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

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Ann Dvorak
Dvorak in 1940s
Born	Anna McKim (1911-08-02)August 2, 1911[1] New York City, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1979(1979-12-10) (aged 68) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Education	Catherine's Convent Page School for Girls
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1916–1952
Spouse(s)	Leslie Fenton ​ ​ (m. 1932; div. 1945)​ Igor Dega ​ ​ (m. 1947; div. 1951)​ Nicholas Wade ​ ​ (m. 1951; died 1975)​
Parent	Anna Lehr

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."[2]

Early years

Dvorak was the daughter of silent film actress Anna Lehr. While in New York, she attended St. Catherine's Convent. After moving to California, she attended Page School for Girls in Hollywood.[3]

She made her film debut when she was five years old in the silent film version of Ramona (1916), credited as "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; she did not see her father again until 13 years later, when she made a public plea to the press to help her find him.^{[citation needed]}

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.[4] 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, 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.[5]

Later years and death

Dvorak's marriage to Fenton ended in divorce in 1946. In 1947, she married Igor Dega, a Russian dancer who danced with her briefly in The Bachelor's Daughters. The marriage ended 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, which she had always loved.

Several weeks before her death, she suffered severe stomach pains. She was diagnosed with cancer that had metastasized beyond cure. She died on December 10, 1979, aged 68, in Honolulu.[6][5] She was cremated and her ashes scattered off Waikiki Beach.

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.[7]

Filmography

Features

Year	Title	Role	Note
1916	Ramona	Ramona (age 4)
1917	The Man Hater	Phemie's Little Sister
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
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
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
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
1933	The Way to Love	Madeleine
	College Coach	Claire Gore
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
1935	Sweet Music	Bonnie Haydon
	G Men	Jean Morgan
	Bright Lights	Fay Wilson
	Dr. Socrates	Josephine Gray
	Thanks a Million	Sally Mason
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
1938	Merrily We Live	Minerva Harlan
	Gangs of New York	Connie Benson
1939	Blind Alley	Mary
	Stronger Than Desire	Eva McLain
1940	Cafe Hostess	Jo
	Girls of the Road	Kay Warren
1942	This Was Paris	Ann Morgan
1943	Squadron Leader X	Barbara Lucas
	Escape to Danger	Joan Grahame
1945	Flame of Barbary Coast	'Flaxen' Tarry
	Masquerade in Mexico	Helen Grant
1946	Abilene Town	Rita
	The Bachelor's Daughters	Terry Wilson
1947	Out of the Blue	Olive Jensen
	The Private Affairs of Bel Ami	Claire Madeleine Forestier
	The Long Night	Charlene
1948	The Walls of Jericho	Belle Connors
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
1951	I Was an American Spy	Mrs. Claire 'High Pockets' Phillips
	The Secret of Convict Lake	Rachel Schaeffer

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)

References

External links

• Ann Dvorak at IMDb
• Ann Dvorak at AllMovie
• Ann Dvorak at Find a Grave
• Ann Dvorak – The Underground Goddess Tribute Site
• Photographs and literature
• Ann Dvorak Profile
• "Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel" – biography.

На других языках

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- [en] Ann Dvorak

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[es] Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak (Nueva York, 2 de agosto de 1911-Honolulú, 10 de diciembre de 1979 ) fue una actriz de cine estadounidense.

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[ru] Энн Дворак

Энн Дво́рак (англ. Ann Dvorak; 2 августа 1912 — 10 декабря 1979), урождённая Анна Макким — американская киноактриса.

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