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 Dorothy Janis in 1929 byRuth Harriet Louise | |
| Born | Dorothy Penelope Jones (1912-02-19)February 19, 1912 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2010(2010-03-10) (aged 98) Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1930 |
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| Children | 2 |
Dorothy Janis (bornDorothy Penelope Jones, February 19, 1912 – March 10, 2010) was an American actress.
Dorothy Penelope Jones was born inDallas, Texas on February 19, 1912.[1] Her short film career began when she was visiting a cousin, who was working on a film forFox Film Corporation in 1927. Her beauty was noticed at once and she was asked to make ascreen test. Janis went on to make six films: five silents and onetalkie.
Janis' only talkie film wasLummox (1930) based on theFannie Hurst novel. This film, released byUnited Artists, now only exists as a singlenitrate print at theBritish Film Institute. Janis was best known for playing oppositeRamon Novarro in the MGM filmThe Pagan (1929), for which MGM publicity portrayed her as half-Cherokee.The Pagan, directed byW. S. Van Dyke, was a part-sound film, with music andsound effects only, and featured "Pagan Love Song" on the soundtrack.
Janis was married to tenorAllan Prior in the 1920s.[2] She retired in 1930 and married a second time to bandleaderWayne King in 1932. The vice president of theMusic 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 inParadise Valley, Arizona, from 2004 up until her death on March 10, 2010, at the age of 98. She was one of the last survivors of the silent screen era. She had a son, Wayne, and a daughter, Penny Pape.[3] She was interred in the All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona.
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