Dorothy Dunbar (May 28, 1902 – October 23, 1992) was an American actress and socialite, who appeared in silent movies in the 1920s. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A socialite is a person (often a younger woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential social figure. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Sometimes referred to as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age. ...

Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she appeared on the Broadway stage as a child in The School Girl (1904). Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ... This is the article on the state. ... Note on spelling: While most Americans use er (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use re. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1924, Dunbar went to Hollywood, where she starred in several motion pictures, including her role as the heroine in The Amateur Gentleman (1926) opposite Richard Barthelmess, which attracted considerable attention for her. She also played Jane in the 1927 version of the Tarzan story, Tarzan and the Golden Lion, opposite James Pierce, who played the title role. Also in the cast was Boris Karloff, who played a native named Owaza. 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the City of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that runs from about Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... See also: 1925 in film 1926 1927 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. ... Richard (Dick) Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 - August 17, 1963) was a silent film star. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ... Boris Karloff (November 23, 1887 _ February 2, 1969), born William Henry Pratt, was a famous actor in horror films. ...

Dunbar left the movies upon marrying her second husband, wealthy Minneapolis society man Thomas Bucklin Wells, II, who apparently acted in one movie himself, Ain't Love Funny? released in 1927 by Film Booking Offices of America (FBO). Downtown Minneapolis as viewed from the Stone Arch Bridge Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota and the county seat of Hennepin County. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ...

She is said to have had seven husbands, including theatrical producer Maurice (divorced); Thomas Wells (married October 1926-his death); South American millionaire Jaime De Garson (divorced 1931); boxer/actor Max Baer (married July 8, 1931-divorced 1933); portrait painter Tino Costa (married 1936-annulled 1937); and Russell Lawson. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Max Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was a famous American boxer of the 1930s, onetime Heavyweight Champion of the World and actor. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

She and Lawson had two sons, Richard and Russell.

When Dunbar was preparing to divorce Tommy Wells, she received a cable from him to come to Paris, where he was dying. She rushed to his bedside in the French capital and forgave him. He died in her arms, having succumbed to drug addiction. She received a $2,500 monthly income from his estate. She divorced De Garson, whom she married in London, to marry Baer. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Many drugs are provided in tablet form. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

She later styled herself as Dorothy Dunbar Wells. In 1936, she completed a book of poetry, but had not found enough nerve to send it to a publisher. She had long decided movies were behind her. 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bust of Homer, one of the earliest European poets, in the British Museum Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ...

Dunbar asked that her marriage to French husband Costa be annulled because he was "temperamental and cold." In December 1937, she sued family members of her former husband, Wells, seeking $270,000 in trusts from his estate, because she said they had misrepresented certain papers they gave her to sign after his death. They told her, she said, the documents were to make certain the trusts were held for her, but she learned later the papers were actually waivers of her interest in the trusts. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After marrying Lawson, her seventh husband, Dunbar went by the name Dorothy Wells Lawson. She played bridge and golf, and won some trophies.

Dorothy Dunbar died at age ninety in Seattle, Washington. Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in Washington State County King Mayor Greg Nickels Area  - Land  - Water 369. ...

Filmography

• The Flaming Crises (1924) (Mesco Productions) (Western) ... Tex Miller
• The Masquerade Bandit (1926) (FBO) (Western) ... Molly Marble
• The Amateur Gentleman (1926) (First National Pictures) (Drama/Romance) ... Lady Cleone Meredith
• Breed of the Sea (1926) (FBO) (Drama) ... Ruth Featherstone
• Red Hot Hoofs (1926) (FBO) (Western) ... Frances Morris
• Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) (FBO) (Action/Adventure) ... Lady Greystoke/Jane
• Lightning Lariats (1927) (FBO) (Western) ... Janet Holbrooke
• When a Dog Loves (1927) (FBO) (Drama) ... Letty Carroll
• What Price Love? (1927) (Anchor Film Distributors) (Drama) ... Alice George

Events Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) considers making a silent film of The Wizard of Oz. ... See also: 1925 in film 1926 1927 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. ... See also: 1925 in film 1926 1927 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. ... See also: 1925 in film 1926 1927 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. ... See also: 1925 in film 1926 1927 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ...

External links

• IMDb entry for Dorothy Dunbar (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241833/)
• AFI Catalog Silent Films entry for Dorothy Dunbar (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/SearchResult.aspx?s=1&Type=PN&Tbl=&CatID=DATABIN_CAST&ID=40895&searchedFor=Dorothy_Dunbar_&SortType=ASC&SortCol=RELEASE_YEAR)
• IBDB entry for Dorothy Dunbar (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=38670)