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Ann Dvorak
Born Anna McKim on August 2, 1911 in New York City, Ann Dvorak grew up as the only child of silent‑film actress Anna Lehr and director Edwin McKim. Early in life she appeared on screen at the age of five as "Baby Anna Lehr" in the 1916 silent version of Ramona, and continued with small parts in The Man Hater (1917) and Five Dollar Plate (1920) before her parents divorced and she stepped away from acting for several years. In the late 1920s she resurfaced at MGM as a chorus girl and assistant choreographer, eventually catching the eye of producer Howard Hughes who groomed her for dramatic roles. Dvorak’s breakthrough came during the pre‑Code era, most notably as Paul Muni’s sister in Scarface (1932) and as the troubled Vivian in Three on a Match (1932) alongside Bette Davis and Joan Blondell, performances that cemented her reputation for style, elegance, and emotional intensity. At nineteen she eloped with co‑star Leslie Fenton; their marriage sparked a year‑long honeymoon that conflicted with studio contracts and led to a protracted legal battle over her salary, revealing the gender inequities of the Hollywood system. After a prolific period at Warner Bros. she freelanced, appearing in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) as Della Street and later supporting the war effort in England as an ambulance driver while making British films. Post‑war she starred in Abilene Town (1946), showed comic timing in Out of the Blue (1947), and even performed on Broadway in The Respectful Prostitute (1948). Dvorak retired from the screen in 1952 upon marrying her third husband, Nicholas Wade, and moved to Hawaii, where she lived until her death from cancer on December 10, 1979. Her legacy endures with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star at 6321 Hollywood Boulevard, honoring a career that combined daring on‑screen choices with a fierce independence off‑screen.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Anna McKim
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: August 2, 1911
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1916-1952
Spouses: Leslie Fenton, Igor Dega, Nicholas Wade
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Movies Featuring Ann Dvorak
Scarface
A Life of Her Own
Abilene Town
The Long Night
Our Very Own
It’s a Great Life
Children of Pleasure
Estrellados
The Woman Racket
The Devil’s Cabaret
College Coach
Sky Devils
Way Out West
Out of the Blue
Roast-Beef and Movies
The Secret of Convict Lake
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Madam Satan
The Return of Jesse James
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Good News
Hello Pop
Housewife
Devil-May-Care
Free and Easy
Sweet Music
Gangs of New York
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Masquerade in Mexico
We Who Are About to Die
Massacre
This Modern Age
Side Streets
The Guardsman
Flame of Barbary Coast
The Song Writers’ Revue
Gentlemen Are Born
Our Blushing Brides
The Bachelor’s Daughters
Thanks a Million
Three on a Match
‘G’ Men
Mrs. O’Malley and Mr. Malone
Crooner
Stronger Than Desire
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Murder in the Clouds
Breakdowns of 1936
The Crowd Roars
Bogart: The Untold Story
I Was an American Spy
Politics
Stranger in Town
Midnight Alibi
Blind Alley
Racing Lady
The Walls of Jericho
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Son of India
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Merrily We Live
Cafe Hostess
I Sell Anything
So This Is College
Chasing Rainbows
The Way to Love
Career Timeline
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1951
The Secret of Convict Lake
Rachel Schaeffer
I Was an American Spy
Mrs. Claire 'High Pockets' Phillips
1950
A Life of Her Own
Mary Ashlon
Our Very Own
Gert Lynch
The Return of Jesse James
Sue Ellen Younger
Mrs. O’Malley and Mr. Malone
Connie Kepplar
1947
The Long Night
Charlene
Out of the Blue
Olive Jensen
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Madeleine Forestier
1937
We Who Are About to Die
Connie Stewart
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Ann Rogers
Racing Lady
Ruth Martin
1935
Sweet Music
Bonnie Haydon
Thanks a Million
Sally Mason
‘G’ Men
Jean Morgan
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Herself (uncredited)
1934
Roast-Beef and Movies
Chorine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Miss Beulah Boyd
Housewife
Nan Reynolds
Massacre
Lydia
Side Streets
Marguerite Gilbert
Gentlemen Are Born
Susan Merrill
Murder in the Clouds
Judy Wagner
Midnight Alibi
Joan
I Sell Anything
Barbara
1932
Scarface
Sky Devils
Mary Way
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain
Three on a Match
Vivian Revere
Crooner
Judith 'Judy' Mason
The Crowd Roars
Lee Merrick
1931
This Modern Age
Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Guardsman
Fan Saying "There He Is" (uncredited)
Politics
Rally Audience Extra (uncredited)
Stranger in Town
Marian Crickle
Son of India
Dancer (uncredited)
1930
Children of Pleasure
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Estrellados
Chorine (uncredited)
The Woman Racket
Chorus Girl
The Devil’s Cabaret
Chorine in Black (uncredited)
Way Out West
Carnival Show Girl (uncredited)
Madam Satan
Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
Good News
Student
Free and Easy
Chorine (uncredited)
Our Blushing Brides
One of the 'Quartet' of Models with Tony (uncredited)
Chasing Rainbows
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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