Ann Dvorak 698137 224614507 2008-07-09T17:42:53Z Eliz81 2457735 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/67.101.31.170|67.101.31.170]] ([[User talk:67.101.31.170|talk]]) to last version by 24.15.217.4 {{Infobox actor | bgcolour = silver | name = Ann Dvorak | image = Ann Dvorak in Three on a Match trailer.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = Ann Dvorak in the trailer for the film <br>''[[Three on a Match]]'' (1932). | birthdate = {{ birth date|1911|8|2}} | location = [[New York City]] | deathdate = {{dda|1979|12|10|1911|8|2}} | deathplace = [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] | birthname = Anna McKim }} '''Ann Dvorak''' ([[August 2]] [[1911]]<ref>some sources cite [[1912]]</ref>&ndash; [[December 10]] [[1979]]) was an [[United States|America]]n [[film]] [[actor|actress]]. Born as '''Anna McKim''' in [[New York, New York]], Dvorak was the daughter of silent actress Anna Lehr and the actor/director, Samuel McKim, and as a child appeared in several films. She began working for [[MGM]] in the late 1920s as a dance instructor and gradually began to appear on film as a chorus girl. Her friend [[Joan Crawford]] introduced her to [[Howard Hughes]], who groomed her as a dramatic actress and she was a success in such [[pre-Code]] films as ''[[Scarface (1932 film)|Scarface]]'' (1932), as [[Paul Muni]]'s sister, as the doomed unstable "Vivian" in ''[[Three on a Match]]'' (1932), with [[Joan Blondell]] and [[Bette Davis]], ''[[Love Is a Racket]]'' (1932), and opposite [[Spencer Tracy]] in ''Sky Devils'' (1932). Known for her style and elegance, she was a popular leading lady for [[Warner Brothers]] during the 1930s, and appeared in numerous contemporary romances and melodramas. A dispute over her pay (she discovered she was making the same amount of money as the little boy who played her son in ''[[Three on a Match]]'') led to her finishing out her contract on permanent suspension, and then working as a freelancer, but although she worked regularly, the quality of her scripts declined sharply. She appeared as secretary [[Della Street]] in [[1937 in film|1937]]'s vehicle for [[Donald Woods]] as [[Perry Mason]], ''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop''. She also acted on Broadway. With her then-husband, British actor Leslie Fenton, Dvorak travelled to England where she supported the war effort by working as an ambulance driver, and worked in several British films. She retired from the screen in 1951, when she married her 3rd (and last) husband, Nicholas Wade, to whom she remained married until his death in 1977. It was her longest and most successful marriage. She had no children by any of her marriages. She lived her post-retirement years in anonymity until her death (from undisclosed causes) in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] at the age of 67. She was cremated and her ashes scattered. Ann Dvorak has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for her contribution to Motion Pictures, at 6321 Hollywood Boulevard. ==Trivia== Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told ''The [[Literary Digest]]'': "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." (Charles Earle Funk, ''What's the Name, Please?'', Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.) ==Filmography== Features: *''[[Ramona (1916 film)|Ramona]]'' ([[1916 in film|1916]]) *''The Man Hater'' ([[1917 in film|1917]]) *''[[The Hollywood Revue of 1929]]'' ([[1929 in film|1929]]) *''So This Is College'' (1929) *''It's a Great Life'' (1929) *''Devil-May-Care'' (1929) *''[[The March of Time]]'' ([[1930 in film|1930]]) (unfinished) *''[[Chasing Rainbows]]'' (1930) *''The Woman Racket'' (1930) *''Lord Byron of Broadway'' (1930) *''Free and