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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Miracle of the Bells
Character:Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)
Release Date:27/03/1948
Among the Living
Character:Woman in Cafe
Release Date:12/12/1941
Kansas Cyclone
Character:Helen King
Release Date:24/06/1941
Days of Jesse James
Character:Zerilda James (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1939
The Arizona Kid
Character:Bess Warren
Release Date:28/09/1939
The Women
Character:Saleswoman Pat (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1939
Rough Riders' Round-up
Character:Rose
Release Date:13/03/1939
The Mysterious Pilot
Character:Jean McNain
Release Date:09/12/1937
The Life of Vergie Winters
Character:Lulu
Release Date:14/06/1934
Allez Oop
Character:Paula Stevens
Release Date:25/05/1934
No Sleep on the Deep
Character:June Davis
Release Date:06/04/1934
Ship of Wanted Men
Character:Irene Reynolds
Release Date:08/09/1933
Contrabando
Character:
Release Date:14/09/1932
They Never Come Back
Character:Adele Landon
Release Date:10/05/1932
The Wide Open Spaces
Character:Rose
Release Date:28/12/1931
The Deceiver
Character:Ina Fontanne
Release Date:21/11/1931
The Big Gamble
Character:Beverly Ames Beckwith
Release Date:04/09/1931
Ships of Hate
Character:Grace Walsh
Release Date:15/06/1931
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
Character:Dorothy Sebastian
Release Date:01/12/1930
The Utah Kid
Character:Jennie Lee
Release Date:27/10/1930
Brothers
Character:Norma Moore
Release Date:19/10/1930
Ladies Must Play
Character:Norma
Release Date:01/08/1930
Our Blushing Brides
Character:Francine (Franky) Daniels
Release Date:19/07/1930
Hell's Island
Character:Marie
Release Date:16/07/1930
Free and Easy
Character:Cave Scene
Release Date:22/03/1930
Montana Moon
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:20/03/1930
Officer O'Brien
Character:Ruth Dale
Release Date:15/02/1930
The Rounder
Character:Ethel Dalton
Release Date:18/01/1930
His First Command
Character:Judy Gaylord
Release Date:28/12/1929
The Unholy Night
Character:Lady Efra
Release Date:13/09/1929
The Single Standard
Character:Mercedes
Release Date:27/07/1929
Spite Marriage
Character:Trilby Drew
Release Date:24/03/1929
The Devil's Apple Tree
Character:Dorothy Ryan
Release Date:20/02/1929
The Spirit of Youth
Character:Betty Grant
Release Date:15/02/1929
Morgan's Last Raid
Character:Judith Rogers
Release Date:05/01/1929
A Woman of Affairs
Character:Constance
Release Date:15/12/1928
Show People
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:20/11/1928
Our Dancing Daughters
Character:Beatrice 'Bea'
Release Date:01/09/1928
The Adventurer
Character:Dolores de Silva
Release Date:14/07/1928
Wyoming
Character:Samantrha Jerusha Farrell
Release Date:24/03/1928
The Haunted Ship
Character:Goldie Kane
Release Date:01/12/1927
Love
Character:Spectator at Race (uncredited)
Release Date:29/11/1927
The Arizona Wildcat
Character:Regina Schyler
Release Date:20/11/1927
Tea For Three
Character:Annette
Release Date:29/10/1927
The Isle of Forgotten Women
Character:Marua
Release Date:27/09/1927
Twelve Miles Out
Character:Chiquita
Release Date:08/07/1927
On Ze Boulevard
Character:Gaby de Sylva
Release Date:25/06/1927
California
Character:Carlotta del Rey
Release Date:07/05/1927
The Demi-Bride
Character:Lola
Release Date:19/02/1927
The Show
Character:Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:22/01/1927
You'd Be Surprised
Character:Dorothy
Release Date:24/09/1926
Beauty à la Mud
Character:
Release Date:28/08/1926
Torrent
Character:Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Release Date:21/02/1926
Bluebeard's Seven Wives
Character:Gilda La Bray
Release Date:13/01/1926
Why Women Love
Character:Pearl
Release Date:18/10/1925
Winds of Chance
Character:Laura
Release Date:15/08/1925
Sackcloth and Scarlet
Character:Polly Freeman
Release Date:22/03/1925
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