About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1899-06-20
Place of birth:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Dorothy Devore

Overview

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.

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.

--From Wikipedia

Known for

Acting

1939 Miracle on Main Street Actor Woman in Church 58
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1930 Take the Heir Actor Susan N/A
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1927 The Wrong Mr. Wright Actor Teddy N/A
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1926 Senor Daredevil Actor Sally Blake N/A
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1926 The Gilded Highway Actor Primrose Welby N/A
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1926 The Man Upstairs Actor Marion Larnard N/A
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1925 The Midnight Flyer Actor Mary Baxter N/A
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1925 His Majesty, Bunker Bean Actor Marie Breede N/A
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1925 How Baxter Butted In Actor Beulah Dyer N/A
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1925 A Broadway Butterfly Actor Irene Astaire N/A
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1925 The Prairie Wife Actor Chaddie Green N/A
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1925 The Narrow Street Actor Doris N/A
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1924 The Tomboy Actor Tommy Smith N/A
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1924 Hold Your Breath Actor Mabel 58
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1924 Getting Gertie's Goat Actor Gertie 59
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1924 Stay Single Actor 59
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1923 Kidding Katie Actor Katie 58
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1923 Navy Blues Actor Mrs. James Warren N/A
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1923 Pick and Shovel Actor 58
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1923 Winter Has Came Actor Mary N/A
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1921 Saving Sister Susie Actor N/A
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1921 Nothing Like It Actor N/A
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1921 Magnificent Brute Actor N/A
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1920 45 Minutes from Broadway Actor Mary Jane Jenkins N/A
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1919 'Twas Midnight Actor N/A
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1919 The Girl Dodger Actor N/A
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1918 Know Thy Wife Actor Betty Browning 58
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1918 String Beans Actor Minor Role N/A
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1918 The Law of the North Actor N/A
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1918 The House Cleaning Horrors Actor N/A
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