Easy'' (1930) *''[[Children of Pleasure]]'' (1930) *''[[Our Blushing Brides]]'' (1930) *''Way Out West'' (1930) *''[[Good News (films)|Good News]]'' (1930) *''Love in the Rough'' (1930) *''[[Dance, Fools, Dance]]'' ([[1931 in film|1931]]) *''A Tailor Made Man'' (1931) *''[[Just a Gigolo (1931 film)|Just a Gigolo]]'' (1931) *''Politics'' (1931) *''Son of India'' (1931) *''[[This Modern Age]]'' (1931) *''[[The Guardsman]]'' (1931) *''Sky Devils'' ([[1932 in film|1932]]) *''[[Scarface (1932 film)|Scarface]]'' (1932) *''The Crowd Roars'' (1932) *''The Strange Love of Molly Louvain'' (1932) *''[[Love Is a Racket]]'' (1932) *''Stranger in Town'' (1932) *''Crooner'' (1932) *''[[Three on a Match]]'' (1932) *''The Way to Love'' ([[1933 in film|1933]]) *''[[College Coach]]'' (1933) *''Massacre'' ([[1934 in film|1934]]) *''Heat Lightning'' (1934) *''Midnight Alibi'' (1934) *''Friends of Mr. Sweeney'' (1934) *''Housewife'' (1934) *''Side Streets'' (1934) *''I Sell Anything'' (1934) *''Gentlemen Are Born'' (1934) *''Murder in the Clouds'' (1934) *''Sweet Music'' ([[1935 in film|1935]]) *''[[G Men|'G' Men]]'' (1935) *''Bright Lights'' (1935) *''Dr. Socrates'' (1935) *''[[Thanks a Million]]'' (1935) *''We Who Are About to Die'' ([[1937 in film|1937]]) *''Racing Lady'' (1937) *''Midnight Court'' (1937) *''[[Perry Mason|The Case of the Stuttering Bishop]]'' (1937) *''She's No Lady'' (1937) *''Manhattan Merry-Go-Round'' (1937) *''[[Merrily We Live]]'' ([[1938 in film|1938]]) *''Gangs of New York'' (1938) *''Blind Alley'' ([[1939 in film|1939]]) *''Stronger Than Desire'' (1939) *''Cafe Hostess'' ([[1940 in film|1940]]) *''Girls of the Road'' (1940) *''This Was Paris'' ([[1942 in film|1942]]) *''Squadron Leader X'' ([[1943 in film|1943]]) *''Escape to Danger'' (1943) *''[[Flame of Barbary Coast]]'' ([[1945 in film|1945]]) *''Masquerade in Mexico'' (1945) *''[[Abilene Town]]'' ([[1946 in film|1946]]) *''The Bachelor's Daughters'' (1946) *''Out of the Blue'' ([[1947 in film|1947]]) *''The Private Affairs of Bel Ami'' (1947) *''[[The Long Night (1947 film)|The Long Night]]'' (1947) *''The Walls of Jericho'' ([[1948 in film|1948]]) *''Our Very Own'' ([[1950 in film|1950]]) *''A Life of Her Own'' (1950) *''The Return of Jesse James'' (1950) *''Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' (1950) *''I Was an American Spy'' ([[1951 in film|1951]]) *''[[The Secret of Convict Lake]]'' (1951) Short Subjects: *''The Five Dollar Plate'' ([[1920 in film|1920]]) *''The Doll Shop'' ([[1929 in film|1929]]) *''Manhattan Serenade'' (1929) *''Pirates'' ([[1930 in film|1930]]) *''The Flower Garden'' (1930) *''The Song Writers' Revue'' (1930) *''The Snappy Caballero'' (1930) *''A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio'' ([[1935 in film|1935]]) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons}} *{{imdb name|id=0245304|name=Ann Dvorak}} *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6166140&pt Find-A-Grave profile for Ann Dvorak] *[http://www.anndvorak.com Ann Dvorak - The Underground Goddess Tribute Site] <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Dvorak, Ann |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= McKim, Anna |SHORT DESCRIPTION=[[Actor]] |DATE OF BIRTH= [[August 2]] [[1912]] |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[New York City]] |DATE OF DEATH= [[December 10]] [[1979]], age 67 |PLACE OF DEATH= [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dvorak, Ann}} [[Category:American child actors]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American silent film actors]] [[Category:Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:Western film actors]] [[Category:1912 births]] [[Category:1979 deaths]] [[de:Ann Dvorak]] [[fr:Ann Dvorak]] [[nl:Ann Dvorak]] [[ru:Энн Дворак]]