Charles Ray in 45 Minutes from Broadway (1920), in which she had great success. Following this film, she declined several feature film offers and immediately returned to two-reelers. She made several successful films which established her as one of the screen's most talented comedians of the era. She made her last film, Take the Heir, in 1930, and began her retirement from the movies.

She married theater owner Albert Wylie Mather in 1926. Devore died in 1976 in Woodland Hills, California, aged 77, from undisclosed causes.

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Filmography

37 films as actor
  1. 1939Miracle on Main StreetWoman in Church
  2. 1930Take the HeirSusan
  3. 1927Mountains of ManhattanMarion Wright
  4. 1927The Wrong Mr. WrightTeddy
  5. 1926Money to BurnDolores Valdez
  6. 1926Senor DaredevilSally Blake
  7. 1926The Social HighwaymanElsie Van Tyler
  8. 1926The Gilded HighwayPrimrose Welby
  9. 1926The Man UpstairsMarion Larnard
  10. 1925The Midnight FlyerMary Baxter
  11. 1925Three Weeks in ParisMary Brown
  12. 1925His Majesty, Bunker BeanMarie Breede
  13. 1925Fighting the FlamesAlice Doran
  14. 1925How Baxter Butted InBeulah Dyer
  15. 1925A Broadway ButterflyIrene Astaire
  16. 1925The Prairie WifeChaddie Green
  17. 1925Who CaresJoan
  18. 1925The Narrow StreetDoris
  19. 1924The TomboyTommy Smith
  20. 1924Hold Your BreathMabel
  21. 1924Getting Gertie's GoatGertie
  22. 1924Stay Single
  23. 1923Kidding KatieKatie
  24. 1923Navy BluesMrs. James Warren
  25. 1923Pick and Shovel
  26. 1923Winter Has CameMary
  27. 1922Fair EnoughDolly aka Dolly the Dip
  28. 1921Saving Sister Susie
  29. 1921Nothing Like It
  30. 1921Magnificent Brute
  31. 192045 Minutes from BroadwayMary Jane Jenkins
  32. 1919'Twas Midnight
  33. 1919The Girl Dodger
  34. 1918Know Thy WifeBetty Browning
  35. 1918String BeansMinor Role
  36. 1918The Law of the North
  37. 1918The House Cleaning HorrorsDorothy