Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told The Literary Digest: "My fake name is properly pronounced vor'shack. The D remains silent." Dvorak was the daughter and only child of silent film actress Anna Lehr and director Edwin McKim. While in New York, she attended St. Catherine's Convent. After moving to California, she attended Page School for Girls in Hollywood. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1911-08-02
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Anna McKim, Ann McKim, Baby Anna Lehr, Anna Lehr

Movies List of Ann Dvorak

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Scarface

1932 Movie
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Estrellados

1930 Movie
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Abilene Town

1946 Movie
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Madam Satan

1930 Movie
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Gangs of New York

1938 Movie
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'G' Men

1935 Movie
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Blind Alley

1939 Movie
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Three on a Match

1932 Movie
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The Long Night

1947 Movie
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I Was an American Spy

1951 Movie
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Girls of the Road

1940 Movie
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Love Is a Racket

1932 Movie
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Heat Lightning

1934 Movie
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Our Very Own

1950 Movie
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This Was Paris

1942 Movie
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Gentlemen Are Born

1934 Movie
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Murder in the Clouds

1934 Movie
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The Crowd Roars

1932 Movie
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Thanks a Million

1935 Movie
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Politics

1931 Movie
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Merrily We Live

1938 Movie
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Bright Lights

1935 Movie
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The Walls of Jericho

1948 Movie
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The March of Time

1930 Movie
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College Coach

1933 Movie
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Sweet Music

1935 Movie
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Sky Devils

1932 Movie
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Crooner

1932 Movie
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Midnight Alibi

1934 Movie
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Housewife

1934 Movie
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Stronger Than Desire

1939 Movie
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Stranger in Town

1931 Movie
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Side Streets

1934 Movie
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A Life of Her Own

1950 Movie
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This Modern Age

1931 Movie
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Massacre

1934 Movie
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Midnight Court

1937 Movie
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Racing Lady

1937 Movie
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Dr. Socrates

1935 Movie
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I Sell Anything

1934 Movie
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The Woman Racket

1930 Movie
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Ramona

1916 Movie
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The Man Hater

1917 Movie
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Son of India

1931 Movie
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She's No Lady

1937 Movie
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Good News

1930 Movie
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Roast-Beef and Movies

1934 Movie
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Masquerade in Mexico

1945 Movie
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It's a Great Life

1929 Movie
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Free and Easy

1930 Movie
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Out of the Blue

1947 Movie
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Squadron Leader X

1943 Movie
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Way Out West

1930 Movie
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Our Blushing Brides

1930 Movie
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So This Is College

1929 Movie
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Devil-May-Care

1929 Movie
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Breakdowns of 1936

1936 Movie
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Cafe Hostess

1940 Movie
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Dance, Fools, Dance

1931 Movie
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Hello Pop

1933 Movie
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Chasing Rainbows

1930 Movie
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Manhattan Serenade

1929 Movie
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The Devil's Cabaret

1930 Movie
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The Guardsman

1931 Movie
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The Way to Love

1933 Movie
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Escape to Danger

1943 Movie
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A Tailor-Made Man

1931 Movie
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Children of Pleasure

1930 Movie
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The Doll Shop

1929 Movie