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Dorothy Jordan(1906-1988)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Dorothy Jordan April 1932
Story of rivalry between 2 Navy aircrewmen on and off duty.
Play trailer2:12
Avaruuden voittajat (1931)
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99+ Photos
Brunette Dorothy Jordan was a graduate of Southwestern University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Trained as a ballerina, she first graced the stage as a chorus girl in top flight musicals, like "Funny Face" (1927), with Fred Astaire, and "Treasure Girl" (1928), with Gertrude Lawrence and Clifton Webb. This led to what turned out to be a fairly short and desultory movie career, beginning with a run-of-the-mill thriller, Black Magic (1929). Dorothy was soon cast as assorted sultry dames in Luutnantti Huimapää (1929) and Call of the Flesh (1930), opposite Latin star Ramon Novarro. Rather more demure was her Bianca, the overtly obedient (but deceptively cunning) younger sister of Kate (Mary Pickford) in The Taming of the Shrew (1929). Contemporary critics were frequently unimpressed with Dorothy's acting, whether it was speaking her lines too quickly (Hell Bound (1931)) or delivering them as a 'memory citation' (Beloved Bachelor (1931)). She gave rather better account of herself in more downtrodden waif-like roles, notably as Marie Dressler's daughter in Satamakahvilan salaisuus (1930), as an unwed mother in Bondage (1933) and as simple-minded Southern girl Betty Wright in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932).

After her marriage to famed producer Merian C. Cooper in 1933 -- and finding decent roles ever harder to come by -- Dorothy gave up acting to raise a family. She emerged from retirement in 1937, unsuccessfully screen testing for the role of Melanie in Tuulen viemää (1939). She made a second comeback upon her husband's successful entreaties to a long-term friend and collaborator, the director John Ford. Dorothy appeared in supporting roles in three of Ford's films, before leaving the screen for the final time. In her later years, she became somewhat reticent about discussing her career as a movie actress.
BornAugust 9, 1906
DiedDecember 7, 1988(82)
BornAugust 9, 1906
DiedDecember 7, 1988(82)
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Ramon Novarro and Dorothy Jordan in Luutnantti Huimapää (1929)
Dorothy Jordan, Matty Kemp, and Will Rogers in Down to Earth (1932)
Dorothy Jordan and Matty Kemp in Down to Earth (1932)
William Haines and Dorothy Jordan in A Tailor Made Man (1931)
Dorothy Jordan and Robert Montgomery in Shipmates (1931)
Marie Dressler and Dorothy Jordan in Satamakahvilan salaisuus (1930)
Ramon Novarro and Dorothy Jordan in Espanjalaista verta (1930)
Ramon Novarro, Dorothy Jordan, and Beryl Mercer in Espanjalaista verta (1930)
Dorothy Jordan and Joel McCrea in Elokuvalentäjät (1932)
Ramon Novarro and Dorothy Jordan in Luutnantti Huimapää (1929)
Robert Young and Dorothy Jordan in The Wet Parade (1932)
Robert Young, Walter Huston, and Dorothy Jordan in The Wet Parade (1932)

Known for:

John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in Etsijät (1956)
Etsijät
7.8
  • Martha Edwards
  • 1956
Dorothy Jordan and Eric Linden in The Roadhouse Murder (1932)
The Roadhouse Murder
5.2
  • Mary Agnew
  • 1932
The Wet Parade (1932)
The Wet Parade
6.2
  • Maggie May
  • 1932
Clark Gable, Wallace Beery, and Marie Prevost in Avaruuden voittajat (1931)
Avaruuden voittajat
6.4
  • Ann Mitchell
  • 1931

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Actress

  • Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne in Hurja mieheni (1957)
    Hurja mieheni
    6.6
    • Rose Brentmann
    • 1957
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in Etsijät (1956)
    Etsijät
    7.8
    • Martha Edwards
    • 1956
  • John Russell, Arleen Whelan, and Charles Winninger in ...ja aurinko paistoi (1953)
    ...ja aurinko paistoi
    6.9
    • Lucy Lee's Mother
    • 1953
  • Lionel Barrymore in One Man's Journey (1933)
    One Man's Journey
    6.7
    • Letty McGinnis
    • 1933
  • Isabel Jewell, Dorothy Jordan, Mary Kornman, Dorothy Libaire, Gertrude Messinger, Catherine Navarro, Rafaela Ottiano, and Yolanda Petit in Bondage (1933)
    Bondage
    • Judy Peters
    • 1933
  • Dorothy Jordan and Marjorie Rambeau in Strictly Personal (1933)
    Strictly Personal
    5.9
    • Mary O'Conner
    • 1933
  • Richard Cromwell, Dorothy Jordan, and Mae Marsh in That's My Boy (1932)
    That's My Boy
    5.5
    • Dorothy Rogers
    • 1932
  • Richard Barthelmess in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    The Cabin in the Cotton
    6.6
    • Betty Wright
    • 1932
  • Johnny Mack Brown in 70,000 Witnesses (1932)
    70,000 Witnesses
    5.9
    • Dorothy Clark
    • 1932
  • Will Rogers in Down to Earth (1932)
    Down to Earth
    6.2
    • Julia Pearson
    • 1932
  • Dorothy Jordan and Eric Linden in The Roadhouse Murder (1932)
    The Roadhouse Murder
    5.2
    • Mary Agnew
    • 1932
  • The Wet Parade (1932)
    The Wet Parade
    6.2
    • Maggie May
    • 1932
  • Richard Dix in Elokuvalentäjät (1932)
    Elokuvalentäjät
    6.4
    • The Pest - Woody's Sister
    • 1932
  • Clark Gable, Wallace Beery, and Marie Prevost in Avaruuden voittajat (1931)
    Avaruuden voittajat
    6.4
    • Ann Mitchell
    • 1931
  • Dorothy Jordan, Paul Lukas, Vivienne Osborne, and Charles Ruggles in Beloved Bachelor (1931)
    Beloved Bachelor
    • Mitzi Stressman
    • 1931

Soundtrack

  • Dorothy Jordan, Robert Montgomery, and Benny Rubin in Love in the Rough (1930)
    Love in the Rough
    5.4
    • performer: "Go Home and Tell Your Mother" (1930), "I'm Learning a Lot from You" (1930), "I'm Doing That Thing (Falling In Love)" (1930) (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Espanjalaista verta (1930)
    Espanjalaista verta
    5.2
    • performer: "Into My Heart" (1930) (uncredited)
    • 1930

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  • Height
    • 1.57 m
  • Born
    • August 9, 1906
    • Clarksville, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • December 7, 1988
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Merian C. CooperMay 27, 1933 - April 21, 1973 (his death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles
    • 5 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Was supposed to be cast in Carioca (1933) as Honey Hale, but backed out of the role to go on her honeymoon with Merian C. Cooper, so Ginger Rogers got the role, her first with Fred Astaire.

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