Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress.

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Anna Lehr (Mother ) & Ann Dvorak -in head dress (Daughter)

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Ann Dvorak - Actress

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1.About  :



Dvorak in 1940s

Born  - Anna McKim, August 2, 1911.  New York City, U.S.

Died  - December 10, 1979 (aged 68), Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

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Education  - Catherine's Convent, Page School for Girls

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Occupation Actress

Years active 1916–52

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Spouse(s) 

Leslie Fenton - (m. 1932; div. 1945)

Igor Dega - (m. 1947; div. 1951)

Nicholas Wade - (m. 1951; died 1975)

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Parent(s)  - Anna Lehr & Edwin McKim

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2.Introduction :




Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress.




Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told The Literary Digest in 1936: "My fake 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."

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3.Early years :




Dvorak was born Anna McKim in New York City on August 2, 1911 to silent film actress Anna Lehr and actor/director Edwin McKim. While in New York, she attended St. Catherine's Convent. After moving to California, she attended Page School for Girls in Hollywood.



She made her film debut when she was five years old in the silent film version of Ramona (1916) and was credited "Baby Anna Lehr". She continued in children's roles in The Man Hater (1917) and Five Dollar Plate (1920), but then stopped acting in films. Her parents separated in 1916 and divorced in 1920, and she was not to see her father again until 13 years later when she made a public plea to the press to help her find him.

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Career :



In the late 1920s, Dvorak worked as a dance instructor and gradually began to appear on film as a chorus girl. Her friend, actress Karen Morley, introduced her to billionaire movie producer Howard Hughes, who groomed her as a dramatic actress. She was a success in such pre-Code films as: Scarface (1932) as Paul Muni's sister; in Three on a Match (1932) with Bette Davis and Joan Blondell as the doomed, unstable Vivian; in The Crowd Roars (1932) with James Cagney; and in Sky Devils (1932) opposite Spencer Tracy. Known for her style and elegance, she was a popular leading lady for Warner Bros. during the 1930s, and appeared in numerous contemporary romances and melodramas.




At age 19, Dvorak eloped with Leslie Fenton, her English co-star from The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932), and they married on March 17, 1932. They left for a year-long honeymoon, in spite of her contractual obligations to the studio, which led to a period of litigation and pay disputes during which she discovered she was making the same amount of money as the boy who played her son in Three on a Match. She completed her contract on permanent suspension and then worked as a freelancer. Although she worked regularly, the quality of her scripts declined sharply.




She appeared as secretary Della Street to Donald Woods' Perry Mason in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937). With her then-husband, Leslie Fenton, Dvorak traveled to England where she supported the war effort by working as an ambulance driver and acted in several British films. She appeared as a saloon singer in Abilene Town with Randolph Scott and Edgar Buchanan, released in 1946. The following year she adeptly handled comedy by giving an assured performance in Out of the Blue (1947). In 1948, Dvorak gave her only performance on Broadway in The Respectful Prostitute

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Later years and death :



Dvorak's marriage to Fenton ended in divorce in 1946. In 1947, she married her second husband, Igor Dega, a Russian dancer who danced with her briefly in The Bachelor's Daughters. The marriage ended in divorce two years later.



Dvorak retired from the screen in 1951, when she married her third and last husband, Nicholas Wade, to whom she remained married until his death in 1975. She had no children. In 1959, she and her husband moved to Hawaii, a place she had always loved.




Several weeks before her death, Dvorak suffered severe stomach pains. She was diagnosed with cancer that had metastasized beyond cure. She died on December 10, 1979, aged 68, in Honolulu. She was cremated and her ashes scattered off Waikiki Beach.




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Legacy :



Dvorak has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6321 Hollywood Boulevard for her contribution to motion pictures. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.

