Dorothy Vernon (born Dorothea Christine Arens,[citation needed] November 11, 1875 – October 28, 1970) was a German-born American film actress.[1]
Dorothy Vernon | |
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 Vernon in 1919 | |
| Born | Dorothea Christine Arens November 11, 1875 |
| Died | October 28, 1970 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1919–1956 |
| Children | Bobby Vernon |
Vernon was born Dorothea Christine Arens as the daughter of a Lighthouse warden. When she emigrated to the United States is unknown, but it may have been as late as 1897. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1956. She died in Granada Hills, California from heart disease, aged 94. Her son was actor and entertainer Bobby Vernon.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- Jazz and Jailbirds (1919)
- The Grocery Clerk (1919)
- The Fighting Guide (1922)
- Conductor 1492 (1924)
- Commencement Day (1924)
- Cradle Robbers (1924)
- Dog Days (1925)
- Tricks (1925)
- The Flying Fool (1925)
- Buried Treasure (1926)
- Telling Whoppers (1926)
- Twinkletoes (1926)
- Heebee Jeebees (1927)
- Tenderloin (1928)
- Should a Girl Marry? (1928)
- Manhattan Cowboy (1928)
- Cat, Dog & Co. (1929)
- An Oklahoma Cowboy (1929)
- Riders of the Storm (1929)
- Headin' Westward (1929)
- The Costello Case (1930)
- A Private Scandal (1931)
- Forgotten Women (1931)
- Sister to Judas (1932)
- False Faces (1932)
- Malay Nights (1932)
- East of Fifth Avenue (1933)
- The Laughter of Fools (1933)
- Please (1933)
- Unknown Valley (1933)
- Cleaning Up (1933)
- Alimony Madness (1933)
- Woman Haters (1934)
- Flat Number Three (1934)
- City of Beautiful Nonsense (1935)
- Father O'Flynn (1935)
- The Speed Reporter (1936)
- Old Mother Riley (1937)
- Melody of My Heart (1937)
- Raw Timber (1937)
- Slightly Dangerous (1943)
- Booby Dupes (1945)
- The Millerson Case (1947)
- Rusty's Birthday (1949)
- A Place in the Sun (1951)
- The President's Lady (1953)
- Women's Prison (1955)
- Jeanne Eagels (1957)
References
edit- ^ "Dorothy Vernon". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "She Wants Her Nose Pretty, But Who Knows; Fanny Brice Tired of Folks Laughing at the Famous Prominent Member and Goes to Beauty Doctors—Ziegfeld Doesn't Like It". Elmira Star-Gazette. August 18, 1923. p. 11. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
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