Dorothy Sebastian
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1903
- Died
- April 8, 1957
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
From Wikipedia Dorothy Sebastian (April 26, 1903 – April 8, 1957) was an American film and stage actress. Sebastian was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. In her youth, she aspired to be a dancer and a film actress. Her family frowned on both ambitions, however, so she fled to New York at the age of 15. Upon her arrival in New York City, Sebastian's southern drawl was thick enough to "cut with a knife". She followed around theatrical agents before returning at night to a $12-a-month room, after being consistently rejected. Sebastian's first contact in Hollywood was Robert Kane, who gave her a film test at United Studios. She performed in George White's Scandals and later co-starred with Joan Crawford and Anita Page for a popular series of MGM romantic dramas including Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Blushing Brides (1930). Sebastian also appeared in 1929's Spite Marriage, wherein she was cast opposite her then-lover Buster Keaton. By the mid-1930s, Sebastian was semi-retired from acting after marrying Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd. After their 1936 divorce, she returned to acting appearing in mostly bit parts. Her last onscreen appearance was in the 1948 film The Miracle of the Bells. Sebastian married actor William Boyd in December 1930 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They began a relationship after meeting on the set of His First Command in 1929. They divorced in 1936. In 1947, Sebastian married Miami Beach businessman Harold Shapiro to whom she remained married until her death. On April 8, 1957, Sebastian died of cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Dorothy Sebastian has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6655 Hollywood Blvd.
Filmography
The Miracle of the Bells 1948
as Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)
Among the Living 1941
as Woman in Cafe
Kansas Cyclone 1941
as Helen King
Days of Jesse James 1939
as Zerilda James (uncredited)
The Arizona Kid 1939
as Bess Warren
The Women 1939
as Saleswoman Pat (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up 1939
as Rose
The Mysterious Pilot 1937
as Jean McNain
The Life of Vergie Winters 1934
as Lulu
Allez Oop 1934
as Paula Stevens
No Sleep on the Deep 1934
as June Davis
Ship of Wanted Men 1933
as Irene Reynolds
Contrabando 1932
Actor
They Never Come Back 1932
as Adele Landon
The Wide Open Spaces 1931
as Rose
The Deceiver 1931
as Ina Fontanne
The Big Gamble 1931
as Beverly Ames Beckwith
Ships of Hate 1931
as Grace Walsh
The Lightning Flyer 1931
as Rose Rogers
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 1930
as Dorothy Sebastian
The Utah Kid 1930
as Jennie Lee
Brothers 1930
as Norma Moore
Ladies Must Play 1930
as Norma
Our Blushing Brides 1930
as Francine 'Franky' Daniels
Hell's Island 1930
as Marie
Free and Easy 1930
as Cave Scene
Montana Moon 1930
as Elizabeth
Officer O'Brien 1930
as Ruth Dale
The Rounder 1930
as Ethel Dalton
His First Command 1929
as Judy Gaylord
The Unholy Night 1929
as Lady Efra
The Single Standard 1929
as Mercedes
Spite Marriage 1929
as Trilby Drew
The Devil's Apple Tree 1929
as Dorothy Ryan
The Spirit of Youth 1929
as Betty Grant
The Rainbow 1929
as Lola
Morgan's Last Raid 1929
as Judith Rogers
A Woman of Affairs 1928
as Constance
Show People 1928
as Self (uncredited)
Our Dancing Daughters 1928
as Beatrice 'Bea'
The Adventurer 1928
as Dolores de Silva
- The House of Scandal
The House of Scandal 1928
as Ann Rourke
- Wyoming
Wyoming 1928
as Samantrha Jerusha Farrell
- Their Hour
Their Hour 1928
as Cora
The Haunted Ship 1927
as Goldie Kane
Love 1927
as Spectator at Race (uncredited)
The Arizona Wildcat 1927
as Regina Schyler
Tea For Three 1927
as Annette
The Isle of Forgotten Women 1927
as Marua
Twelve Miles Out 1927
as Chiquita
- On Ze Boulevard
On Ze Boulevard 1927
as Gaby de Sylva
California 1927
as Carlotta del Rey
The Demi-Bride 1927
as Lola
The Show 1927
as Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)
You'd Be Surprised 1926
as Dorothy
Beauty à la Mud 1926
Actor
Torrent 1926
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Bluebeard's Seven Wives 1926
as Gilda La Bray
Why Women Love 1925
as Pearl
Winds of Chance 1925
as Laura
Sackcloth and Scarlet 1925
as Polly Freeman
Credits from TMDB.