Ann Dvorak
Data de nascimento:
02/08/1911
Local de nascimento:
New York City, New York, USA
Data de falecimento:
10/12/1979
Biografia
Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim) was an American stage and film actress. Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told The Literary Digest: "My fake name is properly pronounced vor'shack. The D remains silent." Dvorak was the daughter of silent film actress Anna Lehr. While in New York, she attended St. Catherine's Convent. After moving to California, she attended Page School for Girls in Hollywood. She made her film debut when she was five years old in the silent film version of Ramona (1916), credited as "Baby Anna Lehr". She continued in children's roles in The Man Hater (1917) and Five Dollar Plate (1920), but then stopped acting in films. Her parents separated in 1916 and divorced in 1920; she did not see her father again until 13 years later, when she made a public plea to the press to help her find him. In the late 1920s, Dvorak worked as a dance instructor and gradually began to appear on film as a chorus girl. Her friend, actress Karen Morley, introduced her to billionaire movie producer Howard Hughes, who groomed her as a dramatic actress. She was a success in such pre-Code films as Scarface (1932) as Paul Muni's sister; in Three on a Match (1932) with Bette Davis and Joan Blondell as the doomed, unstable Vivian; in The Crowd Roars (1932) with James Cagney; and in Sky Devils (1932) opposite Spencer Tracy. Known for her style and elegance, she was a popular leading lady for Warner Bros. during the 1930s, and appeared in numerous contemporary romances and melodramas. At age 19, Dvorak eloped with Leslie Fenton, her English co-star from The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932), and they married on March 17, 1932. They left for a year-long honeymoon in spite of her contractual obligations to the studio, which led to a period of litigation and pay disputes during which she discovered she was making the same amount of money as the boy who played her son in Three on a Match. She completed her contract on permanent suspension, then worked as a freelancer. Although she worked regularly, the quality of her scripts declined sharply. She appeared as secretary Della Street to Donald Woods' Perry Mason in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937). With her then-husband, Leslie Fenton, Dvorak traveled to England where she supported the war effort by working as an ambulance driver and acted in several British films. She appeared as a saloon singer in Abilene Town with Randolph Scott and Edgar Buchanan, released in 1946. The following year she adeptly handled comedy by giving an assured performance in Out of the Blue (1947). In 1948, Dvorak gave her only performance on Broadway in The Respectful Prostitute. Dvorak's marriage to Fenton ended in divorce in 1946. In 1947, she married Igor Dega, a Russian dancer who danced with her briefly in The Bachelor's Daughters. The marriage ended two years later. Dvorak retired from the screen in 1951, when she married her third and last husband, Nicholas Wade, to whom she remained married until his death in 1975. She had no children. In 1959, she and her husband moved to Hawaii, which she had always loved.
Filmes em que atuou
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)- 6.40 ★Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage)
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Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)- 0.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)- 6.50 ★Rachel Schaeffer
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I Was an American Spy (1951)- 6.20 ★Mrs. Claire 'High Pockets' Phillips
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Vida de Minha Vida (1950)- 5.70 ★Gert Lynch
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Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)- 6.00 ★Connie Kepplar
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Perdidamente Tua (1950)- 5.20 ★Mary Ashlon
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The Return of Jesse James (1950)- 5.00 ★Sue Ellen Younger
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As Muralhas de Jericó (1948)- 5.70 ★Belle Connors
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Noite Eterna (1947)- 5.80 ★Charlene
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O Homem Sem Coração (1947)- 6.30 ★Madeleine Forestier
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Lá em Casa Manda Ela (1947)- 6.38 ★Olive Jensen
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O Xerife de Abilene (1946)- 5.20 ★Rita
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The Bachelor's Daughters (1946)- 6.50 ★Terry Wilson
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Um Dia Voltarei (1945)- 5.60 ★Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry
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Masquerade in Mexico (1945)- 5.40 ★Helen Grant
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Squadron Leader X (1943)- 0.00 ★Barbara Lucas
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Escape to Danger (1943)- 0.00 ★Joan Grahame
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This Was Paris (1942)- 5.50 ★Ann Morgan
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Girls of the Road (1940)- 5.00 ★Kay Warren
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Cafe Hostess (1940)- 5.50 ★Jo
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Alucinação (1939)- 5.60 ★Mary
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Stronger Than Desire (1939)- 5.80 ★Eva McLain
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Gangs of New York (1938)- 4.80 ★Connie Benson
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Sua Excelência, O Chofer (1938)- 7.20 ★Minerva Harlan
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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)- 6.80 ★Della Street
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Midnight Court (1937)- 4.80 ★Carol O'Neill
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Racing Lady (1937)- 5.30 ★Ruth Martin
