Ann Dvorak (born August 2, 1911; died December 10, 1979) was an American film actress. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Born Anna McKim in New York, New York, Dvorak was the daughter of silent actress Anna Lehr and the actor/director, Samuel McKim, and as a child appeared in several films. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...

She began working for MGM in the late 1920s as a dance instructor and gradually began to appear on film in small musical roles. Howard Hughes groomed her as a dramatic actress and she was a success in such pre-Code films as Scarface (1932), as Paul Muni's sister; as the doomed unstable "Vivian" in Three on a Match (1932), co-starring Joan Blondell (who died at roughly the same time that Dvorak did in 1979, and Bette Davis; and opposite Spencer Tracy in Sky Devils (1932). MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... For other people named Howard Hughes, see Howard Hughes (disambiguation). ... Clara Bow on the cover of Sin in Soft Focus, a book by Mark A. Vieira about pre-Code Hollywood. ... Scarface (also known as Scarface, the Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 gangster film which tells the story of gang warfare and police intervention when rival gangs fight over control of a city. ... Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was a versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, nominated for five Academy Awards. ... Bette Davis, Joan Blondell, and Ann Dvorak in Three on A Match A pre-Code film (made in 1932 and directed by Mervyn LeRoy) about three young women who are friends from childhood: Mary Keaton aka Mary Bernard (Joan Blondell), a bad girl who is sent to a reformatory Ruth... Blondell in Nightmare Alley (1947) Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 - December 25, 1979) was an American actress. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... This article is about Bette Davis the actress; there is also a singer named Betty Davis. ... Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ...

Known for her style and elegance, she was a popular leading for Warner Brothers during the 1930s, and appeared in numerous contemporary romances and melodramas. A dispute over her pay (she discovered she was making the same amount of money as the little boy who played her son in Three on a Match) led to her finishing out her contract on permanent suspension, and then working as a freelancer, but although she worked regularly, the quality of her scripts declined sharply. With her British husband, the actor Leslie Fenton, Dvorak travelled to England where she supported the war effort by working as an ambulance driver, and worked in several British films. She retired from the screen in 1951, when she married her 3rd and final husband (Nicholas Wade), to whom she remained married until his death in 1977. Warner Bros. ... Bette Davis, Joan Blondell, and Ann Dvorak in Three on A Match A pre-Code film (made in 1932 and directed by Mervyn LeRoy) about three young women who are friends from childhood: Mary Keaton aka Mary Bernard (Joan Blondell), a bad girl who is sent to a reformatory Ruth...

She lived her post-retirement years in anonymity until her death (from undisclosed causes) in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 68. She was cremated and her ashes scattered. Nickname: Motto: Official website: Location Location of Honolulu within the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii. ...

Ann Dvorak has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures, at 6321 Hollywood Boulevard. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

External links

• Ann Dvorak at the Internet Movie Database
• Find-A-Grave profile for Ann Dvorak
• Ann Dvorak - The Underground Goddess Tribute Site