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Billie Dove (1903–1997)

Actress

In her heyday, this ravishing and highly photogenic star, known for her voluptuous femininity on the silent screen, rivaled that of Mary Pickford, Marion Davies and Clara Bow in popularity. She retired after only a few years into the talking picture era, however, and is not as well-remembered in today's film circles as the aforementioned... See full bio »

Born:

Lillian Bohny
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 94) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Douglas Fairbanks and Billie Dove in The Black Pirate
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1963 Diamond Head
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1932 Blondie of the Follies
Lottie
 
1932 Cock of the Air
Lilli de Rosseau
 
1931 The Age for Love
Jean Hurd
 
1931 The Lady Who Dared
Margaret Townsend
 
1930 One Night at Susie's
Mary
 
1930 Sweethearts and Wives
Femme de Chambre
 
1930 A Notorious Affair
Patricia Hanley
 
1930 The Other Tomorrow
Edith Larrison
 
1929 The Painted Angel
Mamie Hudler / Rodeo West
 
1929 Her Private Life
Lady Helen Haden
 
1929 The Man and the Moment
Joan
 
1929 Careers
Hélène Gromaire
 
1928/I Adoration
Elena
 
1928 Night Watch
Yvonne Corlaix
 
1928 Yellow Lily
Judith Peredy
 
1928 The Heart of a Follies Girl
Teddy O'Day
 
1927 The Love Mart
Antoinette Frobelle
 
1927 The American Beauty
Millicent Howard
 
1927 The Stolen Bride
Sari, Countess Thurzo
 
1927 The Tender Hour
Marcia Kane
 
1927 Sensation Seekers
Luena 'Egypt' Hagen
 
1927 An Affair of the Follies
Tamara
 
1926 Kid Boots
Eleanore Belmore
 
1926 The Marriage Clause
Sylvia Jordan
 
1926 The Lone Wolf Returns
Marcia Mayfair
 
1926 The Black Pirate
Princess Isobel (as Miss Billie Dove)
 
1925 The Ancient Highway
Antoinette St. Ives
 
1925 The Fighting Heart
Doris Anderson
 
1925 The Lucky Horseshoe
Eleanor Hunt
 
1925 Wild Horse Mesa
Sue Melberne
 
1925 The Light of Western Stars
Madeline Hammond
 
1925 The Air Mail
Alice Rendon
 
1924 Folly of Vanity
Alice (modern sequence)
 
1924 The Roughneck
Felicity Arden
 
1924 Wanderer of the Wasteland
Ruth Virey
 
1924 Yankee Madness
Dolores
 
1924 Try and Get It
Rhoda Perrin
 
1924 On Time
Helen Hendon
 
1923 The Thrill Chaser
Olala Ussan
 
1923 The Lone Star Ranger
Helen Longstreth
 
1923 Soft Boiled
The Girl
 
1923 Madness of Youth
Nanette Banning
 
1923 All the Brothers Were Valiant
Priscilla Holt
 
1922 One Week of Love
Bathing Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1922 Youth to Youth
Eve Allinson
 
1922 Beyond the Rainbow
Marion Taylor (as Lillian 'Billie' Dove)
 
1922 Polly of the Follies
Alysia Potter
 
1921 At the Stage Door
Mary Mathews
 
1921 Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
Dorothy Wells
 
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1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Herself
 
1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (short)
Herself
 
1932/I Screen Snapshots (documentary short)
Herself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 22 (short)
Herself
 
1926 Screen Snapshots (documentary short)
Herself
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 11 (documentary short)
Herself
 
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2000 Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1921) Stage: Appeared (as "Chorus Girl") in "Sally" on Broadway. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..

Publicity Listings:

2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lillian Bohny | Lillian 'Billie' Dove | Miss Billie Dove

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

When you're up there on that film, you are that person completely all the time. You think the way that person thinks, you do what that person does and you're not acting. You're actually living it. See more »

Trivia:

Was offered the role of "Belle Watling" in Gone with the Wind but turned it down. See more »

Nickname:

The American Beauty See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus