Dorothy Janis
Dorothy Janis | |
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Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
| Died | March 10, 2010 (aged 98) , U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1930 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Dorothy Janis (born Dorothy Penelope Jones, February 19, 1912[1] – March 10, 2010) was an American actress.
Early life
Born as Dorothy Penelope Jones in
talkie
.
Film career
Janis' only talkie film was Lummox (1930) based on the
sound effects
only, and featured "Pagan Love Song" on the soundtrack.
Retirement, marriage, and later life
Janis retired in 1930 and married bandleader
Music Corporation of America, W. H. Stein, was best man. Janis and King were married for 53 years, until King's death in 1985. She lived in Paradise Valley, Arizona, from 2004 up until her death on March 10, 2010, at the age of 98. She had a son, Wayne, and a daughter, Penny Pape.[2]
She was interred in the All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona.
Selected filmography
- Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925)
- Kit Carson (Paramount Pictures, 1928)
- Fox Film Corporation, 1928)
- The Overland Telegraph (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1929)
- The Pagan(MGM, 1929)
- Lummox (United Artists, 1930)
References
- ^ While many sources credit her 1910 birth year, many obituaries also noted that she may have been born in 1912, a date supported by the Social Security Death Index.
- ^ "Dorothy Jones King – Obituary". Telegraph Herald. March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010. [dead link]
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dorothy Janis.
- Dorothy Janis at IMDb
- Dorothy Janis at Virtual History
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