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.
Filmography
The Miracle of the Bells
as Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
as Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)
Among the Living
as Woman in Cafe
Among the Living
as Woman in Cafe
Kansas Cyclone
as Helen King
Kansas Cyclone
as Helen King
Days of Jesse James
as Zerilda James (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
as Zerilda James (uncredited)
The Arizona Kid
as Bess Warren
The Arizona Kid
as Bess Warren
The Women
as Saleswoman Pat (uncredited)
The Women
as Saleswoman Pat (uncredited)
The Mysterious Pilot
as Jean McNain
The Mysterious Pilot
as Jean McNain
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Lulu
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Lulu
Allez Oop
as Paula Stevens
Allez Oop
as Paula Stevens
Ship of Wanted Men
as Irene Reynolds
Ship of Wanted Men
as Irene Reynolds
Contrabando
Contrabando
They Never Come Back
as Adele Landon
They Never Come Back
as Adele Landon
The Wide Open Spaces
as Rose
The Wide Open Spaces
as Rose
The Deceiver
as Ina Fontanne
The Deceiver
as Ina Fontanne
The Big Gamble
as Beverly Ames Beckwith
The Big Gamble
as Beverly Ames Beckwith
Ships of Hate
as Grace Walsh
Ships of Hate
as Grace Walsh
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as Dorothy Sebastian
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as Dorothy Sebastian
The Utah Kid
as Jennie Lee
The Utah Kid
as Jennie Lee
Brothers
as Norma Moore
Brothers
as Norma Moore
Ladies Must Play
as Norma
Ladies Must Play
as Norma
Hell's Island
as Marie
Hell's Island
as Marie
Free and Easy
as Cave Scene
Free and Easy
as Cave Scene
Montana Moon
as Elizabeth
Montana Moon
as Elizabeth
Officer O'Brien
as Ruth Dale
Officer O'Brien
as Ruth Dale
The Rounder
as Ethel Dalton
The Rounder
as Ethel Dalton
His First Command
as Judy Gaylord
His First Command
as Judy Gaylord
The Single Standard
as Mercedes
The Single Standard
as Mercedes
Spite Marriage
as Trilby Drew
Spite Marriage
as Trilby Drew
The Devil's Apple Tree
as Dorothy Ryan
The Devil's Apple Tree
as Dorothy Ryan
The Spirit of Youth
as Betty Grant
The Spirit of Youth
as Betty Grant
The Rainbow
as Lola
The Rainbow
as Lola
Morgan's Last Raid
as Judith Rogers
Morgan's Last Raid
as Judith Rogers
A Woman of Affairs
as Constance
A Woman of Affairs
as Constance
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
Our Dancing Daughters
as Beatrice 'Bea'
Our Dancing Daughters
as Beatrice 'Bea'
The Adventurer
as Dolores de Silva
The Adventurer
as Dolores de Silva
The House of Scandal
as Ann Rourke
The House of Scandal
as Ann Rourke
Wyoming
as Samantrha Jerusha Farrell
Wyoming
as Samantrha Jerusha Farrell
Their Hour
as Cora
Their Hour
as Cora
The Haunted Ship
as Goldie Kane
The Haunted Ship
as Goldie Kane
Love
as Spectator at Race (uncredited)
Love
as Spectator at Race (uncredited)
The Arizona Wildcat
as Regina Schyler
The Arizona Wildcat
as Regina Schyler
Tea For Three
as Annette
Tea For Three
as Annette
The Isle of Forgotten Women
as Marua
The Isle of Forgotten Women
as Marua
Twelve Miles Out
as Chiquita
Twelve Miles Out
as Chiquita
On Ze Boulevard
as Gaby de Sylva
On Ze Boulevard
as Gaby de Sylva
California
as Carlotta del Rey
California
as Carlotta del Rey
The Demi-Bride
as Lola
The Demi-Bride
as Lola
The Show
as Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)
The Show
as Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)
You'd Be Surprised
as Dorothy
You'd Be Surprised
as Dorothy
Beauty à la Mud
Beauty à la Mud
Torrent
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Torrent
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Bluebeard's Seven Wives
as Gilda La Bray
Bluebeard's Seven Wives
as Gilda La Bray
Why Women Love
as Pearl
Why Women Love
as Pearl
Winds of Chance
as Laura
Winds of Chance
as Laura
Sackcloth and Scarlet
as Polly Freeman
Sackcloth and Scarlet
as Polly Freeman