Dorothy Janis

Movie Actress

Birthday February 19, 1912

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Texas

DEATH DATE Mar 10, 2010 (98)

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About

American silent film actress who has appeared in films like The Pagan in 1929 and Lummox in 1930.

Before Fame

She got involved in films after visiting a cousin who worked on a film for Fox Film Corporation in 1927 and she was asked to take a screen test.

Trivia

She retired in 1930 and lived in Paradise Valley, Arizona for a number of years until her death in 2010.

Family Life

She married bandleader Wayne King in 1932 and they were married for 53 years. They had a son, Wayne and a daughter, Penny.

Associated With

She starred in the 1930 film Lummox, which was based on the Fannie Hurst novel.