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person_profile-Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian Died at age: 53

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Apr 26, 1903

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Apr 08, 1957

Biography of

Dorothy Sebastian

    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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Filmography of

Dorothy Sebastian

Found 41 Movies in total

The Miracle of the Bells

Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

Among the Living

Woman in Cafe ( Actor )

... 1941

Kansas Cyclone

Helen King ( Actor )

... 1941

Days of Jesse James

Zerilda James (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

The Arizona Kid

Bess Warren ( Actor )

... 1939

The Women

Saleswoman Pat (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

... 1939

The Mysterious Pilot

Jean McNain ( Actor )

... 1937

... 1934

Ship of Wanted Men

Irene Reynolds ( Actor )

... 1933

They Never Come Back

Adele Landon ( Actor )

... 1932

The Big Gamble

Beverly Ames Beckwith ( Actor )

... 1931

Ships of Hate

Grace Walsh ( Actor )

... 1931

The Utah Kid

Jennie Lee ( Actor )

... 1930

Brothers

Norma Moore ( Actor )

... 1930

Our Blushing Brides

Francine 'Franky' Daniels ( Actor )

... 1930

Hell's Island

Marie ( Actor )

... 1930

Free and Easy

Cave Scene ( Actor )

... 1930

Montana Moon

Elizabeth ( Actor )

... 1930

Officer O'Brien

Ruth Dale ( Actor )

... 1930

His First Command

Judy Gaylord ( Actor )

... 1929

The Unholy Night

Lady Efra ( Actor )

... 1929

The Single Standard

Mercedes ( Actor )

... 1929

Spite Marriage

Trilby Drew ( Actor )

... 1929

... 1929

Morgan's Last Raid

Judith Rogers ( Actor )

... 1929

A Woman of Affairs

Constance ( Actor )

... 1928

Show People

Herself (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1928

Our Dancing Daughters

Beatrice 'Bea' ( Actor )

... 1928

The Adventurer

Dolores de Silva ( Actor )

... 1928

Love

Spectator at Race (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1927

The Arizona Wildcat

Regina Schyler ( Actor )

... 1927

Twelve Miles Out

Chiquita ( Actor )

... 1927

California

Carlotta del Rey ( Actor )

... 1927

The Demi-Bride

Lola ( Actor )

... 1927

The Show

Salvation Army Worker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1927

You'd Be Surprised

Dorothy ( Actor )

... 1926

Bluebeard's Seven Wives

Gilda La Bray ( Actor )

... 1926

Why Women Love

Pearl ( Actor )

... 1925

Winds of Chance

Laura ( Actor )

... 1925

Sackcloth and Scarlet

Polly Freeman ( Actor )

... 1925