ANN DVORAK
Information from IMDb
Date of Birth
2 August 1912, New York City, New York, USA
Date of Death
10 December 1979, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (stomach cancer)
Birth Name
Anna McKim
Height
5' 4½" (1.64 m)
Spouse
Nicholas Wade (1951 - 1975) (his death)
Igor Dega (7 August 1947 - 1951) (divorced)
Leslie Fenton (18 March 1932 - 1945) (divorced)
Mini Biography
Ann Dvorak was the daughter of silent film star Anna Lehr and silents director Edwin McKim.
She entered films at the start of sound, as a dance instructor for the lavish MGM musicals.
She came to international prominence in Scarface (1932) with Paul Muni,
but often complained about the lack of quality of her films, which led to arguments
with her bosses at Warners.
She married British actor Leslie Fenton in 1932, and came to Britain to make a few films.
She contributed to the British war effort driving an ambulance.
She retired from the screen in 1951, and died in 1979.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Bobby G
Trivia
Direct descendant of US Vice President Calhoun (1825-32)
Daughter of actress Anna Lehr and Biograph director/actor Edwin McKim.
Attempted to have her Warner Brothers contract terminated over financial issues, after finding out that she made the same money as the five-year-old who played her son in Three on a Match (1932).
She was an avid bibliophile and had a large and valuable collection of first editions dating back to 1703.
A dispute over salary had Warner Bros putting her in bad pictures or standard roles.
She later moved to England.
Her friend Joan Crawford was the one who introduced her to Howard Hughes, who in turn was looking for a girl for his production of Scarface (1932). She made $250 a week.
Her parents divorced when she was 8. She did not hear from her father after that for fourteen years, when she put out a letter in 1934 asking for information leading to his whereabouts. Six other men responded claiming to be her father before he did. He was living in Philadelphia at the time and had no idea she was in the movies.
Attended St. Catherine's Convent in Manhattan when young, but later was enrolled at the Page School for Girls in Los Angeles.
She had no children.
Profiled in "Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames" by Ray Hagen and Laura Wagner (McFarland, 2004).
Personal Quotes
[when asked how her last name is pronounced] My name is properly pronounced "vor'shack." The D remains silent. I have had quite a time with the name, having been called practically everything from Balzac to Bickelsrock.
(July 18, 1932): I don't want to go back to Hollywood if I can help it. I want to go back to the stage. The trouble with Hollywood is everybody is crazy for money. The producers are trying to make pictures cheaper and faster. They do not realize the public is becoming more critical, and can see the cheapness.
Salary
Three on a Match (1932) $250/week
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) $37.50
Filmography
Actor
1952 The Ken Murray Show (TV series) – Episode dated 3 May 1952 (1952)
1952 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series) – The Trial of Mary Dugan (1952)
1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series) – Street Scene (1952)
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series) – Flowers for John (1951)
1951 Gruen Guild Playhouse (TV series) – Ballerina (1951)
1951 The Secret of Convict Lake ...Rachel Schaeffer
1951 I Was an American Spy ...Mrs. Claire 'High Pockets' Phillips
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone ...Connie Kepplar
1950 The Return of Jesse James ...Susan (Sue) Ellen Younger
1950 A Life of Her Own ...Mary Ashlon
1950 Our Very Own ...Mrs. Gert Lynch
1950 The Silver Theatre (TV series) ...– Close-Up (1950)
1948 The Walls of Jericho ..Belle Connors
1947 The Long Night ...Charlene
1947 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami ...Madeleine Forestier
1947 Out of the Blue ...Olive Jensen
1946 Bachelor Girls ..Terry Wilson
1946 Abilene Town ..Rita
1945 Masquerade in Mexico ...Helen Grant
1945 Flame of the Barbary Coast ..Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry
1943 Escape to Danger ...Joan Grahame
1943 Squadron Leader X ...Barbara Lucas
1943 There's a Future in It (short) ...Kitty
1942 This Was Paris ...Ann Morgan
1940 Girls of the Road ...Kay Warren
1940 Cafe Hostess ///Jo
1939 Stronger Than Desire ...Mrs. Eva McLain
1939 Blind Alley ...Mary
1938 Gangs of New York ...Connie Benson
1938 Merrily We Live ...Minerva Harlan
1937 Manhattan Music Box ..Ann Rogers
1937 She's No Lady ...Jerry
1937 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop ...Della Street
1937 Midnight Court ...Carol O'Neill
1937 Racing Lady ...Ruth Martin
1937 We Who Are About to Die ...Miss Connie Stewart
1935 Thanks a Million... Sally Mason
1935 Dr. Socrates ...Josephine 'Jo' Gray
1935 Funny Face ...Fay Wilson
1935 'G' Men ...Jean Morgan
1935 Sweet Music ...Bonnie Haydon
1934 Murder in the Clouds ...Judy Wagner
1934 Gentlemen Are Born ...Susan Merrill
1934 I Sell Anything ...Barbara
1934 Side Streets ...Marguerite Gilbert
1934 Housewife ...Nan Reynolds
1934 Friends of Mr. Sweeney ...Miss Beulah Boyd
1934 Midnight Alibi ...Joan Morley
1934 Heat Lightning ...Myra
1934 Massacre ...Lydia
1933 Football Coach ...Claire Gore
1933 The Way to Love ...Madeleine
1932 Three on a Match ...Vivian Revere Kirkwood
1932 Crooner ...Judith 'Judy' Mason
1932 Stranger in Town ...Marian Crickle
1932 Such Things Happen ...Sally Condon
1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain ...Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain
1932 The Crowd Roars ...Lee Merrick
1932 Scarface ..Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte
1932 Sky Devils ...Mary
1931 The Guardsman ...Fan Saying 'There He Is' (uncredited)
1931 This Modern Age ...Party Guest (uncredited)
1931 Son of India ...Dancer (uncredited)
1931 Politics ..Rally Audience Extra (uncredited)
1931 Just a Gigolo ...Dance Extra (uncredited)
1931 A Tailor Made Man ...Bit (uncredited)
1931 Dance, Fools, Dance ...Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1930 Love in the Rough ...Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1930 Forward March ...Chorine (uncredited)
1930 Good News ...Student (uncredited)
1930 Way Out West ...Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
1930 Our Blushing Brides ...One of the 'Quartet' of Models with Tony (uncredited)
1930 Children of Pleasure ...Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1930 Free and Easy ...Chorine (uncredited)
1930 Lord Byron of Broadway ...Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1930 Lights and Shadows ...Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1930 Chasing Rainbows ...Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1930 The March of Time ...Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1929 Devil-May-Care ...Chorine (uncredited)
1929 Manhattan Serenade (short) ...Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1929 It's a Great Life ...Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1929 So This Is College ...Student (uncredited)
1929 The Doll Shop (short) ...Chorine (uncredited)
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 ....Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1920 The Five Dollar Plate (short)... (as Baby Anna Lehr)
1917 The Man Hater ...Phemie's Little Sister (as Anna Lehr)
1916 Ramona ...Ramona (age 4) (as Baby Anna Lehr)
