Dorothy Dwan

Dorothy Dwan
Born	Dorothy Ilgenfritz (1906-04-26)April 26, 1906 Sedalia, Missouri, US
Died	March 17, 1981(1981-03-17) (aged 74) Ventura, California, US
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1922–1930
Spouse(s)	Fred Buckels (divorced) Larry Semon ​ ​ (m. 1925; died 1928)​ Paul Northcutt Boggs Jr. ​ ​ (m. 1930; div. 1935)​

Dorothy Dwan (April 26, 1906 – March 17, 1981) was an American film actress.

Biography

Born Dorothy Ilgenfritz in Sedalia, Missouri, Dwan was a WAMPAS Baby Star. She appeared in 40 films between 1922 and 1930, several of which were directed by her second husband, Larry Semon.

In 1928, Dwan moved from making films to acting on stage, signing with Henry Duffy to act in his Pacific Coast theaters.

Dwan married three times. She had one child, a son, Paul, from her third marriage to Paul Northcutt Boggs Jr. Dwan died in Ventura, California from lung cancer, aged 74.

Partial filmography

• The Silent Vow (1922)
• The Enemy Sex (1924)
• Her Boy Friend (1924)
• Breed of the Border (1924)
• Kid Speed (1924)
• The Parasite (1925)
• Wizard of Oz (1925)
• The Perfect Clown (1925)
• Bashful Buccaneer (1925)
• Stop, Look and Listen (1926)
• The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)
• The Call of the Klondike (1926)
• A Captain's Courage (1926)
• The Dangerous Dude (1926)
• Hills of Kentucky (1927)
• Tumbling River (1927)
• The Land Beyond the Law (1927)
• Spuds (1927)
• The Princess on Broadway (1927)
• Silver Valley (1927)
• Riders of the Dark (1928)
• Square Crooks (1928)
• Out with the Tide (1928)
• The Drifter (1929)
• The Peacock Fan (1929)
• The California Mail (1929)
• The Fighting Legion (1930)

External links

• Dorothy Dwan at IMDb
• Dorothy Dwan at Virtual History