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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)- 5.80 ★Ann Rogers
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She's No Lady (1937)- 0.00 ★Jerry
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We Who Are About to Die (1937)- 6.80 ★Connie Stewart
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Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)- 0.00 ★Self
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Contra o Império do Crime (1935)- 6.46 ★Jean Morgan
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Thanks a Million (1935)- 5.60 ★Sally Mason
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Bright Lights (1935)- 4.50 ★Fay Wilson
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Sweet Music (1935)- 5.70 ★Bonnie Haydon
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Dr. Socrates (1935)- 6.40 ★Josephine
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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935)- 5.20 ★Herself (uncredited)
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Heat Lightning (1934)- 6.77 ★Myra
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Gentlemen Are Born (1934)- 6.50 ★Susan Merrill
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Murder in the Clouds (1934)- 4.70 ★Judy Wagner
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Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)- 6.00 ★Miss Beulah Boyd
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Midnight Alibi (1934)- 6.00 ★Joan
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Dona de Casa (1934)- 7.60 ★Nan Reynolds
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Side Streets (1934)- 5.30 ★Marguerite Gilbert
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Massacre (1934)- 5.80 ★Lydia
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I Sell Anything (1934)- 4.50 ★Barbara
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Roast-Beef and Movies (1934)- 3.00 ★Chorine (archive footage) (uncredited)
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College Coach (1933)- 4.30 ★Claire Gore
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Hello Pop (1933)- 9.00 ★Dancer
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The Way to Love (1933)- 0.00 ★Madeleine
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Scarface: A Vergonha de uma Nação (1932)- 7.45 ★Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte
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Três...Ainda é Bom (1932)- 6.22 ★Vivian Revere
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Love Is a Racket (1932)- 6.00 ★Sally Condon
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Delirante (1932)- 5.95 ★Lee Merrick
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Há Mulheres Assim (1932)- 5.90 ★Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain
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Sky Devils (1932)- 5.50 ★Mary Way
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Crooner (1932)- 5.00 ★Judith 'Judy' Mason
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Politics (1931)- 6.30 ★Rally Audience Extra (uncredited)
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Stranger in Town (1931)- 3.00 ★Marian Crickle
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Neste Século XX (1931)- 6.00 ★Party Guest (Uncredited)
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Son of India (1931)- 5.00 ★Dancer (uncredited)
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Quando o Mundo Dança (1931)- 6.42 ★Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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The Guardsman (1931)- 5.00 ★Fan Saying "There He Is" (uncredited)
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Feito Sob Medida (1931)- 0.00 ★Bit (uncredited)
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Estrellados (1930)- 0.00 ★Chorine (uncredited)
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Madame Satã (1930)- 5.80 ★Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
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The March of Time (1930)- 0.00 ★Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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The Woman Racket (1930)- 5.50 ★Chorus Girl
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Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)- 4.70 ★Chorus Girl
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Good News (1930)- 5.00 ★Student
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Free and Easy (1930)- 6.10 ★Chorine (uncredited)
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Way Out West (1930)- 5.90 ★Carnival Show Girl (uncredited)
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Noivas Ingênuas (1930)- 5.90 ★One of the 'Quartet' of Models with Tony (uncredited)
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Chasing Rainbows (1930)- 4.00 ★Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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O Cabaret do Diabo (1930)- 5.20 ★Chorine in Black (uncredited)
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Children of Pleasure (1930)- 4.70 ★Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)- 5.70 ★Chorus Girl from Omaha (uncredited)
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It's a Great Life (1929)- 4.00 ★Chorus Girl
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So This Is College (1929)- 4.20 ★Student (uncredited)
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Devil-May-Care (1929)- 5.30 ★Chorine (uncredited)
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Manhattan Serenade (1929)- 0.00 ★Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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The Song Writers' Revue (1929)- 1.00 ★Member of the Chorus (uncredited)
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The Doll Shop (1929)- 0.00 ★Doll
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The Man Hater (1917)- 0.00 ★Phemie's Sister
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Ramona (1916)- 0.00 ★Ramona Phail (age 4)