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Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 26, 1903
Died Apr 08, 1957 (53)
Birthplace Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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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 Miracle of the Bells. Sebastian married actor William Boyd in December 1930 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They began a relationship after meeting on the set of His First Command in 1929. They divorced in 1936. In 1947, Sebastian married Miami Beach businessman Harold Shapiro to whom she remained married until her death. On April 8, 1957, Sebastian died of cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Dorothy Sebastian has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6655 Hollywood Blvd.

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The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells

1948

as Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)

Kansas Cyclone

Kansas Cyclone

1941

as Helen King

Among the Living

Among the Living

1941

as Woman in Cafe

The Arizona Kid

The Arizona Kid

1939

as Bess Warren

Rough Riders' Round-up

Rough Riders' Round-up

1939

as Rose

Days of Jesse James

Days of Jesse James

1939

as Zerilda James (uncredited)

The Women

The Women

1939

as Saleswoman Pat (uncredited)

The Mysterious Pilot

The Mysterious Pilot

1937

as Jean McNain

Allez Oop

Allez Oop

1934

as Paula Stevens

They Never Come Back

They Never Come Back

1932

as Adele Landon

Ships of Hate

Ships of Hate

1931

as Grace Walsh

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1931

as Beverly Ames Beckwith

The Wide Open Spaces

The Wide Open Spaces

1931

as Rose

The Utah Kid

The Utah Kid

1930

as Jennie Lee

Officer O'Brien

Officer O'Brien

1930

as Ruth Dale

Hell's Island

Hell's Island

1930

as Marie

Montana Moon

Montana Moon

1930

as Elizabeth

Our Blushing Brides

Our Blushing Brides

1930

as Francine 'Franky' Daniels

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930

as Dorothy Sebastian

Free and Easy

Free and Easy

1930

as Cave Scene

His First Command

His First Command

1929

as Judy Gaylord

Spite Marriage

Spite Marriage

1929

as Trilby Drew

Morgan's Last Raid

Morgan's Last Raid

1929

as Judith Rogers

The Unholy Night

The Unholy Night

1929

as Lady Efra

The Single Standard

The Single Standard

1929

as Mercedes

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

1928

as Dolores de Silva

Our Dancing Daughters

Our Dancing Daughters

1928

as Beatrice 'Bea'

A Woman of Affairs

A Woman of Affairs

1928

as Constance

California

California

1927

as Carlotta del Rey

On Ze Boulevard

On Ze Boulevard

1927

as Gaby de Sylva

Twelve Miles Out

Twelve Miles Out

1927

as Chiquita

The Demi-Bride

The Demi-Bride

1927

as Lola

Love

Love

1927

as Spectator at Race (uncredited)

The Show

The Show

1927

as Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)

You'd Be Surprised

You'd Be Surprised

1926

as Dorothy

Bluebeard's Seven Wives

Bluebeard's Seven Wives

1926

as Gilda La Bray

Sackcloth and Scarlet

Sackcloth and Scarlet

1925

as Polly Freeman

Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance

1925

as Laura

Why Women Love

Why Women Love

1925

as Pearl

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