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Filmography :




Year Title Role Note



1916 Ramona Ramona (age 4) 

1917 The Man Hater Phemie's Little Sister 

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1929 

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Herself – Chorus Girl Uncredited

So This Is College Student Uncredited

It's a Great Life Chorus Girl Uncredited

Devil-May-Care Chorine Uncredited

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1930 

Chasing Rainbows 

The Woman Racket Chorus Girl Uncredited

Lord Byron of Broadway Chorus Girl Uncredited

Free and Easy Chorine Uncredited

Children of Pleasure Chorus Girl Uncredited

Estrellados Chorine Uncredited

Our Blushing Brides One of the 'Quartet' of Models with Tony Uncredited

Way Out West Carnival Show Girl Uncredited

Good News Student Uncredited

Doughboys Chorine Scenes deleted

The March of Time Chorus Girl Uncredited

Love in the Rough Chorus Girl Uncredited

Madam Satan Zeppelin Reveler Uncredited

War Nurse Nurse in VA Hospital Uncredited

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1931 

Dance, Fools, Dance Chorus Girl Uncredited

A Tailor Made Man Bit Uncredited

Just a Gigolo Cafe Patron Uncredited

Politics Rally Audience Extra Uncredited

Son of India Village Dancer Uncredited

Stranger in Town Marian Crickle 

This Modern Age Party Guest Uncredited

The Guardsman Fan Saying 'There He Is' Uncredited

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1932 

Sky Devils Mary Way 

Scarface Francesca "Cesca" Camonte 

The Crowd Roars Lee Merrick 

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain Molly Louvain 

Love Is a Racket Sally Condon 

Crooner Judith 'Judy' Mason 

Three on a Match Vivian Revere

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1933 

The Way to Love Madeleine 

College Coach Claire Gore

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1934

 Massacre Lydia 

Heat Lightning Myra 

Side Streets Marguerite Gilbert 

Midnight Alibi Joan Morley 

Friends of Mr. Sweeney Miss Beulah Boyd 

Housewife Nan 

I Sell Anything Barbara 

Gentlemen Are Born Susan Merrill 

Murder in the Clouds Judy 

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1935 

Sweet Music Bonnie Haydon 

G Men Jean Morgan 

Bright Lights Fay Wilson 

Dr. Socrates Josephine Gray 




*Thanks a Million Sally Mason 

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1937 

We Who Are About to Die Miss Connie Stewart 

Racing Lady Ruth Martin 

Midnight Court Carol O'Neill 

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Della Street 

She's No Lady Jerry 


*Manhattan Merry-Go-Round - Ann Rogers 

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*1938 Merrily We Live - Minerva Harlan 



*Gangs of New York - Connie Benson 


*1939 Blind Alley - Mary 


*Stronger Than Desire - Eva McLain 

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*1940 Cafe Hostess - Jo 




*Girls of the Road - Kay Warren

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*1942 This Was Paris  - Ann Morgan 

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*1943 Squadron Leader X - Barbara Lucas 



*Escape to Danger - Joan Grahame 

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*1945 Flame of Barbary Coast - 'Flaxen' Tarry 



*Masquerade in Mexico - Helen Grant 

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*1946 Abilene Town - Rita 


*The Bachelor's Daughters - Terry Wilson 

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*1947 Out of the Blue - Olive Jensen 



*The Private Affairs of Bel Ami - Claire Madeleine Forestier 


*The Long Night - Charlene 

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*1948 The Walls of Jericho - Belle Connors 

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*1950 Our Very Own Mrs.  - Gert Lynch 


*A Life of Her Own  - Mary Ashlon 


*The Return of Jesse James Susan - (Sue) Ellen Younger 


*Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone  - Connie Kepplar 

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*1951 I Was an American Spy  - Mrs. Claire 'High Pockets' Phillips 

*The Secret of Convict Lake  - Rachel Schaeffer 

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Short Subjects :



The Five Dollar Plate (1920)

The Doll Shop (1929) as One of the Dolls (uncredited)

Manhattan Serenade (1929) as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

The Song Writers' Revue (1930) as Member of the Chorus (uncredited)

The Flower Garden (1930) as Member of Chorus

Pirates (1930) as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

The Snappy Caballero (1931)

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935) as Herself (uncredited)



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