Dorothy Vernon (actress, 1875)

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Dorothy Vernon (1919)

Dorothy Vernon (born November 11, 1875 in Norddorf on Amrum as Dorothea Christine Ahrens , † October 28, 1970 in Granada Hills , California ) was an American actress with (according to her own statements) Frisian origin.

life and work

Dorothy Vernon grew up on Amrum as the daughter of the lighthouse keeper Philip Ahrens . When and why she came to the USA is unclear; in March 1897 she was already living in the USA. She performed on Broadway from the 1910s . She and her husband appeared in a short film by William Campbell in 1919 . From that time on, she made several appearances in short films, including some by Hal Roach . Among other things, she was seen in several short films in the series The Little Rascals . She also made several short film appearances in The Three Stooges . Dorothy Vernon became a busy character actress, the Internet Movie Database lists over 300 appearances for her in films and television series, including films like The Broadway Melody , Nothing New On the West , Frankenstein's Bride , San Francisco , Pennies from Heaven , Life Artist , The Great McGinty , To be or not to be , You live another 105 minutes , His angel with the two pistols , The heiress , A place in the sun , The greatest show in the world , The battle of the worlds , The schemers or gunpowder smoke and hot songs .

Dorothy Vernon was the mother of silent film comedian Bobby Vernon . She was married to the actor, director and later editor of the movie magazine Hollywood Filmographer , Harry Burns, who was not the father of her son. In 1939 her husband and then her son died within a few months. She herself died of heart failure in 1970 at the age of 94. She was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Dorothy Vernon  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dorothy Vernon. In: LordHeath.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b “Like Father, Like Daughter” Should Be Story of this Duo of Personalities . In: Hollywood Filmographer . June 14, 1930, p.  23 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed May 11, 2019] Dorothy Vernon's husband Harry Burns was editor of the Hollywood Filmograph at the time).
  3. ^ Pictures and People . In: Motion Picture News . August 26, 1927, p.  574 ( online at Archive.org [accessed May 11, 2019]).
  4. ^ A b Scott Wilson: Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons . McFarland, Jefferson 2016, ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4 , pp. 774 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed on May 11, 2019]).
  5. ^ Dorothy Vernon in the Internet Broadway Database , accessed May 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Campbell Complete Animal Comedy . In: The Moving Picture World . March 8, 1919, OCLC 1717051 , p.  1319 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed May 11, 2019]).
  7. ↑ Dorothy Vernon in the Internet Movie Database , accessed May 11, 2019.
  8. ↑ Obituaries Harry Burns . In: Variety . January 11, 1939, p.  55 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed May 11, 2019]).
  9. ↑ Obituaries Bobby Vernon . In: Variety . July 5, 1939, p.  54 (English, online at Archive.org [accessed May 11, 2019]).
  10. ↑ George A. Katchmer: A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses . McFarland, Jefferson 2015, ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8 , pp. 382 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed May 11, 2019]).
  11. ^ Dorothy Vernon in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 11, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Vernon, Dorothy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ahrens, Dorothea Christine (maiden name); Burns, Dorothy; Baird, Dorothy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Norddorf on Amrum
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 1970
Place of death Granada Hills , California , United States